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Village · Cass County · Population 1,065 (2020 census) · ZIP 68347 · Founded 1886 · Peak population 1,105 (2000)

About Eagle

Eagle is a village of 1,065 in far western Cass County on US 34 (O Street), about 15 miles east of Lincoln. NE 43 ends here, and NE 63 begins just east of town. It has a municipal pool, Eagle Elementary of the Waverly district and a Saturday farmers market, and Eagle Raceway draws race fans from across the region.

History

The Eagle post office opened in 1869; local tradition says settler Sam Prouty named it for an eagle he had shot. The town itself was founded in 1886, when the Missouri Pacific built its Weeping Water–Lincoln branch across land Sam McClintic sold the railroad, and Sam English opened the first general store. The store of neighboring Sunlight, a small post-office village to the east, moved to Eagle once the railroad came. By 1890 Eagle had 175 people, two elevators, the Bank of Eagle and the Eagle House hotel.

The railroad is gone, and its grade is now the MoPac Trail East. Eagle held its centennial in 1986. As Lincoln commuters moved out, the population grew from 302 in 1960 to 1,047 in 1990 and 1,105 in 2000, its highest count.

Highways and trails through Eagle

Route	One way	Other way
US 34 (O St.)Through town	West to Lincoln (about 15 mi)	East past Eagle Raceway and NE 63 to NE 1 (for Elmwood) and Avoca
NE 43North end at US 34 in Eagle	South to Bennet and Palmyra	Ends at US 34
NE 63Begins at US 34 just east of town	North through Alvo to I-80 exit 420 (about 11 mi)	South end at US 34

Nearby towns

Alvo	about 4.6 mi north-northeast	NE 63
Elmwood	about 7 mi east-northeast	US 34 and NE 1
Palmyra	about 8 mi south-southeast	NE 43
Wabash	about 10 mi east-northeast	US 34 and county roads
Greenwood	about 10 mi north	NE 63 and US 6
Waverly	about 9 mi northwest	County roads
Murdock	about 11 mi northeast	County roads
Weeping Water	about 16 mi east-northeast	US 34 and NE 50
Lincoln	about 14 mi west	US 34

Things to see

Eagle Raceway, 617 S. 238th St., about 2 mi east on US 34: a one-third-mile clay oval built in 1963, with IMCA racing from April to early September (April 17–September 6 in 2026) · Woodland Hills Golf Course, 6000 Woodland Hills Dr., 18 holes, par 71 · the MoPac Trail East toward Lincoln and Elmwood · the Snoke Farmstead, 23416 O St., about 2 mi east (from 1875; National Register; private) · Eagle Community Park, 608 Wulf Dr., and the municipal pool on Applewood Dr. · Eagle Farmers Market, Saturdays 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in season at 5th St. and US 34

Schools and health care

Schools: Waverly School District 145: Eagle Elementary, 600 S. 1st St.; older students attend Waverly schools in Lancaster County

Health care: No hospital in Eagle; Lincoln is about 15 mi west

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); History Nebraska; National Register of Historic Places; Nebraska Game and Parks; Nebraska Department of Transportation; Cass County and village websites; school district, library and museum websites. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.