Welcome to Veteran ...

Veteran is located in Goshen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Veteran, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Veteran is 4,230 feet [1,289 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Veteran is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Veteran lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Veteran (for example, toward Henry (NE)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Veteran: (307)

The ZIP code for Veteran: 82243<3>

Communities Also Named Veteran ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Veteran - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Nevada and New York.

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

Communities near Veteran ...

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

• Torrington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
  • Torrington is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrington <4>
• Lingle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingle
  • Lingle is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingle <4>
• Lyman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Fort Laramie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laramie
  • Fort Laramie is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Laramie <4>
• Yoder
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
  • Yoder is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <4>
• Henry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Furnas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
• Huntley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Huntley is located in Goshen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <4>
• Hawk Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Springs
  • Hawk Springs is located in Goshen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawk Springs <4>
• Morrill
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
  • Morrill is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrill <4>
• Scoville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoville
  • Scoville is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Veteran ...

Looking for more information about Veteran? 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 Veteran, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Veteran.

Adding Veteran to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Veteran 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 Veteran was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Veteran post office opened in 1922.

We also found Veteran mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Veteran.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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