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Village · Lancaster County · Population 135 (2020 census) · ZIP 68336 · Founded 1886 · Peak population 190 (1980)

About Davey

Davey is a village of 135 people (2020) at 1,296 feet about 12 miles north of downtown Lincoln. It is part of Raymond Central Public Schools. Davey is on Central Time.

History

Irish settlers came first to the Rock Creek area, followed by Danes and Swedes after 1862. Davey was founded in 1886 on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad (later the Chicago & North Western) and named for pioneer Michael Davey. A fire in 1919 that started at the Catholic church destroyed the Farmers State Bank and the telephone office. Davey Hall was built as a WPA project in the 1930s. The last train ran in 1981.

Nearby towns

Ceresco	about 5 mi north-northeast	County roads
Raymond	about 6 mi west-southwest	County roads
Waverly	about 9 mi southeast	County roads
Valparaiso	about 11 mi northwest	County roads
Lincoln	about 12 mi south	County roads

Things to see

Davey Hall, a 1930s WPA building

Schools and health care

Schools: Raymond Central Public Schools (high school near Agnew; it serves Raymond, Davey, Ceresco, Valparaiso and Agnew)

Health care: Hospitals: Bryan Medical Center (East and West), CHI Health St. Elizabeth and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, about 12 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Nebraska State Gazetteer (1890); NEGenWeb Lancaster County; History Nebraska; National Register; Nebraska Game and Parks; Lower Platte South NRD; City of Lincoln; Lincoln Airport; Nebraska State Capitol; Flatwater Free Press; school districts; city and village sites. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.