City of Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska, United States

Overview of Alma

• Name:
  Alma
• Official Name:
  City of Alma
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  United States
  

  Harlan County, Nebraska
  Township 2 North, Range 18 West, Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Section 33 (55%)
  Section 28 (23%)
  Section 32 (18%)
  Section 29 (4%)
  
• History (GNIS):
  Founded in the spring of 1871 by Mark Coad, N P Cook, and Thomas Murrin, members of the Cheyene Colony. The community was named for the daughter of N P Cook. (NE-T18/p72) Incorporated in 1881.
• Surveys:
  Township 2 North, Range 18 West, Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Sections: 28, 29, 32, 33
• County Seat of:
  Harlan County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:40.097510840° 05' 51.0"N

  Longitude:-99.362042799° 21' 43.4"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Orleans (Orleans Township) 5.4 mi. NW
  • Republican City (Mullally Township) 7.5 mi. E
  • Taylor Manor Trailer Court (Republican City, Mullally Township) 7.5 mi. E
  • Woodruff (Granite Township, Phillips County, Kansas) 8 mi. SW
  • Huntley (Turkey Creek Township) 8.6 mi. NE
  • Naponee (Turkey Creek Township, Franklin County) 11.7 mi. E
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Alma (Alma Township) 1 mi. NE
  • Calvary (Orleans Township) 5 mi. NW
  • Republican City (Mullally Township) 5.4 mi. E
  • Woodruff (Granite Township, Phillips County, Kansas) 8.6 mi. SW
  • Bainbridge (Washington Township) 9.7 mi. N
  • Zion (Turkey Creek Township) 10 mi. NE
  • Lutheran (Fairfield Township) 10.7 mi. W
  • Chapman (Sumner Township, Phillips County, Kansas) 12.1 mi. SE
  • Stamford (Sappa Township) 12.7 mi. W
  • Home (Fairfield Township) 13.3 mi. SW
  • Long Island (Long Island Township, Phillips County, Kansas) 13.5 mi. SW
  • Pleasant Hill (Fairfield Township) 14.2 mi. W
• Population:
  1,150
• Elevation:
  602 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  956342411
• Updated Apr 19, 2020