Berks, Nebraska

Berks is an unincorporated community in Lancaster and Saline counties in Nebraska, United States.^[1] The community is located approximately three miles (4.8 km) northeast of Crete on the BNSF Railroad Line and north of Nebraska Highway 33.^[2]

Berks, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
South along SW 142en Street (along the Lancaster–Saline county line) in Berks, June 2017
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Coordinates: 40°39′31″N 96°54′49″W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Counties	Lancaster & Saline
Elevation [1]	1,417 ft (432 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	68333
GNIS feature ID	835247[1]

History

Some people hold Berks was the name of an early settler, while others believe the community was named after Berks County, Pennsylvania.^[3] The name was also probably chosen to conform with the alphabetical stops on the new Burlington & Quincy Railroad line traveling westward from Lincoln: Berks, Crete, Dorchester, Exeter, Fairmont, Grafton, Huxley, etc.^[4] The Berks post office was discontinued in 1912.^[5]

See also

Nebraska portal

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Berks, Nebraska
2. Crete North, Nebraska, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964
3. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 91. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
4. "Saronville, Clay County". Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. University of Nebraska. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
5. "Lancaster County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.

External links

Media related to Berks, Nebraska at Wikimedia Commons