Archer, Nebraska

Coordinates: 41°09′55″N 98°08′09″W / 41.165291°N 98.135894°W / 41.165291; -98.135894

Archer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northwestern Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along local roads south of Nebraska Highway 92, northwest of the city of Central City, the county seat of Merrick County.[1] Its elevation is 1,742 feet (531 m), and it is located at 41°9′55″N 98°8′9″W / 41.16528°N 98.13583°W / 41.16528; -98.13583 (41.1652914, -98.1358939).

History

The community is named for Robert T. Archer.[2] A post office was established at Archer in 1887,[3] and it remains open with the assigned ZIP code of 68816.[4]

References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
  2. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
  3. "Merrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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