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Village · York County · Population 296 (2020 census) · ZIP 68460 · Founded 1877 · Peak population 310 (1900)

About Waco

Waco is a village of 296 people (2020) in eastern York County, at 1,621 feet about 7 miles east of York, between US 34 and I-80 Exit 360; NE 69 begins on US 34 just east of the village. Waco is home to Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School, a boarding high school of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, and Trinity Lutheran grade school, and the Double Nickel Campground is nearby. Thayer, to the north, shares its ZIP code. Waco is on Central Time.

History

Waco began in 1877, when the Burlington reached the site east of York, and was named for Waco, Texas, an early settler’s hometown; the older trading point of Westfield lay to the east. In 1890 it had about 400 people. The 1900 census counted 310, the village’s highest.

Highways and trails through Waco

Route	One way	Other way
US 34North of the village	West to York	East to Utica and Seward
I-80Exit 360	West to York	East to Lincoln

Nearby towns

Houston	about 4 mi west-northwest	County roads
Thayer	about 5 mi north-northwest	County roads
Utica	about 6 mi east	US 34
York	about 7 mi west-southwest	US 34
Gresham	about 10 mi north-northeast	NE 69
Benedict	about 11 mi northwest	County roads
Mccool Junction	about 13 mi southwest	County roads
Seward	about 19 mi east	US 34

Things to see

Double Nickel Campground (seasonal RV and tent camping)

Schools and health care

Schools: Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School (9–12, boarding), 203 Kendall St.; Trinity Lutheran School (K–8), 401 Norval St.

Health care: Nearest hospital: York General Hospital, York, about 7 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Sedgwick, York County, Nebraska and Its People (1921); Nebraska State Gazetteer (1890–91); History Nebraska markers; National Register; National Weather Service (Hastings); Nebraska Game and Parks; Upper Big Blue NRD; York University; York General; Henderson Health Care Services; City of York; City of Henderson; Village of McCool Junction; Henderson Heritage Park; Visit Nebraska. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.