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Welcome to Deverre ...

Deverre is located in Garfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deverre, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Deverre is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Deverre is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Deverre lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Deverre: 308

Communities near Deverre ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deverre.

  • Burwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Taylor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elyria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Willow Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Willow Springs is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Gables ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gables is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gables
  • Ord
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ord is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <3>
  • Almeria
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Almeria is located in Loup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
  • Ericson
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Sargent
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Comstock
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Deverre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deverre.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deverre. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deverre.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deverre. See our Newspapers Page for Deverre.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deverre ...

Looking for more information about Deverre? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Deverre, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deverre.

Adding Deverre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deverre in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Deverre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Deverre post office opened in 1905. The Deverre post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deverre.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deverre - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/