Amboy, Nebraska

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Amboy, Nebraska
Amboy, Nebraska is located in Nebraska
Amboy, Nebraska
Amboy, Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°05′25″N 98°26′19″W / 40.09028°N 98.43861°W / 40.09028; -98.43861
Country United States
State Nebraska
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Founded1876

Amboy is an unincorporated community in Webster County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

History[]

Amboy was founded circa 1876.[2] A post office was established at Amboy in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1890.[3] The Amboy station was at the junction of two railroads.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amboy, Nebraska
  2. ^ Sedgwick, Theron E. (1921). York County, Nebraska and Its People: Together with a Condensed History of the State. S.J. Clarke. p. 141.
  3. ^ "Webster County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Webster and Nuckolls Counties, Nebraska. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1890. p. 566.

Coordinates: 40°05′25″N 98°26′19″W / 40.09028°N 98.43861°W / 40.09028; -98.43861


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