Monterey, Nebraska

Last updated

Monterey is an unincorporated community in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. [1]

History

A post office was established at Monterey in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. [2] The town name commemorates the Battle of Monterrey in the Mexican–American War. [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington County, Nebraska</span> County in Nebraska, United States

Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 20,865. Its county seat is Blair.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stanton County, Nebraska</span> County in Nebraska, United States

Stanton County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,842. Its county seat is Stanton. The county was formed in 1856 and organized in 1867. It was first called Izard County until 1862, when it was renamed for Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War during the administration of President Abraham Lincoln.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dodge County, Nebraska</span> County in Nebraska, United States

Dodge County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 37,167. Its county seat is Fremont. The county was formed in 1855 and named after Iowa Senator Augustus C. Dodge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuming County, Nebraska</span> County in Nebraska, United States

Cuming County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,013. Its county seat is West Point.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burt County, Nebraska</span> County in Nebraska, United States

Burt County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska, bordering the west bank of the upper Missouri River. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 6,722. Its county seat is Tekamah. The county was formed in 1854 and named after Francis Burt, the first governor of Nebraska Territory.

Emmett in Texas, United States is an unincorporated community twenty-one miles west of Corsicana in western Navarro County. Settled shortly after the Civil War, Emmett grew to approximately 250 people by 1900 with a school, a blacksmith shop, a grocery store, and two corn mill/cotton gins. After a railroad line was installed through nearby Frost, the population dispersed and dwindled. In 1990, an estimated 100 people still lived in the rural areas of Emmett, but the commercial aspects of the town no longer existed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas B. Cuming</span> American politician

Thomas B. Cuming was an American military officer and politician. He served as the first Secretary of Nebraska Territory and served twice as the territory's Acting Governor, the first time following the death of Francis Burt and the second following the resignation of Mark W. Izard.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rock Creek (Nebraska)</span>

Rock Creek is a 19.1-mile-long (30.7 km) tributary of the Elkhorn River that flows south of Wisner and enters the Elkhorn one mile west of Beemer. The railway water stop and original plats where the village of Beemer is now located were named "Rock Creek" before Beemer was incorporated as a village in 1886.

Scriptown was the name of the first subdivision in the history of Omaha, which at the time was located in Nebraska Territory. It was called "Scriptown" because scrip was used as payment, similar to how a company would pay employees when regular money was unavailable. Its original survey placed the location from the Missouri River to North 30th Street, Cuming to Fort Street.

Gifford Park is a historic neighborhood in midtown Omaha, Nebraska. It is roughly bounded by the North Freeway on the east, North 38th Street on the west, Dodge Street on the south and Cuming Street on the north. Its namesake park was added to the City parks network in 1916. The neighborhood is bounded by several historic neighborhoods, including Bemis Park, Gold Coast, and the Near North Side.

Walnut Hill is a historic neighborhood located in north Omaha, Nebraska. It is bounded by North 40th Street on the east, Cuming Street on the south, Northwest Radial Highway and Saddle Creek Road on the west and Hamilton Street on the north.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monterey Township, Cuming County, Nebraska</span> Township in Nebraska, United States

Monterey Township is one of sixteen townships in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 192 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 190.

Waldeck is an unincorporated community in northern Fayette County, Texas, United States. Originally known as Long Prairie, the town is predominantly German and was named after Count Ludwig Joseph von Boos-Waldeck who purchased lands in the area in 1843 on behalf of the Adelsverein.

Irvington is an unincorporated community located just outside the northwest city limits of Omaha, Nebraska. As of 2010, Irvington's estimated population was 451, making it the smallest village in the Greater Omaha Metropolitan area, according to the Nebraska State Historical Society. The community was named for author Washington Irving.

Bismarck is an unincorporated community in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Touhy, Nebraska</span> Unincorporated community in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States

Touhy is an unincorporated community in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States.

Aloys is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. It is the site of a large cathedral, and also a small trucking company, along with three houses.

Germanville is a ghost town in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States.

Lane is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States.

Pebble Creek is a stream in Stanton, Dodge, and Cuming counties, Nebraska, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Elkhorn River.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey, Nebraska
  2. "Cuming County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  3. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 45. ISBN   0803250606. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.

41°47′34″N96°48′18″W / 41.79278°N 96.80500°W / 41.79278; -96.80500