Pleasant Hill, Nebraska
Pleasant Hill, Nebraska | |
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  Pleasant Hill, Nebraska  Pleasant Hill, Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′12″N 97°04′54″W / 40.58667°N 97.08167°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| County | Saline |
Pleasant Hill was an unincorporated community in Saline County, Nebraska, United States.[1] The community was southwest of Crete and lay between Turkey Creek to the north and Spring Creek to the south.[2] From 1871 to 1878 Pleasant Hill was the Saline County seat. Its peak population was 246 in 1900.[3]
History
[edit]Pleasant Hill had a post office from 1869 until 1912.[4] It was named from its setting.[5]
Demise
[edit]Fires, loss of the county seat to Wilber, and the lack of a railroad led to the town’s decline. After the gristmill burned in 1930, Pleasant Hill faded away.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Hill, Nebraska
- ^ Pleasant Hill, Nebraska, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964
- ^ a b team, The Explore Nebraska History. "Pleasant Hill". Explore Nebraska History. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "Saline County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 123. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
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