Northport, Nebraska

Northport was connected to The Burlington route in 1900 when the CB&Q built a branch from Alliance, Nebraska.{{Cite web|title=History of Railroads in Nebraska|url=http://history.rays-place.com/ne/st-railroads.htm|access-date=2020-06-11|website=history.rays-place.com}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} A post office was established at Northport in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1975.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NE&county=Morrill | title=Morrill County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=19 August 2014}} Northport was named from its location on the north bank of the North Platte River.{{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 |isbn=0-8032-5060-6 | pages=104}} 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.]

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Morrill County, Nebraska

Category:Unincorporated communities in Nebraska

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