Straussville, Nebraska

Straussville is an unincorporated community in Richardson County, Nebraska, in the United States.^[1]

History

Straussville was platted in 1901. It was named for Gustave Strauss, the original owner of the town site.^[2]

A post office was established at Straussville in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Straussville, Nebraska
↑ Edwards, Lewis Clifford (1917). History of Richardson County, Nebraska: Its People, Industries and Institutions : with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of the Old Families. Unigraphic. p. 244.
↑ "Richardson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Richardson County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: Falls City

Cities	Falls City Humboldt

Villages	Barada Dawson Preston Rulo Salem Shubert Stella Verdon

Unincorporated communities	Nim City Straussville

Indian reservations	Ioway Reservation‡ Sac and Fox Reservation‡

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

Coordinates: 40°06′30″N 95°38′02″W / 40.10833°N 95.63389°W / 40.10833; -95.63389

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