Opportunity, Nebraska

Opportunity, Nebraska
Opportunity, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
	Opportunity Location within Nebraska Opportunity Opportunity (the United States)
	Coordinates: 42°35′46″N 98°30′04″W / 42.59611°N 98.50111°W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Holt
Elevation	1,923 ft (586 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	402
GNIS feature ID	831884

Opportunity is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.^[1]

History

Opportunity was so named because its founders saw a good opportunity to establish a post office and store there.^[2] The Opportunity post office operated between 1910 and 1942.^[3]

Notable person

Fern Hubbard Orme (1903–1993), Nebraska state legislator and educator, was born in Opportunity.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Opportunity". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
^ "Holt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
^ Nebraska Legislature-Sen. Fern Hubbard Orme

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[gnis-1] "Opportunity". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

[2] Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.

[3] "Holt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2014.

[4] Nebraska Legislature-Sen. Fern Hubbard Orme

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Opportunity, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
Opportunity Location within Nebraska Show map of Nebraska Opportunity Opportunity (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 42°35′46″N 98°30′04″W / 42.59611°N 98.50111°W / 42.59611; -98.50111
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Holt
Elevation	1,923 ft (586 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	402
GNIS feature ID	831884^[1]