Elsmere, Nebraska | |
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Coordinates: 42°9′55″N 100°11′7″W / 42.16528°N 100.18528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Cherry |
Elevation | 2,687 ft (819 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 69135 |
GNIS feature ID | 835299 |
Elsmere is an unincorporated community in southeastern Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along local roads southeast of the city of Valentine, the county seat of Cherry County.[1] Its elevation is 2,687 feet (819 m).[2]
A post office was established at Elsmere in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1992.[3] The community was likely named after the novel Robert Elsmere by Mrs. Humphry Ward.[4]
Valentine Community Schools of Valentine absorbed the former Elsmere Public School in 2006.[5]