Hitchcock County

Hitchcock County was named in honor of Phineas Warrener Hitchcock (1831-1881) who was a United States senator from Nebraska at the time of its organization in 1873.

Its boundaries were defined by an act approved February 27, 1873.

Beverly

A village on a branch of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad in Beverly precinct. It was probably named for Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Cornell

A former, inland post office in Cornell precinct. The name is probably local in origin.

Culbertson

This town was named in honor of the well known Indian agent, Culbertson, and is in Culbertson precinct.

Meeker

A station on the branch line of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad near the line between Riverside and Pleasant Hill precincts. The name apparently has reference to a local settler.

Palisade

This name was given by Samuel True because of the breaks, resembling palisades, around the town. Palisade is in Palisade precinct.

Poe

A station on the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad in Pleasantview precinct.

Rupert

A station on the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad in Riverside precinct. The name is probably for a local resident.

Stratton

The town of Stratton, in Stratton precinct, was founded in 1883 and named in honor of a Mrs. Stratton, one of the first settlers in the vicinity.

Trenton

The Lincoln Land Company laid out and named the town at the time when the Burlington Railroad was extended through the vicinity to Denver. Trenton is the county seat of Hitchcock County. A neighboring precinct has the same name. Trenton was probably named for Trenton, New Jersey.

Nebraska Place-Names - Lilian Linder Fitzpatrick A.M.

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