Gilmore, Nebraska Explained

Gilbert, Nebraska
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Nebraska#USA
Coordinates:41.1444°N -95.9514°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sarpy

Gilmore is an unincorporated community in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States.

History

A post office was established at Gilmore in 1869, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1908.[1]

An early railroad town,[2] the community was named for a railroad official.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarpy County . Jim Forte Postal History . 23 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120606/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NE&county=Sarpy . 4 March 2016 .
  2. Book: Sedgwick, Theron E.. York County, Nebraska and Its People: Together with a Condensed History of the State. 1921. S.J. Clarke. 136.
  3. Book: Nebraska Place-Names . University of Nebraska Press . Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. . 1960 . 0-8032-5060-6 . 125. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.

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