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Village · Colfax County · Population 82 (2020 census) · ZIP 68659 · Founded 1886 · Peak population 162 (1960)

About Rogers

Rogers is a village of 82 on US 30 and the Union Pacific main line in southeastern Colfax County, about 8 miles east of Schuyler and 7 miles west of North Bend. Shell Creek runs past the village to the Platte.

History

A Rogers post office opened on July 31, 1883, and the village was platted in 1886 as a Union Pacific shipping point; it was named for a Mr. Rogers, a railroad official. The post office closed for good in 1988. The population peaked at 162 in 1960. About 6 miles north, Irish settlers built St. Patrick's Church at Dublin in 1884; its Donovan post office ran from 1898 to 1899, and the church closed after 1940.

A levee break on June 26, 2018, flooded fields around Rogers, and on March 13–14, 2019, a breach in the Shell Creek levee brought a flash flood emergency for Rogers and Schuyler. Baseball pitcher Fred Wigington was born here.

Highways and trails through Rogers

Route	One way	Other way
US 30Lincoln Highway, through the village	East to North Bend (about 7 mi) and Fremont (about 22 mi)	West to Schuyler (about 8 mi)

Nearby towns

Linwood	about 4 mi south	County roads
North Bend	about 7 mi east	US 30
Schuyler	about 8 mi west	US 30
Richland	about 16 mi west	US 30

Health care

Nearest hospital CHI Health Schuyler (about 8 mi)

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Fitzpatrick, Nebraska Place-Names (1925); NEGenWeb Colfax County; History Nebraska; National Register of Historic Places; Nebraska Department of Transportation; Lower Elkhorn NRD; CHI Health. Distances marked "about" are estimates.