Howe, Nebraska
Howe, Nebraska | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Howe, Nebraska Location within the state of Nebraska | |
Coordinates: 40°19′19″N 95°49′09″W / 40.32194°N 95.81917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Nemaha |
Elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 68305 |
GNIS feature ID | 830173 |
Howe is an unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Nebraska, in the United States.[1]
History
A post office was established at Howe in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1962.[2] The community was named for Major Church Howe, an American diplomat.[3]
Howe was a station and shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Howe, Nebraska
- ↑ "Nemaha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 106. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
- ↑ Sedgwick, Theron E. (1921). York County, Nebraska and Its People: Together with a Condensed History of the State. S.J. Clarke. p. 131.
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