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Pella

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท NEBRASKA

A historical populated place in Lancaster County, Nebraska, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Pella
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Nebraska
County
Lancaster County
USGS Map
Firth
Coordinates
40.5522218, -96.5016821
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GNIS Feature ID
1898521

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

coordinates approximate

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1898521. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Text Perkey, Elton A. Perkey's Nebraska Place-Names. Rev. ed. Lincoln, NE: Nebraska State Historical Society, 1995. 227 pages.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.