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Unincorporated community · Lancaster County · Population 164 (2020 census) · ZIP 68526 · Founded 1874

About Cheney

Cheney is an unincorporated community and census-designated place of 164 people (2020) at the southeast edge of Lincoln, about 7 miles southeast of downtown, with the city on its north and west sides. Lincoln’s Old Cheney Road once ended here; it now passes about 2 miles north. Cheney is in Norris School District 160, though some nearby addresses are in Lincoln Public Schools.

History

The Midland Pacific Railway built across Mr. Cheney’s land in 1868, and Cheney’s Station was created in 1871. The town was platted in 1874, when its first school was built, and a post office opened in 1876. It keeps a triangular street plan from the railroad. The 1890 gazetteer gave about 100 people.

Nearby towns

Bennet	about 6 mi east-southeast	County roads
Roca	about 6 mi southwest	County roads
Lincoln	about 7 mi northwest	City streets
Hickman	about 7 mi south-southwest	County roads
Eagle	about 11 mi northeast	County roads
Waverly	about 13 mi north-northeast	County roads

Schools and health care

Schools: Norris School District 160 (Norris Elementary, Intermediate, Middle and High School on one campus about 2 miles north and 1½ miles west of Firth; it serves Roca, Hickman, Firth, Cortland, Panama, Princeton, Holland, Cheney and Rokeby)

Health care: Hospitals: Bryan Medical Center (East and West), CHI Health St. Elizabeth and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, about 7 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Nebraska State Gazetteer (1890); NEGenWeb Lancaster County; History Nebraska; National Register; Nebraska Game and Parks; Lower Platte South NRD; City of Lincoln; Lincoln Airport; Nebraska State Capitol; Flatwater Free Press; school districts; city and village sites. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.