Sparks, Nebraska
| Sparks, Nebraska | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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Post office and general store in Sparks | |
  Sparks Location within the state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 42°56′28″N 100°15′21″W / 42.94111°N 100.25583°WCoordinates: 42°56′28″N 100°15′21″W / 42.94111°N 100.25583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Cherry |
| Elevation | 2,602 ft (793 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 69220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 833641 |
Sparks is an unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. Its elevation is 2,602 feet (793 m).[1] Sparks has a post office with the ZIP code 69220.[2]
Businesses in the village include an outfitting company that caters to visitors to the nearby Niobrara River, a convenience store that houses the post office, a restaurant, and the Sparks Museum of History.
History
Sparks was the last name of the four brothers who laid out the community.[3] A post office was established at Sparks in 1888, and operated for a century until it was discontinued in 1988.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sparks, Nebraska, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 40. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
- ↑ "Cherry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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