Debolt, Nebraska

Debolt is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska, in the United States,[1] about 7 miles northwest of Omaha.[2]

A post office called Debolt[3] or De Bolt (two words) was established in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1899.[4] The railroad stop on the Chicago & Northwestern line was called De Bolt Place.[2] The site became the Omaha Country Club.[5]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Debolt, Nebraska
  2. 1 2 Wakeley, Arthur Cooper (1917). Omaha: The Gate City, and Douglas County, Nebraska. S.J. Clarke publishing Company. pp. 414–. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. Perkey, Elton (1982). Perkey's Nebraska place-names. Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. Commission, Nebraska. State Railway (1930). Annual Report. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

Coordinates: 41°19′25″N 96°00′42″W / 41.32361°N 96.01167°W / 41.32361; -96.01167


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