Colton, Nebraska

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Colton, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
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Aerial view of Colton in 1925
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Colton, Nebraska
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Colton, Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°12′N102°54′W / 41.2°N 102.9°W / 41.2; -102.9
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County Cheyenne

Colton is an unincorporated community in Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States. [1]

History

A post office was established at Colton in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901. [2] Colton was named for Francis Colton, a Union Pacific Railroad ticket agent. [3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colton, Nebraska
  2. "Cheyenne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  3. Bowman, J. R. (1882). Shearer, Frederick E. (ed.). The Pacific tourist. J.R. Bowman's illustrated transcontinental guide of travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. New York: J.R. Bowman. p. 57. OCLC   752667534 . Retrieved May 16, 2018.

41°09′12″N102°51′26″W / 41.15333°N 102.85722°W / 41.15333; -102.85722