Assumption, Nebraska
| Assumption, Nebraska | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Assumption, Nebraska  Assumption, Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′36″N 98°34′20″W / 40.51000°N 98.57222°WCoordinates: 40°30′36″N 98°34′20″W / 40.51000°N 98.57222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Adams |
| Elevation | 1,975 ft (602 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 402 |
| GNIS feature ID | 827098[1] |
Assumption is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Nebraska, United States.[1]
History
A colony of German Catholics settled near Assumption in about 1873.[2] The name Assumption is derived from the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, established in the 1880s.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 "Assumption, Nebraska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Burton, William R. & Lewis, David J. (1916). Past and Present of Adams County, Nebraska, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 264.
- ↑ "Assumption". Adams County Nebraska Historical Society. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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