Historic Sites

Early postoffices

• Near Morley Cemetery
  • Bell Creek, February 4, 1860
  • Simon Hammer, Postmaster 1860
  • Greg C. Pemberton, Postmaster 1863
  • Calvin Morley, Postmaster 1867
  • Discontinued September 25, 1869

• Plattview Post Office near present Arlington, August 1869
  • Name was changed to Belle Creek, September 1869
  • December 6,1880 name changed to Arlington

• Fairview Postoffice, Levi Johnson,Postmaster
  • Postoffice existed from June 1892 until May 1895
  • Near the railroad stop of Dale
  • When discontinued, mail went to Washington

• Bono Postoffice, August 1867, James Thompson, Postmaster
  • South and east of Herman, James Denny, Postmaster, August 1874
  • Discontinued July 1875

• Hyland Station (Tyson Station) Giles Mead, Postmaster
  • October 1881- November 1883

Towns and Villages of Washington County

To aid in locating School Districts

• Admah (East Admah)- Sec. 31-20-9, North part, Sheridan Twp.
• Andersonville- near Immanuel Lutheran Church of Orum
• Amherst(Over)- in Grant Precinct; had post office in 1873-S.S. Spiker, Postmaster
• Arlington- was renamed by railroad; had been Belle Creek
• Belle Creek - Became Arlington
• Blair- named by railroad magnate back east, formerly Carter Valley
• Bono- postal station(?)
• Bowen- Call station on C&NW in sec. 14-17,10, Arlington Twp. Named for early settler.  Masonic Lodge named after him
• Carter Valley- after earliest settlers. Became Blair
• Coffman- Became Nashville in southern part of Fort Calhoun Twp.
• Cuming City- Early town in sec. 34-19-11, Cuming City Twp.
• Dale - Village, loading yards on C&NW in Sec. 27-17-10, Arlington Twp.
• Desoto- Early town, first county seat. Sec. 25-18-12, Desoto Twp.
• Dexterville- an addition in NW sec. of Blair
• Elkhorn City, which became Elk City, is in Douglas County, southwest of Washinton
• Fletcher- Village in sec. 29, 32-20-10 in western part of Herman Twp.
• Fontanelle- Early sizable village in Fontanelle Twp.
• Fort Calhoun
• Half-way House or Station- There were two in the county. One operated by the Lippincotts between Blair and Herman; one east of Belle Creek, probably about the location of Whitford School
• Hayes Station- on Douglas Co. Line, probably on Meeve's place, sec. 31 or 32-17-11. Before Bennington and Washington were started
• Herman
• Hillside- Railroad call station and/or loading station on C&NW southwest of Blair, sec. 15-18-11
• Kennard- 1872 named after Lincoln man, state official. Re: Kennard House in Lincoln
• Orum- Village in sec. 11-18-10, Lincoln Twp.
• Rose Hill- Location of school (Dist. #39) church and cemetery
• Telebasta or Talbasta- in northern part of Fontanelle Twp. sec. 25,26,34-19-9
• Tyson Station- 1885 Village & loading yards on RR between Herman and Blair in school district #13
• Vacoma- Village in northwestern part of Grant Twp.
• Washington- incorporated village, sec.32-17-11
• York Creek- location of school district #45 and Norwegian Lutheran Church