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Unincorporated community · Lancaster County · Population 125 (2020 census) · ZIP 68404 · Founded 1894

About Martell

Martell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place of 125 people (2020) at 1,352 feet about 13 miles south-southwest of downtown Lincoln, with its own post office (ZIP 68404). Sprague is about a mile southeast, and Bluestem State Recreation Area and Cottontail WMA are close by. Martell is on Central Time.

History

The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific established and platted Martell station in 1894. It is named for Charles Martel, the eighth-century Frankish ruler; the U.S. Board on Geographic Names standardized the spelling from Martel to Martell in 1896.

Nearby towns

Sprague	about 1 mi southeast	County roads
Roca	about 5 mi east-northeast	County roads
Hickman	about 7 mi east	County roads
Hallam	about 7 mi south-southwest	County roads
Denton	about 8 mi north-northwest	County roads
Lincoln	about 13 mi north-northeast	County roads

Things to see

Bluestem State Recreation Area · Killdeer WMA, about 2½ miles north · Cottontail WMA, 1 mile north

Schools and health care

Schools: No school at Martell; the area is split between Norris School District 160 and Crete Public Schools

Health care: Hospitals: Bryan Medical Center (East and West), CHI Health St. Elizabeth and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, about 13 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.