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Village · Butler County · Population 107 (2020 census) · ZIP 68632 · Founded 1887

About Octavia

Octavia is a village of 107 people (2020) in northeastern Butler County, at 1,411 feet about 7½ miles north-northeast of David City and 7 miles south of Schuyler. Octavia is on Central Time.

History

Octavia was founded in 1887, when the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad reached the site, and named for Octavia Speltz, a pioneer settler. Its post office ran from 1888 to 1996.

Nearby towns

Edholm	about 3 mi north-northeast	County roads
Abie	about 6 mi east	County roads
Nimburg	about 6 mi east-northeast	County roads
Bruno	about 7 mi southeast	County roads
Schuyler	about 7 mi north	County roads
David City	about 7 mi south-southwest	County roads
Linwood	about 8 mi northeast	County roads
Bellwood	about 9 mi west	County roads

Health care

Hospital: Butler County Health Care Center, David City, about 7 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Nebraska State Gazetteer (1890), NEGenWeb Butler County; Butler County; City of David City; History Nebraska markers; National Register; Nebraska Department of Transportation; Lower Platte South NRD; Nebraska Secretary of State; Nebraska Library Commission; TrailLink; Visit Nebraska; SchoolDigger. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.