Sprague, NE

Sprague is a village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. The 2020 census counted 136 residents. Sprague is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1865, a settlement called Centerville established a post office in the area, but never grew into a sustainable community. A newcomer can read Sprague through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Sprague comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. In 1963, the Bluestem Conservation Dam was built in the area, creating a 325-acre lake. Sprague includes a conservation area was created around Bluestem Lake.