Crowell, Nebraska

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Crowell, Nebraska
Unincorporated Community
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Crowell, Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°42′N96°42′W / 41.7°N 96.7°W / 41.7; -96.7
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County Dodge
Founded1883

Crowell is an unincorporated community in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. [1]

History

Crowell was laid out in 1883. [2] It was either named for the proprietor of a local grain elevator [3] or for Prince S. Crowell, a railroad official. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crowell, Nebraska
  2. ↑ William Henry Buss; Thomas T. Osterman (1921). History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People. American Historical Society. p.  266.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 9.
  4. ↑ Company, Chicago and North Western Railway (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 61.{{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)

41°43′41″N96°42′28″W / 41.72806°N 96.70778°W / 41.72806; -96.70778


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