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Nebraska State Gazetteer,
Business Directory and Farmers List
for 1890-1891
CHERRY COUNTY
Arabia Brownlee Cody Compton Conquest Crookston
Fort Niobrara Kennedy Kewanee Kilgore Lavaca McCann Merriman
Nenzel Penbrook Putnam Reige Simeon Sparks Valentine Wood Lake
page 51
Arabia, a station and post office on the F. E. & M. V. R. R., in the eastern part of Cherry county, 16 miles from Valentine...Population 40.
Brownlee, a postoffice in the southeastern part of Cherry county. Seneca, a station on the B. & M. R. R. in Hooker county, is the nearest railway station
Dahlborn A M, blacksmithCody is a village with about 125 inhabitants, located in the northern part of Cherry county, 38 miles west of Valentine, on the Black Hills line of the F. E & M. V. R.R.. There are several general merchandise stores and some other kinds of businesses.
Barnes L D, genl mdse, agl implts.page 124
Compton, a postoffice in Cherry county.
page 124 (Bill & Norma Wever)
Conquest, a post office recently establishedd in the southern part of Cherry county.
Hiner Leronard, blacksmith.page 132 (Wevers)
Crookston, a station on the F. E. & M. V. R. R. in the northwestern part of Cherry county, 11 miles west of Valentine. Population 50.
Fort Niobrara is in the northeastern part of Cherry county, on the Niobrara river, four miles from Valentine, the county seat, which latter place is the depot for all the necessary supplies for this post. As its name implies it is a military post, and trade is principally carried on with the Indians at the reservation upon which it is situated.
Thatcher I M, genl mdse, postmaster.Kennedy, a village in the west central part of Cherry county, forty miles from Valentine, the county seat.
Orchard J W, phys.Kewanee, a post office in the extreme northeastern part of Cherry county, eight miles north of Fort Robinson.
Kilgore, a post office in the west central part of Cherry county, was formerly called Bailware. Population 25.
Coleman Abe, justice.Lavaca, a postoffice in the extreme western part of Cherry county, 90 miles from Valentine, the county seat. Population, 20.
Crowe J W, justiceMcCann, a postoffice in the north central part of Cherry county, 30 miles from Valentine, the county seat and nearest railway station.
Anderson Hans, blacksmithMerriman, a station on the F. E. & M. V. R. R., in the northwestern part of Cherry county, 63 miles west of Valentine, the seat of justice. Population, 200.
Folsom C H, justice.Nenzel, a postoffice in the central part of Cherry county, about 30 miles south of Cody, a station on the F.E. & M.V.R.R. Population, 100.
Childers H L, blacksmith.Penbrook, a postoffice in the northeastern part of Cherry county, 18 miles from Valentine, the seat of justice. Population, 10.
page 458 (NOTE: There is another Putnam in Gage County in 1890)
Putnam, a postoffice in Cherry county, surrounded by numerous stock ranches.
Avery J, postmaster.Riege, a postoffice in the northeastern part of Cherry county, near the Dakota state line.
Anderson W, blacksmithSimeon, a postoffice in the central part of Cherry county, 22 miles from Valentine, the county seat. Population, 20.
Carson W G, justice.page 503
Sparks, a postoffice in the northeastern part of Cherry county, on the north bank of the Niobrara river, 18 miles from Valentine, the county seat and nearest railway shipping point.
Chanfty H C, blacksmith.Valentine, one of the most picturesque prosperous and progressive communities in Cherry county, 315 miles from Omaha, on the line of the F. E. & M. V. R. R. It has a population of 800. Two rivers, the Niobrara and Minishaduza here meet and unite their waters, and Fort Niobrara lies but little way beyond, being but four and a half miles from the town. The supplies for this fort come from Valentine, and is to a certain extent a source of wealth. Here is also located a U. S. Land Office. The firm of Harrington & Haley abstracters also deal largely in real estate and farm loans. The Cherry County Bank conducted by Sparks Bros., and the Bank of Valentine, both stand well and meet all the wants of the people the hotels are the Ray House and Valentine House, both very popular. The press is represented by the Republican, conducted by W. S. Barker, is enterprising and progressive with the times, having a large circulation. The schools and churches are as fine as any in the state. Valentine will rank as one of the leading places along the line of the F. E. & M. V. R. E.
Allen Thomas J, saloon.Wood Lake, a station on the F. E. & M. V. R. R., in the eastern part of Cherry county, 26 miles from Valentine, the county seat. Population, 200.
Bailey C M, genl mdse, drugs.Visit the Cherry County, Nebraska website
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