Dakota Junction, Nebraska
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Dakota Junction, Nebraska | |
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  Dakota Junction Location within Nebraska  Dakota Junction Dakota Junction (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°51′35″N 103°05′39″W / 42.85972°N 103.09417°WCoordinates: 42°51′35″N 103°05′39″W / 42.85972°N 103.09417°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Dawes |
| Elevation | 3,241 ft (988 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 308 |
| GNIS feature ID | 835540[1] |
Dakota Junction is an unincorporated community located in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States.[1]
History
Dakota Junction was so named from its location at a rail junction, with trains headed for Wyoming or South Dakota.[2][3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dakota Junction, Nebraska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Company, Chicago and North Western Railway (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 62. Search this book on
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 49. ISBN 0803250606. Search this book on A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
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