Enders, Nebraska
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Enders is an unincorporated community
in Chase County
, Nebraska
, United States
. It lies along U.S. Route 6
and Nebraska Highway 61
southeast of the city of Imperial
, the county seat
of Chase County. Its elevation is 3,150 feet (960 m). Although Enders is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 69027.
Enders was established on the present site in 1890. The original location of Enders was two miles to the east-southeast of the present site. The village was relocated to the railroad line which was to be built to Imperial. Enders Post Office was established Aug. 26, 1890, with William A. Reid as postmaster. After being closed in 1893 the post office was reestablished in 1907 with George W. Brown as postmaster. The village was named for Peter Enders, a local pioneer rancher.
Enders is located on the north shore of Enders Reservoir. Enders Dam was built in 1947-1951 as part of the Missouri Basin Program of the Bureau of Reclamation
. Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area is a popular location for fishing, hunting and other outdoor recreation activities.
Enders was one of the first communities in western Nebraska to be served with electrical power. An irrigation and power dam was located south of the village on Frenchman Creek
. The dam and generator were operated by Ralph Grosbach. The location of the power dam was flooded when Enders Dam was finished in 1951.
Unincorporated area
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in Chase County
Chase County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,068 people, 1,662 households, and 1,163 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile . There were 1,927 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, United States
United States
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. It lies along U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 , also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, a name that honors an American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Until 1964, it continued south from Bishop to...
and Nebraska Highway 61
Nebraska Highway 61
Nebraska Highway 61 is a highway in western Nebraska. It is a north–south highway with a length of . The southern terminus of Nebraska Highway 61 is at the Kansas border south of Benkelman, where the highway continues south as K-161...
southeast of the city of Imperial
Imperial, Nebraska
Imperial is a city in Chase County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,982 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chase County.-History:...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Chase County. Its elevation is 3,150 feet (960 m). Although Enders is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 69027.
Enders was established on the present site in 1890. The original location of Enders was two miles to the east-southeast of the present site. The village was relocated to the railroad line which was to be built to Imperial. Enders Post Office was established Aug. 26, 1890, with William A. Reid as postmaster. After being closed in 1893 the post office was reestablished in 1907 with George W. Brown as postmaster. The village was named for Peter Enders, a local pioneer rancher.
Enders is located on the north shore of Enders Reservoir. Enders Dam was built in 1947-1951 as part of the Missouri Basin Program of the Bureau of Reclamation
United States Bureau of Reclamation
The United States Bureau of Reclamation , and formerly the United States Reclamation Service , is an agency under the U.S...
. Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area is a popular location for fishing, hunting and other outdoor recreation activities.
Enders was one of the first communities in western Nebraska to be served with electrical power. An irrigation and power dam was located south of the village on Frenchman Creek
Frenchman Creek
Frenchman Creek is a spring-fed waterway that begins in Phillips County, Colorado, crosses Chase and Hayes counties in Nebraska and ends at its juncture with the Republican River in Hitchcock County, Nebraska. The length of the waterway is approximately ....
. The dam and generator were operated by Ralph Grosbach. The location of the power dam was flooded when Enders Dam was finished in 1951.