Arbor, Nebraska

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Arbor, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
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Arbor
Coordinates: 40°53′44″N96°40′23″W / 40.89556°N 96.67306°W / 40.89556; -96.67306
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Lancaster
Elevation
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1,158 ft (353 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID835235 [1]

Arbor is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. [1]

History

Arbor may be named from Arbor Lodge, the estate of Julius Sterling Morton, the 3rd United States Secretary of Agriculture. [2] However, another source speculates that Arbor was likely named for the trees lining the town site. [3] Arbor had a post office from 1894 until 1900. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arbor, Nebraska
  2. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 38.
  3. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 90. ISBN   0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  4. ↑ "Lancaster County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 19, 2014.


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