Precept Area Cameras
Former post office and settlement · Furnas County · post office 1877–1906
About Precept
Precept is a former settlement near Maple Creek in southeastern Furnas County, about 7 miles southeast of Beaver City.
History
A post office named Precept opened on February 26, 1877. In 1890 the state gazetteer described it as a post office in the southeastern part of the county, nine miles from Beaver City, with H. Williams as postmaster and a general store, a hardware store and a drug store. The railroad passed to the north, and the post office closed on July 21, 1906. The origin of the name has not been found.
Nearby towns
| Beaver City | about 7 mi northwest | County roads and NE 89 |
| Hollinger | about 6 mi north-northeast | County roads |
| Stamford | about 9 mi east-northeast | County roads and NE 89 |
| Spring Green | about 11 mi west | County roads |
Things to see
The Maple Creek Cemetery · Beaver City, about 7 mi northwest · Hollinger, to the north
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Precept Businesses & Places
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