Cambridge

History

Cambridge was originally called Pickleville, and under the latter name was laid out in the 1870s by J. W. Pickle. When the railroad was built through the settlement in 1880, the town was renamed Cambridge by railroad officials. The etymology of the name is uncertain: it may have been named after Cambridge, Massachusetts, or after Cambridge in England.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Cambridge is located on the western bank of Medicine Creek near its junction with the Republican River. Local points of interest include the W. H. Faling House.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  166
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  149
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  123
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  113
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  94
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  88
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  77
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  72

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2010-09-26
  11 km S of Oconto, Nebraska
• M 2.6 — 2010-09-10
  8 km WNW of Norton, Kansas
• M 3 — 2007-04-16
  11 km WSW of Maywood, Nebraska
• M 2.9 — 2003-02-14
  7 km S of Holbrook, Nebraska
• M 2.8 — 2002-04-14
  12 km SSW of Lebanon, Nebraska
• M 3.3 — 2001-11-13
  Kansas