Debolt, Nebraska

Debolt, Nebraska
Unincorporated Community
Debolt, Nebraska is located in Nebraska
Debolt, Nebraska
Debolt, Nebraska
Debolt, Nebraska is located in the United States
Debolt, Nebraska
Debolt, Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°18′N 96°00′W / 41.3°N 96°W / 41.3; -96
Country United States
State Nebraska
CountyDouglas

Debolt is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States,[1] located approximately seven miles northwest of Omaha.[2]

A post office called Debolt[3] or De Bolt (two words) was established in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1899.[4] The railroad stop on the Chicago & Northwestern line was called De Bolt Place.[2][5]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Debolt, Nebraska
  2. ^ a b Wakeley, Arthur Cooper (1917). Omaha: The Gate City, and Douglas County, Nebraska. S.J. Clarke publishing Company. pp. 414–. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Perkey, Elton (1982). Perkey's Nebraska place-names. Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  5. ^ Fletcher Sasse, Adam. (2016) "A History of the Village of DeBolt," NorthOmahaHistory.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.