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Village · Dawson County · Population 182 (2020 census) · ZIP 69029 · Founded 1886 · Peak population 462 (1910)

About Farnam

Farnam is a village of 182 people (2020) in southwestern Dawson County, on NE 23 at 2,759 feet near the Frontier County line, about 10 miles west of Eustis and 15 miles south-southwest of Gothenburg. Farnam has a public library, a senior center and the Three Brothers Vineyard and Winery; students attend Eustis-Farnam Public Schools. Farnam is on Central Time.

History

A company from Pennsylvania began settling the area in 1883, and the town grew up when the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad arrived in 1886–87. It was named for railroad builder Henry W. Farnam. Farnam celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1936. The village reached its peak of 462 people in 1910.

Highways and trails through Farnam

Route	One way	Other way
NE 23Through the village	East to Eustis and Elwood	West to Moorefield and Curtis

Nearby towns

Eustis	about 10 mi east-southeast	NE 23
Gothenburg	about 15 mi north-northeast	NE 23 and NE 47
Cozad	about 16 mi northeast	NE 23 and NE 21
Elwood	about 20 mi east-southeast	NE 23
Brady	about 23 mi north-northwest	County roads
Lexington	about 25 mi east-northeast	NE 23 and US 283

Things to see

Three Brothers Vineyard and Winery, 812 Lincoln St. · the Farnam Public Library

Schools and health care

Schools: Eustis-Farnam Public Schools, 504 N. Ingalls St., Eustis, (308) 486-3991; teams play with Elwood as the Hi-Line Bulls

Health care: Nearest hospitals: Gothenburg Health and Cozad Community Health System, about 15–16 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Dawson County (dawsoncountyne.gov); History Nebraska (markers, "Dawson County's True Namesake," "How a Lexington meatpacking plant changed Nebraska," "The Instant Town"); Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Fitzpatrick, Nebraska Place-Names (1925); NEGenWeb Dawson County; National Register; National Park Service (Pony Express NHT); HMdb; Nebraska Game and Parks; KRVN; Rural Radio Network; 1011 Now; Gothenburg Leader; school districts; NE211. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.