Freedom, Nebraska | |
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Coordinates: 40°25′28″N 100°22′10″W / 40.4244511°N 100.3693098°W | |
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County | Frontier |
Elevation | 2,671 ft (814 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 69022 |
Area code | 308 |
FIPS code | 31-17600 |
GNIS feature ID | 835307 |
Freedom is an unincorporated community in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States. [1] Freedom is located at 40°25′28″N 100°22′10″W / 40.4244511°N 100.3693098°W, at an elevation of 2,671 ft (814 m).
A post office was established at Freedom in 1895, and operated intermittently until being discontinued in 1946. [2] Freedom was likely named from the patriotic spirit of the post- Civil War era. [3]
A specimen of prehistoric Amebelodon was found in 1928 on a farm at Freedom. [4]