Glencoe, Nebraska

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

History

A post office was established at Glencoe in 1871, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1896.^[2] The town was named for James Glenn, a pioneer settler who served as postmaster.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glencoe, Nebraska
↑ "Dodge County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
↑ Buss, William Henry; Osterman, Thomas T. (1921). History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People. American Historical Society. p. 269.

Municipalities and communities of Dodge County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: Fremont

Cities	Fremont Hooper North Bend Scribner

Villages	Dodge Inglewood Nickerson Snyder Uehling Winslow

Townships	Cotterell Cuming Elkhorn Everett Hooper Logan Maple Nickerson Pebble Platte Pleasant Valley Ridgeley Union Webster

CDPs	Ames Fontanelle‡

Unincorporated communities	Centerville Crowell Everett Pleasant Valley Purple Cane Ridgeley Webster

Ghost towns	Glencoe Pebble

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°39′15″N 96°50′56″W / 41.65417°N 96.84892°W / 41.65417; -96.84892

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