Nonpareil, Nebraska

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

Nonpareil, Nebraska

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.

42°22′20″N 103°10′53″W


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