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City · Lancaster County · Population 4,279 (2020 census) · ZIP 68462 · Founded 1870

About Waverly

Waverly is a city of 4,279 people (2020), the most it has counted and the largest town in Lancaster County after Lincoln, at 1,125 feet on Salt Creek about 10 miles northeast of downtown Lincoln. US 6 runs through town, and I-80 Exit 409 (US 6, East Lincoln, Waverly) is at its edge. Waverly School District 145 has four buildings here. Waverly is on Central Time.

History

Waverly was platted in 1870, when the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad reached the site, and was named for Sir Walter Scott’s 1814 novel Waverley; several streets take their names from the book. It was incorporated as a village in 1885. The 1890 gazetteer called it an important grain-shipping point with several elevators and about 450 people. Its school district grew through consolidations from 1921 to 1966. The population was 310 in 1950 and has risen at every census since, reaching 4,279 in 2020.

Highways and trails through Waverly

Route	One way	Other way
US 6Through the city	Southwest to Lincoln	Northeast to Greenwood and Omaha
I-80Exit 409 (US 6, Waverly)	West to Lincoln	East to Omaha

Nearby towns

Greenwood	about 6 mi northeast	US 6
Eagle	about 9 mi southeast	County roads
Davey	about 9 mi northwest	County roads
Lincoln	about 10 mi southwest	US 6
Ceresco	about 12 mi north-northwest	County roads
Cheney	about 13 mi south-southwest	County roads
Raymond	about 13 mi west-northwest	County roads

Things to see

the Camp Creek Threshers show, 17402 Bluff Rd., 2 miles east, on the third weekend of July (July 18–19 in 2026) · Wayne Park disc golf (9 holes) · Waverlyfest

Schools and health care

Schools: Waverly School District 145: Evelyn Hamlow Elementary (PreK–2), Waverly Intermediate (3–5), Waverly Middle (6–8) and Waverly High School (9–12)

Health care: Hospitals: Bryan Medical Center (East and West), CHI Health St. Elizabeth and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, about 10 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.