Cheney is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.

[3] Midland Pacific began to build a line to Lincoln the following year, passing through the land owned by Mr.

[3][4] The village of Cheney was platted in 1874, a triangular map along the railroad.

[3] The first school was built in 1874 and a post office was established at Cheney in 1876.

As the village is triangular, this means that only the eastern portion of Cheney is not immediately bordered by Lincoln.