Buda, Nebraska
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| Coordinates: 40°42′51″N 98°59′38″W / 40.7142°N 98.9939°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| County | Buffalo |
Buda is an unincorporated community[citation needed] in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. First established as Kearney Station after the Union Pacific reached the area August 1, 1866[1] supplying freight and mail for Fort Kearny five miles south across the Platte River.[2][3][4][5][6] It was renamed Shelby in 1876 and then Buda in 1878 after Buda the former capital of the Kingdom of Hungary.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 24. ISBN 0803250606.
- ^ Syndenham, Moses H. (August 11, 1895). "Sydenham's Letters". The Kearney Daily Hub. p. 4.
- ^ Syndenham, Moses H. (October 19, 1906). "The Beginnings of Kearney: The first railroad station". The New Era-Standard. Kearney. p. 5.
- ^ Ellis,Mark R; Stauffer, Heather E. (2006). Kearney. p. 44. ISBN 9780738541280.
- ^ Andreas, A. T. (1882). "Buffalo County". History of the State of Nebraska. The Western Historical Company.
- ^ Anderson, Mardi (November–December 2003). "Buda: The oldest "Town" in Buffalo County" (PDF). Buffalo Tales. 26 (6). Buffalo County Historical Society.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 7.
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40°42′51″N 98°59′38″W / 40.71417°N 98.99389°W
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