Prairie Home Nebraska - Nebraska Directory

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Unincorporated community · Lancaster County · Population 38 (2020 census) · Founded 1891

About Prairie Home

Prairie Home is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (38 people in 2020) in eastern Lancaster County, at about 1,329 feet, about 3½ miles south of Waverly and 5 miles north-northeast of Walton.

History

A post office named Prairie Home opened in 1872, taking its name from the farm of a Mr. Waite just south of the later village. In 1890 it was a star-route post office 12 miles from Lincoln. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad platted the village in 1891. The post office closed in 1968.

Nearby towns

Waverly	about 3 mi north	County roads
Walton	about 5 mi south-southwest	County roads
Lincoln	about 9 mi west-southwest	County roads
Cheney	about 10 mi south-southwest	County roads
Davey	about 11 mi northwest	County roads
Bennet	about 13 mi south	County roads

Schools and health care

Schools: Waverly School District 145: Evelyn Hamlow Elementary (PreK–2), Waverly Intermediate (3–5), Waverly Middle (6–8) and Waverly High School (9–12)

Health care: Hospitals: Bryan Medical Center (East and West), CHI Health St. Elizabeth and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, about 9 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.