Opportunity, Nebraska
Opportunity is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, in the United States.[1]
History
Opportunity was so named because its founders saw a good opportunity to establish a post office and store there.[2] The Opportunity post office operated between 1910 and 1942.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Opportunity, Nebraska
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
- ↑ "Holt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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Coordinates: 42°35′46″N 98°30′04″W / 42.59611°N 98.50111°W
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