Bostwick, Nebraska Explained

Bostwick, Nebraska
Settlement Type:Unincorporated Community
Pushpin Map:USA Nebraska#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nuckolls

Bostwick is an unincorporated community in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States.

History

A post office was established at Bostwick in 1885, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1969.[1] Bostwick was named after either a settler[2] or railroad official.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuckolls County . Jim Forte Postal History . 20 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821111523/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NE&county=Nuckolls . 21 August 2014 .
  2. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. Origin of Nebraska place names. 1938. Works Progress Administration. Lincoln, NE. 7.
  3. Book: Nebraska Place-Names . University of Nebraska Press . Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. . 1960 . 0-8032-5060-6 . 107. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.

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