Alliance, County seat in Box Butte County, Nebraska, United States.
Alliance stands at 1209 meters above sea level in western Nebraska, covering 4.77 square miles of land in the Great Plains region.
The settlement changed its name from Grand Lake to Alliance in 1888 when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad established operations in the area.
The Native American Lakota people refer to this location as čhasmú okáȟmi, translating to Sand River Bend due to its position near Nebraska's Sand Hills.
The Box Butte General Hospital serves the medical needs of 8,037 residents while the Alliance Public Schools system operates five educational institutions.
The municipal airport, located three miles southeast of Alliance, records the lowest passenger traffic in the mainland United States with eight travelers daily.
Location: Box Butte County
Elevation above the sea: 1,209 m
Website: http://cityofalliance.net
GPS coordinates: 42.10139,-102.87028
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:38
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