Opportunity, Nebraska Explained

Official Name:	Opportunity, Nebraska
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	Nebraska#USA
Pushpin Label:	Opportunity
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Nebraska
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Holt
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	1923
Coordinates:	42.5961°N -98.5011°W
Area Code:	402
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	831884

Opportunity is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.

History

Opportunity was so named because its founders saw a good opportunity to establish a post office and store there.^[1] The Opportunity post office operated between 1910 and 1942.^[2]

Notable person

Fern Hubbard Orme (1903 - 1993), Nebraska state legislator and educator, was born in Opportunity.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Nebraska Place-Names . University of Nebraska Press . Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. . 1960 . 0-8032-5060-6 . 78. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
2. Web site: Holt County . Jim Forte Postal History . 13 August 2014.
3. https://nebraskalegislature.gov/education/orme.php Nebraska Legislature-Sen. Fern Hubbard Orme