Assumption, Nebraska

Assumption, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
Assumption, Nebraska is located in Nebraska
Assumption, Nebraska
Assumption, Nebraska
Location within Nebraska
Assumption, Nebraska is located in the United States
Assumption, Nebraska
Assumption, Nebraska
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 40°30′36″N 98°34′20″W / 40.51000°N 98.57222°W / 40.51000; -98.57222
Country United States
State Nebraska
CountyAdams
TownshipRoseland
Settledc. 1873
Named forChurch of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Elevation
1,975 ft (602 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68973
Area code402
GNIS feature ID827098

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

History

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

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Assumption, Nebraska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Burton, William R. & Lewis, David J. (1916). Past and Present of Adams County, Nebraska, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 264.
  3. ↑ "Assumption". Adams County Nebraska Historical Society. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.