Huntsman Area Cameras
Unincorporated community · Cheyenne County
About Huntsman
Huntsman is an unincorporated community in Cheyenne County, on the BNSF (former Burlington) line beside US 385 about 6 miles north of Sidney and 7 miles south of Gurley.
History
Huntsman grew up on the tableland along the Burlington's Sidney–Alliance line and had a post office from 1919 to 1934. In 1921 it had a bank and stores but no station agent; its grain was billed from Sidney. The origin of the name is not recorded.
Highways and trails through Huntsman
| Route | One way | Other way |
|---|---|---|
| US 385The Gold Rush Byway | North to Gurley, Dalton and Bridgeport | South to Sidney |
Nearby towns
| Sidney | about 6 mi south | US 385 |
| Gurley | about 7 mi north | US 385 |
| Brownson | about 8 mi west-southwest | County roads |
| Colton | about 8 mi southeast | County roads |
| Dalton | about 13 mi north | US 385 |
Health care
Nearest hospital: Sidney Regional Medical Center, about 6 mi
Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; A. T. Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Grant L. Shumway, History of Western Nebraska and Its People (1921); Lilian L. Fitzpatrick, Nebraska Place-Names (1925); Nebraska State Gazetteer (1890); Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; NEGenWeb Cheyenne County; History Nebraska and its markers; National Register nominations; FortWiki; National Weather Service; Nebraska Department of Transportation; City of Sidney; Cheyenne County; Sidney Sun-Telegraph; KNEB; school, library and village sources; Visit Nebraska. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.
Huntsman Businesses & Places
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