Cotesfield Nebraska 68835

Cotesfield is a small village in Howard County, Nebraska. A post office opened there in 1871, though the town itself wasn't formally established until 1902. It's named for Miss Coates, travel companion to the daughter of Christopher C. Augur, a Department of the Platte military official.

The 2020 census recorded just 29 residents, continuing a long decline from 66 in 2000 and 46 in 2010. Cotesfield shares ZIP code 68835 with the nearby village of Elba.

Cotesfield, a tiny Howard County village named for Miss Coates (a Department of the Platte official's daughter's travel companion), traces its post office back to 1871 though the town wasn't formally established until 1902. Home to just 29 residents (2020 census), it shares ZIP code 68835 with nearby Elba.