Nacora, Nebraska

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Nacora, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
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Nacora
Location within Nebraska
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Nacora
Nacora (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°19′07″N96°39′39″W / 42.31861°N 96.66083°W / 42.31861; -96.66083
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Dakota
Elevation
1,411 ft (430 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 402
GNIS feature ID835388 [1]

Nacora is an unincorporated community in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. [1]

History

Nacora is derived from a Spanish word meaning "I am born." [2] A post office opened in Nacora in 1892, closed in 1894, reopened in 1898, and closed permanently in 1943. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nacora, Nebraska
  2. ↑ History of the origin of the place names in nine Northwestern states. 1908. p. 184.
  3. ↑ "Dakota County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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