Coordinates: 41°19′21″N 98°42′30″W / 41.32250°N 98.70833°W / 41.32250; -98.70833

Dannevirke, Nebraska

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Dannevirke, Nebraska
Dannevirke Community Hall
Dannevirke Community Hall
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CountryFile:Flag of the United States.svg United States
StateFile:Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska
CountyHoward

Dannevirke is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

History

A post office was established at Dannevirke in the 1880s.[2] A majority of the early settlers being natives of Denmark caused the name of Dannevirke, for the old Danish fortification, to be selected.[3][4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dannevirke, Nebraska
  2. "Howard County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. Hickey, Donald R.; Wunder, Susan A.; Wunder, John R. (2007). Nebraska Moments. U of Nebraska Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-8032-1572-X.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1939). Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State. WPA. p. 293. ISBN 0-8032-6918-8.

41°19′21″N 98°42′30″W / 41.32250°N 98.70833°W / 41.32250; -98.70833