Mount Clare, Nebraska

Mount Clare is an unincorporated community in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

History

A post office was established at Mount Clare in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1945.[2] The community was named for both its lofty elevation, and for Clare Adams, a railroad official.[3]

Mount Clare was located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Clare, Nebraska
  2. "Nuckolls County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  3. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  4. Sedgwick, Theron E. (1921). York County, Nebraska and Its People: Together with a Condensed History of the State. S.J. Clarke. p. 131.

40°10′58″N 98°13′05″W


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