Saint Michael, Nebraska

Saint Michael is an unincorporated community in Buffalo County, Nebraska, in the 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]

References

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

Municipalities and communities of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: Kearney

Cities	Gibbon Kearney Ravenna

Villages	Amherst Elm Creek Miller Pleasanton Riverdale Shelton‡

CDPs	Glenwood Odessa Poole

Other unincorporated communities	Buda Denman Prairie Center Saint Michael Sartoria Sweetwater

Townships	Armada Beaver Cedar Center Cherry Creek Collins Divide Elm Creek Gardner Garfield Gibbon Grant Harrison Logan Loup Odessa Platte Riverdale Rusco Sartoria Schneider Scott Sharon Shelton Thornton Valley

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°01′25″N 98°44′52″W / 41.02361°N 98.74778°W / 41.02361; -98.74778

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