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Nebraska has 93 counties.They are listed below by name, FIPS code and license plate prefix. Nebraska's postal abbreviation is NE and its FIPS state code is 31.. When many counties were formed, the bills establishing them did not state the honoree's full name; thus the namesakes of several counties, including Brown, Deuel, Dixon, and possibly Harlan, are known only by their surnames.
The U.S. state of Nebraska is divided into 93 counties, 25 of which are divided into a total of 460 townships. [1] 63 are divided into precincts where there is no township government. Four counties have neither a township nor a precinct subdivision: Banner, Hooker, Thomas, and Arthur.
The CB&Q railroad's East Omaha Land Company was first formed in 1887 to develop land for homes and industrial uses. The Company spent a total of $300,000 clear low-lying land of willows and to grade streets before lots were offered for sale. [4] The company initially owned 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2), rapidly increasing through further acquisition ...
A post office was established at Hiawatha in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933. [2] The town was likely named after The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. [3] The town's name was originally "Neel" but was changed in 1889. [4] Nobody lives there.
Hiawatha was founded in 1857, making it one of the oldest towns in the state. [6] John M. Coe, John P. Wheller, and Thomas J. Drummond were instrumental in organizing the city, and the site was staked out February 17, 1857. Hiawatha became the Brown County Seat in 1858, and the first school opened in 1870.
Brown County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Hiawatha. [3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,508. [1] The county was named after Albert G. Brown, a U.S. Senator from Mississippi and Kansas
The village is located in the far eastern portion of Boyd County, in the northeastern region of Nebraska. It is located between the Niobrara River and the larger Missouri River . [ 22 ] The nearest community to Monowi is Lynch , located approximately 6.92 miles (11.14 km) away.
In 1872, the village was platted by the Nebraska Land and Town Company, ... A History of Davenport, Nebraska, Thayer County, 1872-1966 by Clare B. Row