Amboy, Nebraska

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

Amboy, Nebraska
Unincorporated Community
Amboy, Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°05′25″N 98°26′19″W
Country United States
State Nebraska
CountyWebster
Founded1876

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]

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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.



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