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Unincorporated community · Merrick County · Population 68 (2020 census) · ZIP 68816 · Founded 1887

About Archer

Archer is an unincorporated community of 68 people (2020) in northwestern Merrick County, at about 1,745 feet on local roads south of NE 92, with Prairie Creek along its south side. Central City is about 8 miles east-southeast and Palmer about 7 miles west-northwest. Archer keeps its own post office (ZIP 68816). Archer is on Central Time.

History

Archer was named for Robert T. Archer, and its post office opened in 1887; the town marked its centennial in 1987. It has long served the farms of the Prairie Creek valley in western Merrick County.

Highways and trails through Archer

Route	One way	Other way
NE 92North of the community	West to Palmer and St. Paul	East to NE 14 and Central City

Nearby towns

Palmer	about 7 mi west-northwest	County roads
Central City	about 9 mi east-southeast	NE 92
Chapman	about 10 mi south	County roads
Fullerton	about 16 mi north-northeast	NE 92 and NE 14
St. Paul	about 17 mi west-northwest	NE 92
Grand Island	about 20 mi south-southwest	US 30

Things to see

Central City, about 8 miles east-southeast · Bader Memorial Park near Chapman, about 10 miles south

Schools and health care

Schools: Central City or Palmer Public Schools (district lines vary)

Health care: Nearest: Merrick Medical Center, Central City, about 8 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Merrick County (history, offices); History Nebraska (markers); National Register listings; Nebraska Game and Parks; Nebraska DHHS; Central City Republican-Nonpareil; KOLN 10/11; KSNB; WOWT; TrailLink; VisitNebraska; Nebraska Passport. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.