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Whitman, Nebraska
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Whitman, Nebraska is located in Nebraska
Whitman, Nebraska
Whitman, Nebraska
Location in Nebraska
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Grant
Elevation
3,602 ft (1,098 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
69366
FIPS code 31-52890
GNIS feature ID 834693

Whitman is an unincorporated community in northeastern Grant County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along Nebraska Highway 2, east of the village of Hyannis, the county seat of Grant County. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory lies just north of the community. Although Whitman is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 69366.

History

Whitman was established in the 1860s when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named after the town of Whitman, Massachusetts by a railroad official.

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