Horace, Nebraska

Horace is an unincorporated community in Greeley County, Nebraska, in the United States.[1]

History

Horace, like Greeley County, was named for Horace Greeley, a newspaper editor and politician of the mid-19th century who encourgaged western settlement with the motto "Go West, young man".[2][3]

A post office was established in Horace in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1942.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horace, Nebraska
  2. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  3. ↑ Josiah Busnell Grinnell (1891). Men and Events of Forty Years. Boston: D. Lothrop. p. 87. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  4. ↑ "Greeley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

Coordinates: 41°32′35″N 98°40′24″W / 41.54306°N 98.67333°W