Atlanta
Sign in to saveAlso known as Atlanta, NE
village in Phelps County, Nebraska, in the United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nebraska
- County
- Phelps
- Total
- 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km )
- Land
- 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 2,346 ft (715 m)
- Density
- 460/sq mi (177/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 31-02620
via Wikipedia infobox
~5 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Atlanta is a village in Phelps County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 106 at the 2020 census. During World War II, the town was neighbored by Camp Atlanta, which housed more than 3,000 Nazi German prisoners of war over three years. The camp was said to house more prisoners during the war than the town had in population during its entire existence.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Atlanta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.