Dorsey, Nebraska

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Dorsey, Nebraska
Unincorporated Community
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Dorsey, Nebraska
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Dorsey, Nebraska
Coordinates: 42°42′N98°18′W / 42.7°N 98.3°W / 42.7; -98.3
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State Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska
County Holt

Dorsey is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. [1]

History

A post office was established at Dorsey in the 1880s. [2] It was named for George Washington Emery Dorsey, a Representative to the United States Congress from Nebraska. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dorsey, Nebraska
  2. ↑ "Holt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 75. ISBN   0-8032-5060-6.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.

42°40′54″N98°20′40″W / 42.68167°N 98.34444°W / 42.68167; -98.34444


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