Whitman is an unincorporated community in northeastern Grant County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along Nebraska Highway 2, east of the village of Hyannis, the county seat of Grant County.[1] The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory lies just north of the community.[2] Although Whitman is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 69366.[3]
Whitman, Nebraska | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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![]() ![]() Whitman Location within the state of Nebraska | |
Coordinates: 42°2′31″N 101°31′24″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Grant |
Elevation | 3,602 ft (1,098 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 69366 |
FIPS code | 31-52890 |
GNIS feature ID | 834693 |
Whitman was established in the 1860s when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] It was named after the town of Whitman, Massachusetts by a railroad official.[5][6]
Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Nebraska, United States | ||
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County seat: Hyannis | ||
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