Dannevirke, Nebraska
Dannevirke is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Nebraska, United States.[1]
Dannevirke, Nebraska | |
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 Dannevirke Community Hall | |
  Dannevirke, Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 41.3°N 98.7°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| County | Howard |
History
A post office was established at Dannevirke in the 1880s.[2] A majority of the early settlers being natives of Denmark caused the name of Dannevirke, for the old Danish fortification, to be selected.[3][4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dannevirke, Nebraska
- "Howard County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Hickey, Donald R.; Wunder, Susan A.; Wunder, John R. (2007). Nebraska Moments. U of Nebraska Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-8032-1572-X.
- Federal Writers' Project (1939). Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State. WPA. p. 293. ISBN 0-8032-6918-8.
Municipalities and communities of Howard County, Nebraska, United States | ||
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| City |  Map of Nebraska highlighting Howard County | |
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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