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Village · Clay County · Population 43 (2020 census) · ZIP 68934 · Founded 1885 · Peak population 156 (1930)

About Deweese

Deweese is a village of 43 people (2020) in southern Clay County, at 1,693 feet near the Little Blue River, about 6 miles south-southwest of Fairfield and 12 miles south-southwest of Clay Center; Spur 18C connects it to NE 14. Assumption Catholic Church is in the village, and St. Martin’s Catholic Church, on the National Register, stands in the country northwest of town. Deweese is on Central Time.

History

Deweese was platted in 1885 when the Burlington & Missouri River built through, and named for James W. Deweese, an attorney for the railroad. Czech settlers from Bohemia and Moravia took up farms around it. In 1890 it had about 70 people, and it peaked at 156 in 1930. Half a mile northeast, on the north bank of the Little Blue, stood Liberty Farm, a mail and stage station by 1859 that served the Pony Express in 1860–61 and was burned in 1864.

Nearby towns

Fairfield	about 6 mi north-northeast	Spur 18C and NE 14
Lawrence	about 8 mi west-southwest	County roads
Edgar	about 9 mi east	County roads
Nelson	about 11 mi south-southeast	County roads and NE 14
Pauline	about 12 mi west-northwest	County roads
Glenvil	about 12 mi north-northwest	County roads
Clay Center	about 13 mi north-northeast	NE 14

Things to see

Assumption Catholic Church · St. Martin’s Catholic Church, northwest of town (National Register 1985) · the Liberty Farm station site, half a mile northeast

Schools and health care

Schools: Sandy Creek Public Schools, PK–12 campus at 30671 Highway 14 near Fairfield, (402) 726-2151

Health care: Nearest hospital: Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, about 21 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Clay County (claycounty.ne.gov); City of Sutton; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Johnson, History of Nebraska (1880); Nebraska State Gazetteer (1890–91); NEGenWeb Clay County; Newberry Library county atlas; National Register (NRHP nominations); History Nebraska; HMdb; Nebraska Game and Parks; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Rainwater Basin WMD); USDA-ARS; SABR; Visit Nebraska; SchoolDigger. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.