Crowell, Nebraska

Crowell is an unincorporated community in Dodge County, Nebraska, in the United States.[1]

History

Crowell was laid out in 1883.[2] It was either named for the proprietor of a local grain elevator[3] or for Prince S. Crowell, a railroad official.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crowell, Nebraska
  2. William Henry Buss; Thomas T. Osterman (1921). History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People. American Historical Society. p. 266.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 9.
  4. Company, Chicago and North Western Railway (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 61.

Coordinates: 41°43′41″N 96°42′28″W / 41.72806°N 96.70778°W / 41.72806; -96.70778


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