Shestak, Nebraska

Shestak is an unincorporated community in Saline County, Nebraska, United States.[1] The community is located on Nebraska Highway 103 three miles south of Crete. The Big Blue River flows past, approximately one-half mile to the east of the community.[2][3]

History

Shestak had a post office from 1893 until 1894.[4] The community was named for Václav Šesták, an early settler and native of Bohemia.[5][6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shestak, Nebraska
  2. Crete South, Nebraska, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964
  3. Lincoln NE, Nebraska, 1:100000 Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986
  4. "Saline County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 123. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  6. Miloslav (13 September 2013). Czech American Timeline: Chronology of Milestones in the History of Czechs in America. Author House. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-4817-5706-5.


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