Welcome to Eddyville ...

The village of Eddyville is located in Dawson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eddyville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Eddyville has a population of 94 people<2> (see below for details).

Eddyville is 2,440 feet [744 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Eddyville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Eddyville: (308)

The ZIP code for Eddyville: 68834<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eddyville had an population of 94 people. This is a decrease of 3.09% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eddyville had a population of 97 people. This makes Eddyville the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 97 people, the population of Eddyville increased 1.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 96 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Eddyville.

Communities Also Named Eddyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Eddyville - they are located in California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York (2), Oregon (2) and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eddyville.

Communities near Eddyville ...

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

• Lexington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Overton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <5>
• Sumner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <5>
• Oconto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
  • Oconto is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconto <5>
• Miller
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Miller is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <5>
• Cumro ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumro
  • Cumro is located in Custer County
• Buckeye
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Custer County
• Darr
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darr
  • Darr is located in Dawson County
• Cozad
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozad
  • Cozad is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cozad <5>
• Sartoria
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartoria
  • Sartoria is located in Buffalo County

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 Eddyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eddyville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eddyville. 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 Eddyville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eddyville ...

Looking for more information about Eddyville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Eddyville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eddyville.

Adding Eddyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eddyville 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 for Eddyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Eddyville post office opened in 1890.

We also found Eddyville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eddyville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eddyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dawson County: www.dawsoncountyne.net/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/