Assumption, Nebraska Explained

Official Name:Assumption, Nebraska
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Nebraska#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nebraska
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adams
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1975
Coordinates:40.51°N -98.5722°W
Area Code:402
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:827098

Assumption is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Nebraska, United States.

History

A colony of German Catholics settled near Assumption circa 1873.[1] The name Assumption is derived from the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, established in the 1880s.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Past and Present of Adams County, Nebraska, Volume 1 . S.J. Clarke Publishing Company . Burton, William R. . Lewis, David J. . amp . 1916 . 264.
  2. Web site: Assumption. Adams County Nebraska Historical Society . 14 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116213900/https://www.adamshistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14:assumption&catid=5&Itemid=42 . 16 January 2021.