Arnold Nebraska

Arnold is a village in Custer County, Nebraska, platted in 1883 in anticipation of a railroad that did not actually arrive until 1912 — leaving the young town to grow slowly through its first three decades. It sits along Nebraska Highway 92 (known locally as Carroll Street) at its junction with Nebraska Highway 40, in the western reaches of the county. The community takes its name from George Arnold, a pioneer settler who located in the area in 1875 as a member of the ranch firm Arnold and Ritchie. Arnold has recorded some of the region's more extreme weather, with a high of 106°F set in both 1988 and 2006, and a low of −31°F on December 22, 1989. With a population of 592 (2020 census), Arnold remains one of the more populous towns in rural Custer County, serving the surrounding ranching and farming community.

Arnold was platted in 1883, well before the railroad it anticipated finally arrived in 1912. Named for pioneer settler George Arnold, the village sits at the junction of Nebraska Highways 92 and 40 and has recorded temperatures ranging from 106°F to −31°F. Its 2020 population was 592.