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Village · Cedar County · Population 216 (2020 census) · ZIP 68792 · Founded 1907 · Peak population 416 (1940)

About Wynot

Wynot is a village of 216 on a short spur off NE 12 in northeastern Cedar County, about 13 miles northeast of Hartington and a few miles from the Missouri River. It has K–12 Wynot Public Schools, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Donnas Diner, J&H Storage Campground and the Sportsman's Steakhouse, Lounge & RV Park.

History

Wynot grew up when the Omaha Road built its line through northern Cedar County. The railroad ended its track about a mile west of St. James, across Bow Creek, and the businesses and people of St. James moved to the new town; the Wynot post office opened on December 16, 1907. By local tradition the name comes from an old German settler's habitual answer, "Why not?"

The Presbyterian church built at St. James in 1899 was moved to Wynot in 1908. On July 24, 1863, the five children of Henson and Phoebe Wiseman were killed at their homestead east of St. James; they are buried in the Wynot cemetery, and a monument stands at the homestead site. The population peaked at 416 in 1940.

Highways and trails through Wynot

Route	One way	Other way
NE 12Spur S-14B (0.3 mi) leads into Wynot	West to NE 57 (about 5 mi) and Crofton (about 17 mi)	East to NE 15 (about 4.5 mi) and Ponca (about 28 mi)

Nearby towns

St. James	about 2 mi east	NE 12
Bow Valley	about 6–7 mi southwest	County roads
Obert	about 8 mi east	NE 12
St. Helena	about 10 mi northwest	NE 12 and Spur S-14H
Hartington	about 13 mi southwest	NE 12 and NE 57
Newcastle	about 17 mi east	NE 12

Things to see

Bow Creek Recreation Area (National Park Service), about 2 mi northeast, with a trail, primitive camping and a canoe launch · Brooky Bottom river access (boat ramp, primitive camping) · Wiseman WMA · Wiseman Monument · St. James Marketplace, about 1.5 mi east

Schools and health care

Schools: Wynot Public Schools (K–12), 709 St. James Ave.; East and West Catholic Elementary (pre-K–6), Bow Valley

Health care: No clinic; Avera Medical Group Hartington (about 13 mi); nearest hospital Avera Sacred Heart, Yankton, S.D. (about 22 mi)

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.