Jalapa (aka Jalapa City aka Jalappa) is a bygone-never-incorporated small city in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Hooper on the north side of Maple Creek (a tributary to the Elkhorn River) in Section 5 of Nickerson Township. It is also about 9 miles (14 km) north and nine miles west of Fremont.[1][2][3]

Jalapa, Nebraska
Jalapa is located in Nebraska
Jalapa
Jalapa
Location within the state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°33′54″N 96°32′54″W / 41.5650544°N 96.5484314°W / 41.5650544; -96.5484314
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyDodge
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code402

Post office

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JALAPA P.O.
JAN. 18, 1859
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FREMONT, OMAHA
AND FONTENELLE
VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS
ASSEMBLED HERE
IN PAUNEE WAR
JULY 5, 1859
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ERECTED BY
DODGE COUNTY
JULY 5, 1928

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(41°33′22″N 96°32′28″W / 41.5561544°N 96.5410114°W / 41.5561544; -96.5410114).

The Jalapa Post Office was established January 18, 1859, at the home of Henry Clay Campbell, who served as its first Postmaster. The Jalapa Post Office was discontinued July 11, 1870, and replaced by the Hooper Post Office.

Notable people

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  • Fannie Brown Patrick (1864–1939), musician and women's suffragist, married Frank Goodwill Patrick (1854–1922) April 4, 1888, in Jalapa.[4][5]

Bibliography

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References

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  • Brown–Patrick Marriage, Jalapa, Nebraska, April 4, 1888 → Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855–1908 for Fannie W Brown; Dodge 1880–1889 (microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah at the Nebraska State Historical Society by LDS Genealogical Missionaries Richard Owen Thornton (1933–2008) and wife, Agnes Marie Thornton (née Agnes Marie Johnson; 1931–2020); September 18, 1997. Film Emulsion No. 24339201. Film Unit Serial No. 2488. Project No. NEBR 02700. Roll No. 2). April 4, 1888. p. 391 of 574 (digital page 747 of 845). Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Ancestry.com.
    1. Via Ancestry.com → "Fannie W. Brown".
    2. Via Ancestry.com → "Frank G. Patrick".
    3. Via FamilySearch → "Fannie W. Brown".
    4. Via FamilySearch → "Frank G. Patrick".
Original record: Marriage Record – Dodge County. Vol. 5 (February 5, 1886 – February 20, 1889). Book printed by Herald Printing, Nebraska. p. 391 of 574.


    1. Via host website (David Rumsey Historical Map Collection).  
    2. Via HathiTrust (Cornell. 1927 reproduction by the Eastern Nebraska Genealogical Society).  
    3. Via Google Books (Cornell. 1927 reproduction by the Eastern Nebraska Genealogical Society).