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Village · Logan County · Population 34 (2020 census) · ZIP 69163 · Founded 1885 · Peak population 194 (1930)

About Gandy

Gandy is a village of 34 people (2020) in Logan County, about 3 miles east-southeast of Stapleton, at about 2,897 feet. US 83 and NE 92 run together past the village between Stapleton and the point where US 83 turns south to North Platte. Gandy is mostly residential; mail comes through the Stapleton post office (69163), and schools, stores and county offices are in Stapleton. Gandy is on Central Time.

History

When Logan County was organized in 1885, the town of Logan served as the temporary seat for about 50 days. In a special election on July 25, 1885, voters chose a site called Section 5 instead, and it was platted on November 22, 1885, as Gandy, for Jim (James P.) Gandy of Broken Bow, who offered his land and promised to bring in businessmen if the town carried his name. The county worked from a sod office at first; a two-story courthouse with a cupola followed in 1887–88. By 1890 Gandy had about 300 people, a Methodist church, Odd Fellows and G.A.R. lodges, two doctors, a druggist and two general stores, and Jas. P. Gandy was postmaster; the Logan County Pioneer began in 1885–86 and a bank in October 1886. Gandy incorporated in November 1911 to hold its place as county seat, but in 1912 the Union Pacific ended its new branch at Stapleton, and businesses, both banks and the Presbyterian church moved there. Stapleton won the seat in 1929, and the records left Gandy in February 1930. The census counted 194 people here in 1930.

Highways and trails through Gandy

Route	One way	Other way
NE 92Past the village, with US 83	West to Stapleton	East to Arnold

Nearby towns

Stapleton	about 3 mi west-northwest	NE 92
Hoagland	about 5 mi east-northeast	NE 92
Arnold	about 14 mi east-southeast	NE 92
Tryon	about 27 mi west-northwest	NE 92
Maxwell	about 27 mi south	US 83
North Platte	about 28 mi southwest	US 83
Callaway	about 30 mi east-southeast	NE 92 and NE 40
Dunning	about 31 mi northeast	County roads
Halsey	about 32 mi north-northeast	US 83 and NE 2
Thedford	about 36 mi north	US 83

Things to see

Stapleton and the Logan County Courthouse, about 3 miles west

Schools and health care

Schools: No school in the village; Stapleton Public Schools, 702 6th St., Stapleton, (308) 636-2252

Health care: Nearest hospital: Great Plains Health, 601 W. Leota St., North Platte, (308) 568-8000, about 27 mi; Callaway District Hospital, about 33 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Logan County (logancounty.ne.gov); NEGenWeb Logan County (Logan County History 1885–1985; Dudley; Fablinger; county firsts); 1890–91 Nebraska State Gazetteer; 1926 Nebraska Blue Book; Courthouses.co; Nebraska Judicial Branch; Nebraska DMV; Nebraska 211; SchoolDigger; Federal Judicial Center; Nebraska Examiner; Nebraska Public Media; Nieman Lab; KOLN 10/11; Campendium; AllStays; USDA Rural Development. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.