Coleridge Nebraska - Nebraska Directory

Village · Cedar County · Population 537 (2020 census) · ZIP 68727 · Founded 1883 · Peak population 674 (1920)

About Coleridge

Coleridge is a village of 537 on NE 57 in central Cedar County, about 8 miles south of Hartington and 7 miles north of US 20 at Belden. It has the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle School, the Coleridge Medical Clinic, Park View Haven, Coleridge Village Park with campsites, and Rodeo's Bar and Grill.

History

Coleridge was platted in 1883 when the Omaha Road extension reached the site, two miles west of the older settlement of Norris. The village calls its depot the first in the county, where materials were stockpiled for the line to Hartington. The Lawnridge post office was renamed Coleridge on September 10, 1883, for Lord John Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice of England, who was then visiting the United States, and the Norris post office moved here on October 27, 1887.

The population peaked at 674 in 1920. Norris School District 30 merged with Coleridge in 1959, and the current school building opened in 1961; it is now the middle school for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge. A veterans memorial plaza was dedicated in 2016. Notable people from Coleridge include George Stone, the 1906 American League batting champion, and illustrator Vernon Grant.

Highways and trails through Coleridge

Route	One way	Other way
NE 57Main Street; resurfacing between Coleridge and Belden through fall 2026	North to Hartington (about 8 mi)	South to Belden and US 20 (about 7 mi)
NE 59Eastern section begins on NE 57 just south of town	Starts at NE 57	East to NE 15 near Laurel

Nearby towns

Belden	about 7 mi south	NE 57
Hartington	about 8 mi north	NE 57
Laurel	about 12 mi southeast	NE 57 and US 20
Randolph	about 15 mi southwest	NE 57 and US 20
Bow Valley	about 15 mi north	NE 57

Things to see

Coleridge Village Park, 315 N. Portland St. · the veterans memorial plaza · Lawn Ridge Cemetery and Norris Cemetery, from the earlier settlements

Schools and health care

Schools: Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle School (grades 5–8), 203 S. Main St.; younger and older students attend in Laurel

Health care: Coleridge Medical Clinic, 112 S. Main St.; nearest hospitals Osmond General Hospital and Providence Medical Center, Wayne (about 27 mi each)

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; NEGenWeb Cedar County post offices; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); National Register of Historic Places; Nebraska Department of Transportation route mileposts. Distances marked "about" are estimates.