Crowell, Nebraska | |
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  Crowell, Nebraska  Crowell, Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 41°42′N 96°42′W / 41.7°N 96.7°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| County | Dodge |
| Founded | 1883 |
Crowell is an unincorporated community in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States.[1]
History[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crowell, Nebraska
- ^ William Henry Buss; Thomas T. Osterman (1921). History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People. American Historical Society. p. 266.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 9.
- ^ 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.
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41°43′41″N 96°42′28″W / 41.72806°N 96.70778°W