Eldorado, Nebraska
Unincorporated Community in Nebraska, United States
40°42′N 98°00′W / 40.7°N 98°W / 40.7; -98![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)
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Eldorado is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Nebraska, United States.[1]
History
Eldorado is derived from a Spanish name meaning "golden" and the community was so named by account of its golden soil.[2] A post office was established at El Dorado in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1942.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eldorado, Nebraska
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 42. ISBN 0803250606. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
- ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Nebraska, United States
County seat: Clay Center
- Clay Center
- Edgar
- Fairfield
- Harvard
- Sutton
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- Deweese
- Glenvil
- Ong
- Saronville
- Trumbull‡
communities
- Eldorado
- Verona
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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40°41′03″N 97°59′44″W / 40.68417°N 97.99556°W / 40.68417; -97.99556
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