Westmark, Nebraska Explained

Official Name:Westmark, 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:Phelps
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:2398
Coordinates:40.5978°N -99.53°W
Area Code:308
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:835478

Westmark is an unincorporated community in Phelps County, Nebraska, United States. Westmark is 7.4miles northeast of Bertrand and 13.6miles northwest of Holdrege, the county seat of Phelps County.

History

A post office was established at Westmark in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[1] Westmark was likely named for a pioneer settler.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Westmark, Phelps County . University of Nebraska . Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies . 21 August 2014.
  2. Book: Nebraska Place-Names . University of Nebraska Press . Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. . 1960 . 0-8032-5060-6 . 113. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.