Glenvil, Nebraska
human settlement in Clay County, Nebraska, United States of America
Glenvil is a village in Clay County, Nebraska, United States. The settlement was formerly also known as Glenville. The population was 267 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Glenvil was founded in 1873 when the St. Joseph & Denver City Railroad was extended to that point.
The Glenvil post office, first established in 1873 (in the year the settlement was first surveyed) was spelled Glenville until 1914.
Glenvil's population peaked at about 300 in the 1920s, and fell to about half that in 1998.
Glenville's first school was organized during 1871-72 and, like other rural schools, was housed in a wood-frame building. It was demolished by a tornado and rebuilt in 1882.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1894043. Authority coordinates are 40.502, -98.254. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1873, 1914 and 1998.
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