Belgrade Nebraska - Nebraska Directory

Village · Nance County · Population 103 (2020 census) · ZIP 68623 · Founded 1889 · Peak population 493 (1920)

About Belgrade

Belgrade is a village of 103 people (2020) in northwestern Nance County, at about 1,732 feet on NE 52, about 9 miles north-northwest of Fullerton and 7 miles southeast of Cedar Rapids. The Union Pacific branch, now leased to the Nebraska Central, effectively ends here. Belgrade has a village board and churches but no school; the nearest schools are in Fullerton and Cedar Rapids. Belgrade is on Central Time.

History

Belgrade was founded in 1889 when the Union Pacific extended its Cedar Rapids branch to the site, and named for Belgrade, Serbia. By 1890 it had a post office, a station, two general stores and grain and livestock dealers. The Belgrade Herald was published from 1900 to 1945. The village reached 493 people in 1920. Norma Paulus, later Oregon's Secretary of State and Superintendent of Public Instruction, was born in Belgrade.

Highways and trails through Belgrade

Route	One way	Other way
NE 52Through the village	North to Cedar Rapids	South and east to NE 14 north of Fullerton

Nearby towns

Cedar Rapids	about 7 mi northwest	NE 52
Fullerton	about 9 mi southeast	NE 52 and NE 14
Merchiston	about 11 mi east-southeast	NE 52 and NE 22
St. Edward	about 13 mi east-northeast	NE 52 and NE 56
Albion	about 15 mi north-northeast	NE 52 and NE 14
Genoa	about 17 mi east	NE 52 and NE 22
Palmer	about 20 mi south-southwest	County roads
Spalding	about 21 mi northwest	NE 52 and NE 91

Things to see

Mel's Landing on the Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, about 7 miles northwest · Fullerton, about 9 miles south-southeast

Schools and health care

Schools: No school in the village; nearby districts: Fullerton Public Schools and Riverside Public Schools (Cedar Rapids)

Health care: Nearest clinics in Fullerton; nearest hospital: Boone County Health Center, Albion, about 15 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); 1890 Union Pacific Gazetteer of Nebraska; Bassett, Fullerton's First 100 Years (1979); Nance County and City of Fullerton (history, offices); History Nebraska (markers); National Register listings and nominations; Nebraska Game and Parks; Loup Power District; Nebraska Department of Revenue; Genoa U.S. Indian School Foundation; Nebraska Public Media; KOLN 10/11; VisitNebraska. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.