Nonpareil, Nebraska

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

History edit

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 edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nonpareil, Nebraska
^ "Box Butte County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 21. ISBN 0803250606.

42°22′20″N 103°10′53″W / 42.37222°N 103.18139°W / 42.37222; -103.18139

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[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.

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