Nonpareil, Nebraska

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Nonpareil, Nebraska

Nonpareil is an unincorporated community in Box Butte County, Nebraska, United States. [1]

History

A post office was established at Nonpareil in 1886, closed in 1894, reopened in 1925 and reclosed in 1946. [2] Nonpareil was named after the "Nonpareil type" because like the type, the settlement was very small. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nonpareil, Nebraska
  2. ↑ "Box Butte County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 21. ISBN   0803250606.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

42°22′20″N103°10′53″W / 42.37222°N 103.18139°W / 42.37222; -103.18139

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