Bower, Nebraska

Bower is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Nebraska in the United States.^[1]

History

A post office was established as Bowerville in 1870, renamed Bower in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.^[2]^[3] The community was named for the Bower family of pioneer settlers.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bower (historical)
↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
↑ Morton, Julius Sterling; Watkins, Albert; Miller, George L. (1913). Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region. J. North. p. 733.
↑ Dawson, Charles (1912). Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County ... Crane. p. 258.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: Fairbury

City	Fairbury

Villages	Daykin Diller Endicott Harbine Jansen Plymouth Reynolds Steele City

Unincorporated communities	Gladstone Helvey Powell Thompson

Ghost towns	Bower Meridian

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