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Village · Wayne County · Population 193 (2020 census) · ZIP 68723 · Founded 1886 · Peak population 448 (1920)

About Carroll

Carroll is a village of 193 people (2020) in Wayne County, at 1,581 feet about 9 miles west-northwest of Wayne. NE 57 runs north through the village from NE 98, which passes just south. The Lied Carroll Public Library is on Main Street. Carroll is on Central Time.

History

Carroll began when the railroad reached the site in 1886; it was settled that October, at a spot chosen for its nearness to Deer Creek, and was first called Manning, for early settler J. R. Manning. Two stories explain the present name: the railroad’s general manager named it for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, or a man named Carroll settled a dispute between the railroad and local landowners and the depot sign took his name. The village had its most people, 448, in 1920.

Highways and trails through Carroll

Route	One way	Other way
NE 57North–south through the village	North to Belden and US 20	South end at NE 98
NE 98Just south of the village	East to NE 35 and Wayne	West to Pierce

Nearby towns

Sholes	about 7 mi northwest	County roads
Winside	about 7 mi south	County roads
Belden	about 9 mi north	NE 57
Wayne	about 10 mi east-southeast	NE 98 and NE 35
Randolph	about 11 mi northwest	County roads
Laurel	about 12 mi north-northeast	County roads
Hoskins	about 13 mi south-southwest	County roads
Concord	about 13 mi northeast	County roads

Things to see

the Cars-N-Carroll Show & Shine on Main Street, an annual car show on the last Sunday of September, noon to 4, free

Events in Carroll

Cars-N-Carroll Show & Shine
Cars-N-Carroll Show & Shine is held in Carroll, Nebraska, on a Sunday afternoon in late September.

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Health care

Hospital: Providence Medical Center, Wayne, about 10 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Who’s Who in Nebraska (1940); Wayne County (waynecountyne.gov); City of Wayne; History Nebraska markers; National Register nominations; Wayne State College; Nebraska Game and Parks; Nebraska Dept. of Water, Energy and Environment; Norfolk Daily News. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.