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Village · Cedar County · Population 46 (2020 census) · ZIP 68749 · Founded 1893 · Peak population 178 (1910)

About Magnet

Magnet is a village of 46 in southwestern Cedar County, on a short spur south of NE 59 near US 81. It has Magnet Town Park, the village office, post office and fire hall; Randolph, about 10 miles south, has the nearest services.

History

B. E. Smith platted Magnet in 1893, when the Omaha Road extended its Randolph branch toward Bloomfield, and chose the name so the town would attract settlers "as the magnet attracts iron." The post office opened on April 21, 1894, and the population peaked at 178 in 1910.

Fire destroyed a block of Main Street in February 1925, and tornadoes struck in 1937 and 1975. The railroad tracks were removed in 1965.

Highways and trails through Magnet

Route	One way	Other way
Spur S-14CPaved spur, 0.8 mi, from Magnet to NE 59	Ends in Magnet	North to NE 59, which meets US 81 northeast of town
US 81North–south east of Magnet	North to NE 84 (for Hartington) and Yankton	South to US 20 near Randolph

Nearby towns

Randolph	about 10 mi south	US 81 and US 20
Coleridge	about 17 mi east	County roads
Crofton	about 20 mi north	US 81 and NE 12
Hartington	about 22 mi northeast	US 81 and NE 84

Things to see

Magnet Town Park, 300 Park St. · Magnet Cemetery · Olive Grove Cemetery

Health care

No clinic; Randolph Family Practice Clinic (about 10 mi); nearest hospital Osmond General Hospital

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.