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Unincorporated community in Nebraska, United States
Assumption, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
Assumption, Nebraska is located in NebraskaAssumption, NebraskaAssumption, NebraskaShow map of NebraskaAssumption, Nebraska is located in the United StatesAssumption, NebraskaAssumption, NebraskaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 40°30′36″N 98°34′20″W / 40.51000°N 98.57222°W / 40.51000; -98.57222
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyAdams
Elevation1,975 ft (602 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code402
GNIS feature ID827098

Assumption is an unincorporated community in 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. ^ "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.
Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Nebraska, United States
County seat: Hastings
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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