Phillips Nebraska 68865

Phillips was platted in 1884 when the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad extended west from Aurora, and was incorporated in 1889. The town takes its name from Captain R. O. Phillips, who represented the Lincoln Land Company and oversaw the establishment of town sites along the rail line. Within a few years of its founding, Phillips had become a significant grain and livestock shipping point, and Phillips Memorial Hall was built in 1940 to honor World War I veterans.

A Hamilton County village named for railroad town-site agent Capt. R. O. Phillips, once a busy grain and livestock shipping point.