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Village · Gage County · Population 186 (2020 census) · ZIP 68422 · Founded 1884 · Peak population 201 (1990)

About Pickrell

Pickrell is a village of 186 in central Gage County, on spur S-34D just east of US 77, about 7.5 miles north of Beatrice. The Homestead Trail runs through town on the old railroad grade.

History

The Union Pacific built through in 1883–84. William Pickrell and Mr. Watson owned the land, and the Pickrell brothers laid out lots in 1884, on the hillside because the railroad ran on the level; Joseph Chandler became postmaster on February 1, 1884, with the office in the grain elevator. Edward Austin's mill had stood nearby in earlier days. The village was incorporated on August 14, 1913, and its population was highest, 201, in 1990.

Highways and trails through Pickrell

Route	One way	Other way
S-34DSpur into the village	West to US 77	Ends in Pickrell

Nearby towns

Beatrice	about 8 mi south	US 77
Cortland	about 9 mi north	US 77
Clatonia	about 9 mi northwest	County roads
DeWitt	about 10 mi west	County roads
Filley	about 12 mi east-southeast	County roads
Ellis	about 13 mi southwest	County roads and US 136

Things to see

The Homestead Trail · Pickrell United Methodist Church, 402 Austin St. · Zion Lutheran Church, 18219 S. 80th Rd.

Health care

No clinic in Pickrell; Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center, 4800 Hospital Pkwy. (US 77 North), Beatrice, 402-228-3344 (critical access hospital with a 24-hour emergency department)

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Dobbs, History of Gage County (1918); National Park Service; History Nebraska; National Register of Historic Places; Nebraska Game and Parks; Lower Big Blue NRD; Nebraska Department of Transportation; city, village, school, museum and hospital websites. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.