This week in Utica
About Utica
Utica began as a stop on the Burlington & Missouri Valley Railroad when the line was pushed west across Seward County, and its settlers named it after Utica, New York. The 1880 census found 194 people here, and the village grew steadily as a farm town along what is now US 34. Faith and schooling shaped it early: in November 1898 a pastor from nearby Waco held Utica's first Lutheran service for about 75 people, and the St. Paul congregation dedicated its first small church a year later, still running a school today. In 1967 Utica's school joined those of Beaver Crossing and Waco to form Centennial Public School, home of the Broncos, on Centennial Avenue. Today about 840 people live in Utica, with Conns Park and its swimming pool, Tower Park and the South Ball Park diamonds for summer evenings.
Along Highway 34
- Bronco Spur · 101 Highway 34
- Sinclair Gas Station · 101 Highway 34
- Breeza Fans Usa · 301 Highway 34
- Prairie Roots Child Development Center, LLC · 501 Highway 34
- Utica Body and Paint · 195 US-34
- Utica Nebraska Cemetery