Saint Michael, Nebraska

Saint Michael is an unincorporated community in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

History

A post office was established at Saint Michael in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1956.[2] Saint Michael was named for Mike Kyne, an Irish settler who agreed to sell his land for a town in exchange for the naming rights.[3]

gollark: Basically.
gollark: They were in denial anyway, and they're disposable alts.
gollark: Great!
gollark: Can I put my alts here?
gollark: Well, we *have* gotten the stuff documentedish and it hasn't been deleted. So, success?

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Michael, Nebraska
  2. "Buffalo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 26.



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