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About Loma
Loma is an unincorporated community in Butler County, in the eastern part of Nebraska. The 2000 census counted 54 people in 18 households, with 20 housing units. The elevation is about 1,630 feet. Brainard is four miles north-west and Valparaiso six miles south-east. David City, Seward, Wahoo and Prague all lie within about 20 miles.
History
The Loma post office opened in 1902 and closed in 1965. The date the community itself was founded is not recorded in the sources at hand. A 1925 survey of Nebraska place names puts Loma in Richardson township and reports that the name was given by officials of the Union Pacific Railroad, though why was not known even then. Loma is Spanish for a small hill or hillock.
Around town
Two places are noted in Loma: the Bar M Corral, a bar, and St Luke's Czech Catholic Shrine. The community also had a turn on screen, standing in for the fictional Snydersville, Nebraska, in the 1995 film To Wong Foo.
Loma, Nebraska
Loma is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Nebraska. With roughly 54 residents as of the 2000 census, Loma is one of the smallest and most distinctive communities in Butler County, having gained an unusual bit of Hollywood fame.
History
Loma was named by the railroad, with the name possibly derived from a Spanish word meaning "little hill." The community later gained cultural prominence when it was featured in the 1995 film "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar" as the fictional village of Snydersville, Nebraska.
Location & Geography
Loma sits at approximately 41.128°N, 96.942°W, at an elevation of 1,637 feet, in Butler County. The community includes the Bar M Corral and St. Luke's Czech Catholic Shrine, reflecting the Czech heritage common throughout the county.
Today
As of the 2000 census, Loma had about 54 residents across 18 households. Like many of Butler County's smallest unincorporated places, Loma remains a quiet rural crossroads amid the surrounding farmland.
Loma, Nebraska
Unincorporated community in Butler County, named by the railroad (possibly from Spanish for "little hill"). Featured as the fictional "Snydersville, Nebraska" in the 1995 film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Population approximately 54 (2000 census).
Elevation: 1,637 ft · Designation: Unincorporated Community
Home to the Bar M Corral and St. Luke's Czech Catholic Shrine.
Loma Businesses & Places
1 listings in Loma.
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Community & Faith (1)
- Saint Lukes Cemetery — Cemeteries