Bookwalter, Nebraska

Bookwalter is an unincorporated community in Pawnee County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

Bookwalter, Nebraska
Bookwalter, Nebraska
Coordinates: 40.1°N 96.4°W / 40.1; -96.4
Country United States
State Nebraska
CountyPawnee

History

A post office was established at Bookwalter in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.[2] The community was named for W. J. Bookwalter, the original owner of the town site.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bookwalter, Nebraska
  2. "Pawnee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 7.


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