Goodwin, Nebraska

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Goodwin is an unincorporated community in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States.{{GNIS|835313|name=Goodwin, Nebraska}}

History

Goodwin was established in 1892.{{cite book|author=M. M. Warner|title=Warner's History of Dakota County, Nebraska: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time, with Biographical Sketches, and Anecdotes of Ye Olden Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KYAUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA97|year=1893|publisher=Mirror Job Office|page=97}} It was named for John C. Goodwin, a railroad official.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dlas_EPVGFEC | title=Nebraska Place-Names | publisher=University of Nebraska Press | author=Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. | year=1960 | pages=48| isbn=0803250606 }} A [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=englishunsllc 1925 edition] is available for download at [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.] A post office was established at Goodwin in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1940.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NE&county=Dakota | title=Dakota County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=25 August 2014}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Dakota County, Nebraska

Category:Unincorporated communities in Nebraska