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URL of article: http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1978PerkeysB-H.pdf Date: 10/6/2014 Article Summary: Perkey’s Names of Nebraska Locations, continued from the Winter Issue 1977. This article covers Boyd County through Hall County, Nebraska, with information about each town’s post office, name explanation, and former names. PERKEY'S NA~IES OF NEBRASKA LOCATIONS By Elton A. Perkey Continued from Winter Issue, 1977. BOYDCOVNTY Established and its boundaries defined by legislative act approved March 20. 1891. County named in honor of James E. Boyd, governor of Nebraska 1891. 1892.1893. Previously part of Holt County. Alford. ;»ost oflice established FebrualY 5, 1892. Name changed to Monowi July 3, 1902. Town named for William Alford Sr., who settled here in 1890. Anoka. Peak population (1910). 145. Post office established September 19. 1902. discontinued 1967. Anoka is a Dakota Indian word meaning "on both sides," Town named by Pioneer Town Site Company for Anoka, Minnesota. Baker. Peak population (1910). SO. Post office established November 24, 1891. discontinued March 2. 1906. Former village named for Fred Baker, first postmaster. Buln. Post office established November 24. 1891; discontinued March 14, 1904. NaOled for the low basins and lakes in the neighborhood. Brlltow. Peak population (1920), 255. Post office established November 24, 1891. Commemorates Secretary of the Treasury Benjamin H. Bristow. who served in President Grant's Cabinet. Town platted by Pioneer Town Site Company in 1902. Before Bristol became a village, post office was located west of present site. Bulte. Peak population (1940). 623. Post office established July 13. 1914. This county·seat town named for the Twin Buttes located 8 miles west of Butte and visible from South Dakota and five counties in Nebraska. Doty. Census not available. Post office established January 20. 1881; discontinued February 11,1902. Former town named forE. H. Doty. who settled here in 1879. He was responsible for many of the area post roads. GI'OII. Peak population (1900),325. Post office name changed from Morton February 28, 1895; discontinued 1960; mall served from Spencer. Town named by Postmaster Benjamin B. Gross, one of the first settlers. He homesteaded the land on which the town is located. Key. Paba. Post office established August 21, 1877; disc:ontinued February 11, 1888. Named for the Keya Paha River. on which it is located. Name is Indian in origin. KlDcalcL Post office established October 4. 1901; discontinued September 25, 1902. Probably named in honor of Moses Kincaid, author of the Kincaid homesteading law. LlIIcb. Peak population (1920),589. Post office established August 22, 1890. Town named for John Lynch, first postmaster. Petitions designated the town Lynchburg, but US Post Office Department shortened name to Lynch. Maakato. Census not available. Post office established September 6, 1890; discontinued September 25. 1901. Former village probably named for Mankato. Minnesota, from Indian word "Mu·Ki·To" meaning "blue earth." MonowL Peak population (1930),123. Post office name changed from Alford July 3, 1902; made a rural branch ofLynch. 1970. Town named by PlonCCf Town Site Company for Indian word meaning "Dower." Many wUd Dowers grow in the area. Mortoa. Post office established September, 1892. Name changed to Gross February 28, 1895. Probably named for J. Sterling Morton, Nebraska statesman and originator of Arbor Day. 84 PERKEY'S NAMES 85 Naper. Peak population (1910).300. Post officcesJablished March 5,1894. Named for Ralph Naper, who gave forty acres of his homestead for a town site. First called Naperville. Perry. Post office established May 29. 1899: discontinued March 9, 1900. Probably named for a local settler. POltvDle. Former locality probably named for the post road to Fort Randall. South Dakota. Rauch. Post office established September 24. 1891: discontinued December 22. 1894. Named by Ed Lewis. first postmaster. Read. Post office established October 30, 1899; discontinued May 31, 1905. Origin of the name of this post office has not been ascertained. Rochater. Post office established lanuary 4. 1895: discontinued October 31. 1898. Probably named for Rochester, Minnesota. ROiedale. Census not available. Post office established luly 1. 1898; discontinued November 14. 1903. Former village named by 10hn M. Anderson for a place in Minnesota. Spencer. Peak population (1920). 728. Post office established May 12. 1891. Named for Spencer. Iowa, former home of many of the tirst settlers. A Mr. Sterns, tirst postmaster. suggested the name. Originally located near the dam south of town, the community was moved a year later to its present site on the slope. Sylvia. Located 2 miles north of Rosedale but never a post office as some sources indicate. Named for Sylvia Rosburg. Suull)'s1de. Post office established February IS, 1881; discontinued April 20, 1883. Descriptive word for sunswept area. Tower. Post office name changed from Walther April 13, 1900; discontinued August 18, 1902. Origin of the name not learned. Walther. Post office established February 5, 1892. Name changed to Tower April 13, 1900. Named by a Lutheran minister for the Walther League, a German Lutheran Church organization. BROWNCOUNTY One source says county named for two state legislators named Brown. Another source indicates that there were five Browns. County created by legislahve enactment and approved February 19, 1883. Alnaworth. Peak population (1950), 2,150. Post office name changed from Bone Creek August 3, 1882. County·seat town named for Captain lames E. Ainsworth of Missouri Valley. Iowa, chief construction engineer of the Fremont, E1dhom and Missouri Valley Railroad. During World War II an Army Air Force base was located here. Alkali. Post office established lanuary 28, 1909; discontinued September 30, 1910. Named for the alkaline lakes in the region. Altai. Post office name changed from White Cap April 16, 1909; discontinued lanuary 5. 1918. Located on a divide. the name in latin means "high" or "elevated." ADdenoa. Post office established lune 23. 1884; discontinued April 19, 1886. Probably named for 10hn Anderson. first postmaster. BearclweD. Census not available. Post office established November 5, 1909; discontinued February 28, 1927. Former town named for William Beardwell. tirst postmaster. Boae Creek. Post office established February 24, 1879; name changed to Ainsworth August 3.1882. Named for the creek on which It was located. The creek. in tum. named for the numerous bones ofbutTalo and cattle strewn in the valley. Office located on the! Coole and Tower Ranches. which distributed mail on the Gordon Trail. Barpa. Post office established November 25. 1908; discontinued April IS, 1929. Named for George Burgan, first postmaster. Enders Lake. Post office established November 25, 1908; discontinued April IS. 1929. Former resort and 7,OOO·acre ranch named for J. E. Enders. who owned the ranch on 86 PERKEY'S NAMES which the resort was located. A hotel, dance hall and cottages were built later on the lake front. EYergreen. Post office established January 19. 1881: moved to Johnstown May 9. 1883. Named for the pine trees in the area. Located 2"n miles from the present town of Johnstown. GU•• Post office moved from Blaine County January 8. 1896. Name changed to Koshopah August 24. 1920. See note on Giles in Blaine County. HaJacead. Post office established June 14. 1888: discontinued October 1. 1892. Possibly named in honor of a local settler. HuffmaD. Post office established May 9. 1906: discontinued July 15. 1914. Named in honor of Eck E. Huffman. first postmaster. JOhllltoWD. Peak population (1900). 480. Post office established May 9. 1883. One source says town named in honor of John Berry. a homesteader who later ran the mail stage to Fort Niobrara before the advent of the railroad. He participated in the construction ofthe railroad through Brown County. Another source reports town named for Harrison Johnson. state legislator. KOIhopah. Post office name changed from Giles August 24. 1920: discontinued 1958. Name submitted to post office department was Koskopah for Koskopah Creek. an Indian word. Lakeiaad. Post office established August 8. 1896: discontinued September 29. 1917. Named for its location in an area of lakes in southern Brown County. Loag Pine. Peak population (1930).935. Post office established October 3. 1881. Town named for Long Pine Creek and canyon through which the stream winds. High symmetrical pines on its banks inspired the name. MabeJo. Post office established January 16. 1886: discontinued January 14. 1895. Name origin not learned: probably a coined word. Ma.,. Post office established April 10, 1908: discontinued. 1939. Honored Mrs. Mary O·Neill. first postmistress. Midvale. Post office established September 8. 1885: discontinued November 29, 1922. Name derived from location in the middle of the vaney or vale of the Calamus River. Penblaa. Post office established September 15. 191b: discontinued November 29. 1922. Probably named for General John Pershing. commander of the US Army in World War I and prominent in military history 'of Nebraska. Pike. Post office established April 23. 1906: discontinued 1933. Named in honor Frank Pike. first postmaster. Pille GleD. Post office established June 23. 1884: discontinued July 1.