Dannevirke, Nebraska

Dannevirke is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

Dannevirke, Nebraska
Unincorporated Community
Dannevirke Community Hall
Dannevirke Community Hall
Dannevirke, Nebraska is located in Nebraska
Dannevirke, Nebraska
Dannevirke, Nebraska
Dannevirke, Nebraska is located in the United States
Dannevirke, Nebraska
Dannevirke, Nebraska
Coordinates: 41.3°N 98.7°W / 41.3; -98.7
Country United States
State Nebraska
CountyHoward

History

A post office was established at Dannevirke in the 1880s.[2] A majority of the early settlers being natives of Denmark caused the name of Dannevirke, for the old Danish fortification, to be selected.[3][4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dannevirke, Nebraska
  2. "Howard County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. Hickey, Donald R.; Wunder, Susan A.; Wunder, John R. (2007). Nebraska Moments. U of Nebraska Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-8032-1572-X.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1939). Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State. WPA. p. 293. ISBN 0-8032-6918-8.

41°19′21″N 98°42′30″W


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