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Village · Buffalo County · Population 129 (2020 census) · ZIP 68858 · Founded 1890 · Peak population 330 (1910)

About Miller

Miller is a village of 129 people (2020) in northwestern Buffalo County, at 2,316 feet where NE 40 meets US 183 (Armada Street). Amherst is about 9 miles southeast and Sumner, in Dawson County, about 6 miles west-northwest. Miller is on Central Time.

History

Settlers founded Armada, nicknamed the “Gem City,” in 1873. When the Kearney & Black Hills Railroad was built on the other side of the Wood River in 1890, the post office and businesses moved to the new town of Miller. It was named for Dr. George L. Miller of Omaha, who had stipulated in a deed that the town be called Miller if a railroad came through. Miller was incorporated in 1890 and had its most people, 330, in 1910.

Highways and trails through Miller

Route	One way	Other way
US 183North–south through the village	South to Elm Creek and I-80	North out of the county
NE 40Through the village	Southeast to Amherst and Kearney	West toward Sumner

Nearby towns

Sumner	about 6 mi west-northwest	NE 40
Amherst	about 9 mi southeast	NE 40
Sartoria	about 10 mi east-northeast	County roads
Elm Creek	about 14 mi south	US 183
Riverdale	about 16 mi southeast	NE 40
Pleasanton	about 16 mi east	County roads
Kearney	about 22 mi southeast	NE 40

Things to see

Tri-Valley Veterinary Clinic, 6505 Hwy 40

Schools and health care

Schools: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schools, 205 E. 5th Ave., Sumner, (308) 752-2925 (schools in Sumner)

Health care: Hospitals: CHI Health Good Samaritan and Kearney Regional Medical Center, Kearney, about 22 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Bassett, History of Buffalo County and Its People (1916); Who’s Who in Nebraska (1940); Fitzpatrick, Nebraska Place-Names (1925); NEGenWeb Buffalo County; History Nebraska and its markers; National Register; Buffalo County; City of Kearney; Visit Kearney; Nebraska Game and Parks; Central Platte NRD; Audubon Rowe Sanctuary; Kearney Regional Airport; school districts. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.