Sunol, Nebraska
census-designated place in Cheyenne County, Nebraska
Sunol is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sunol had a population of 57. Sunol is located in the valley of Lodgepole Creek on U.S. routes 30 and 385, 11 miles (18 km) east of Sidney, the county seat. Interstate 80 is 3 miles (5 km) to the south via Nebraska Link 17E.
History
Sunol was platted in 1909. A post office was established at Sunol in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1973.
“Sunol, Nebraska” enters the record as census-designated place in Cheyenne County, Nebraska. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sunol, Nebraska and census-designated can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4166141. Authority coordinates are 41.155, -102.764. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1909, 1910 and 1973.
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