Buda, Nebraska

Buda is an unincorporated community in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Its latitude is 40.71417ºN, its longitude: is 98.99361ºW, and its elevation is 2115 feet. It is located four miles east of Kearney and eight miles west of Gibbon.

History

On August 1, 1886, the Union Pacific railroad was completed to this point and a station was established. The station was originally named Kearney due to its proximity to Fort Kearny. In 1892 the name was changed to Shelby because of its similarity to Kearney Junction, a town four miles distant which was itself later renamed Kearney. Later a station in the eastern part of the county was named Shelton and, because there was confusion of freight shipments, the town of Shelby again changed its name. This time, according to local tradition, it "was called "Buda" after an old religious center," but more probably either directly or indirectly after "Buda", a part of Budapest, Hungary.