Arbor, Nebraska Explained

Official Name:Arbor, Nebraska
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Nebraska#USA
Pushpin Label:Arbor
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:40.8956°N -96.6731°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Nebraska
Subdivision Name2:Lancaster
Established Title3:Unincorporated
Elevation Ft:1158
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:835235
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5

Arbor is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.

History

Arbor may be named from Arbor Lodge, the estate of Julius Sterling Morton, the 3rd United States Secretary of Agriculture.[1] However, another source speculates that Arbor was likely named for the trees lining the town site.[2] Arbor had a post office from 1894 until 1900.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 38.
  2. Book: Nebraska Place-Names . University of Nebraska Press . Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. . 1960 . 0-8032-5060-6 . 90. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  3. Web site: Lancaster County . Jim Forte Postal History . 19 August 2014.