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Village · Saunders County · Population 250 (2020 census) · ZIP 68070 · Founded 1877 · Peak population 432 (1910)

About Weston

Weston is a village of 250 just south of NE 92 in Saunders County, about 6 miles west of Wahoo. It has St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church and its school, and the Kacirek-Woita General Store on Elm Street is on the National Register.

History

Weston was platted in 1877 on land of Capt. William Davis and William E. Hill when the Omaha & Republican Valley Railroad (Union Pacific) arrived; the Troy post office had served the area before. R. H. Thomas opened the first store that summer, and the first elevator, built in 1880, shipped 400 cars of grain the next year. Czech Catholics held their first Mass here in 1885, and the present St. John Nepomucene church was dedicated in 1906; a Czech Presbyterian church was organized in 1882.

The Kacirek-Woita store, built in 1894, was a general store until about 1930 and was listed on the National Register in 2014. The population peaked at 432 in 1910. Major leaguer Bob Cerv, a 1958 All-Star, and NFL tight end Zach Miller were born in Weston.

Highways and trails through Weston

Route	One way	Other way
NE 92Just north of the village (spur into town)	East to Wahoo (about 6 mi)	West to the NE 79 junction and David City

Nearby towns

Malmo	about 5 mi north-northeast	County roads
Wahoo	about 7 mi east-northeast	NE 92
Touhy	about 6 mi southwest	County roads
Swedeburg	about 7 mi east-southeast	County roads
Valparaiso	about 9 mi south-southwest	County roads
Prague	about 9 mi north-northwest	NE 92 and NE 79
Ceresco	about 11 mi south-southeast	County roads

Things to see

Kacirek-Woita General Store, 250 N. Elm St. (1894; National Register) · St. John Nepomucene Church, 450 School St. (1906) · Touhy and its St. Vitus church, about 6 mi southwest

Schools and health care

Schools: St. John Nepomucene School (Catholic, pre-K to 6), 130 N. Front St.

Health care: Nearest hospital Saunders Medical Center, Wahoo (about 6 mi)

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Phillips, Past and Present of Saunders County (1915); Saunders County, Nebraska History (1983, NEGenWeb); Fitzpatrick, Nebraska Place-Names (1925); National Register of Historic Places; Nebraska Game and Parks; Lower Platte North NRD; Nebraska Department of Transportation. Distances marked "about" are estimates.