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Unincorporated community · Lancaster County · Population 26 (2020 census) · Founded 1888

About Kramer

Kramer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (26 people in 2020) in southwestern Lancaster County, at about 1,355 feet, about 6 miles northwest of Hallam. Three small public lakes surround it: Merganser Wildlife Management Area (a 41-acre lake) about 1 mile north and 1 mile east, Wild Plum (16 acres) about 1½ miles north and ½ mile west, and Tanglewood (33 acres) about 1 mile west and ½ mile south.

History

Kramer was founded in 1888 on the Missouri Pacific branch from Auburn to Crete, and named for Mr. Kramer, the owner of the town site. Its post office ran from 1889 to 1955. In 1890 the new town had about 35 people, with a general store and hardware, an implement dealer, a milliner, a saloon, a blacksmith, a station agent and a justice of the peace.

Nearby towns

Hallam	about 6 mi southeast	County roads
Martell	about 7 mi east-northeast	County roads
Sprague	about 7 mi east-northeast	County roads
Princeton	about 9 mi east	County roads
Denton	about 11 mi north	County roads
Roca	about 12 mi east-northeast	County roads
Hickman	about 13 mi east	County roads
Lincoln	about 19 mi northeast	County roads

Things to see

Merganser, Wild Plum and Tanglewood wildlife management areas, each with a lake, within 2 miles

Health care

Hospitals: Bryan Medical Center (East and West), CHI Health St. Elizabeth and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, about 19 mi

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (2020 census-designated places); Citypopulation.de; Wikipedia; Fitzpatrick and Link, Nebraska Place-Names (1960), and Forte postal history as cited by Wikipedia; 1890 Nebraska State Gazetteer (Lancaster County); History Nebraska; National Register; Nebraska Game and Parks; Lower Platte South NRD; TrailLink; KOLN/KGIN (2018); Seeing Lincoln. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.