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Dorsey is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

History

A post office was established at Dorsey in the 1880s.[2] It was named for George Washington Emery Dorsey, a Representative to the United States Congress from Nebraska.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dorsey, Nebraska
  2. ^ "Holt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 75. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.

42°40′54″N 98°20′40″W / 42.68167°N 98.34444°W / 42.68167; -98.34444


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