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PART 7

| Lincoln | Logan | Loup | McPherson |
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Madison | Merrick | Morrill | Nance | Nemaha |
Part 8
Alphabetical Town Index



LINCOLN COUNTY


        Lincoln county was organized and the boundaries defined by an act of the legislature approved January 7, 1860, under the name of Shorter county. The name was changed to Lincoln county in 1866 in honor of President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). The boundaries were redefined March 1, 1871.



LOGAN COUNTY


        Logan county was named in honor of General John A. Logan (1826-1886). In the early days this county was largely settled by Civil War veterans. Its boundaries were defined by an act of the legislature approved February 24, 1885.



LOUP COUNTY


        Loup County was named after the Loup river which flows through it. The boundaries of the original county were defined by an act of the legislature approved March 6, 1855; and were redefined by an act approved February 23, 1883. Gannett's treatise on place names states that Loup county was named for the tribe of Pawnee Loups. More probably the Loup river was so named.



MCPHERSON COUNTY


        McPherson county was organized by Governor Thayer in 1890. Its boundaries were defined by an act of Legislature, March 31, 1887. The county was named in honor of General James B. McPherson (1828-1864), of Civil War fame.



MADISON COUNTY


        Madison county was organized in December, 1867. It was named Madison at the suggestion of the Germans at Norfolk who came from Madison county, Wisconsin. Its boundaries were defined and the county established by an act of the legislature approved January 26, 1856; redefined by an act approved March 3, 1873. Gannett in his work on place names states that Madison county was named for President James Madison (1751-1836).
        The statement that the county was named Madison at the suggestion of German settlers from Madison county, Wisconsin, after their former home, accords with that of Judge McCallum in his History of Madison County, Nebraska, as published on page 5 of the Weekly Review, Madison, Nebraska, issued July 7, 1876, and is authoritative. Madison county, Wisconsin, was named for President James Madison.



MERRICK COUNTY


        Merrick county was named in honor of Elvira Merrick (Mrs. Henry W. De Puy). The county was established and its boundaries defined by an act of the legislature approved November 4, 1858. The bill to establish Merrick county and to locate the county seat at Elvira was introduced by Representative Henry W. De Puy, from Dodge county.



MORRILL COUNTY


        Morrill county was named in honor of Charles Henry Morrill, a veteran of the Civil War and regent of the University of Nebraska, 1890-1903. The county was originally a part of Cheyenne county and was set apart and established at the general election held November 3, 1908, and by proclamation of Governor George L. Sheldon, November 12, 1908.



NANCE COUNTY


        Nance county was originated on February 4, 1879. It was named in honor of Albinus Nance, governor of Nebraska, 1879-1882. The boundaries were defined by an act of the legislature approved February 13, 1879.



NEMAHA COUNTY


        Nemaha county was named for the Nemaha river. The Otoe Indian name of the river is Nimaha, from ni, water; and maha, miry; that is miry water river. The boundaries were defined by an act of the legislature approved March 7, 1855; redefined January 26, 1856, and November 1, 1858. A neighboring county in Kansas has the same name.



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