Opportunity, Nebraska

Opportunity is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, in the United States.[1]

History

Opportunity was so named because its founders saw a good opportunity to establish a post office and store there.[2] The Opportunity post office operated between 1910 and 1942.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Opportunity, Nebraska
  2. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  3. "Holt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

Coordinates: 42°35′46″N 98°30′04″W / 42.59611°N 98.50111°W / 42.59611; -98.50111


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