Bingham is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in southeastern
Sheridan County,
Nebraska
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, United States. It lies along
Nebraska Highway 2
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, south-southeast of the city of
Rushville, the
county seat
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of Sheridan County. Its elevation is 3,894 feet (1,187 m).
History
The Bingham post office was established in 1888. The origin of the name Bingham is obscure. Two sources speculate it might be the name of a pioneer settler, railroad official or of a
place
Place may refer to:
Geography
* Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population
** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government
* "Place", a type of street or road name
** Of ...
in
Minnesota
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.
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1925 edition
is available for download a
University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
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See also
References
External links
Unincorporated communities in Sheridan County, Nebraska
Unincorporated communities in Nebraska
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