| Official Name: | Princeton, Nebraska |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated Community and Census designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Nebraska#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nebraska##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Label: | Princeton |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nebraska |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lancaster |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.75 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.75 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.29 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 51 |
| Population Density Km2: | 67.80 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 175.86 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1431 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5761°N -96.7058°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 68404 |
| Area Code: | 402 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 31-40395 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2806916 |
Princeton is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
Princeton was founded in 1886.[2] It was likely named after Princeton, New Jersey.[3]
A post office was established in Princeton in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1959. Pat Rileys father was born here.Leon Francis Riley Sr.During a playing career that stretched from 1927 to 1942 and 1944 to 1949, Riley appeared in 2,267 minor league games for 21 different teams, with a brief trial with the 1944 Philadelphia Phillies during the World War II manpower shortage. He was the father of Lee and Pat Riley. [4]