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Village · Gage County · Population 124 (2020 census) · ZIP 68357 · Founded 1882 · Peak population 301 (1890)

About Filley

Filley is a village of 124 in eastern Gage County on US 136, about 11 miles east of Beatrice, near where NE 4 splits off toward Virginia. The Elijah Filley Stone Barn stands about 1.5 miles south.

History

Elijah Filley established Cottage Hill Farm here in 1867 and became a leading stockman, shipping more than 500 carloads of cattle and hogs a year by 1881 and serving in the legislature. After the drought and grasshoppers of 1873–74 he hired out-of-work neighbors to build a three-story limestone bank barn, finished on November 10, 1874, after 88 days. When the Burlington built through in 1882 he founded the town, platted in April 1883, with W. A. Waddington as postmaster. The population peaked at 301 in 1890. Actor Robert Taylor was born in Filley in 1911.

Highways and trails through Filley

Route	One way	Other way
US 136Through the village	East to Crab Orchard and Tecumseh	West with NE 4 to Beatrice (about 11 mi)
NE 4Splits from US 136 southwest of the village	East past Virginia toward Lewiston and Table Rock	West with US 136 to Beatrice

Nearby towns

Virginia	about 3.3 mi southeast	NE 4
Rockford	about 4.2 mi west-southwest	County roads
Lewiston	about 7 mi east-southeast	NE 4
Holmesville	about 9 mi southwest	County roads
Beatrice	about 11 mi west	US 136
Adams	about 12 mi north	County roads
Crab Orchard	about 7 mi east-northeast	US 136

Things to see

The Elijah Filley Stone Barn, 13282 E. Scott Rd.: 54 by 44 feet with 24-inch walls, called the largest limestone barn in Nebraska and owned by the Gage County Historical Society since 1978 (National Register); view the outside any time, with inside tours for groups of 10 or more by reservation (402-228-1679) and a harvest festival each October · American Lutheran Church, 305 Livingston St. · Filley Cemetery · Rockford Lake State Recreation Area, about 5 mi southwest

Health care

No clinic in Filley; Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center, 4800 Hospital Pkwy. (US 77 North), Beatrice, 402-228-3344 (critical access hospital with a 24-hour emergency department)

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Dobbs, History of Gage County (1918); National Park Service; History Nebraska; National Register of Historic Places; Nebraska Game and Parks; Lower Big Blue NRD; Nebraska Department of Transportation; city, village, school, museum and hospital websites. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.