Eldorado, Nebraska

Eldorado is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Nebraska, in the United States.^[1]

History

Eldorado is derived from a Spanish name meaning "golden" and the community was so named by account of its golden soil.^[2] A post office was established at El Dorado in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1942.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eldorado, Nebraska
↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 42. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
↑ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: Clay Center

Cities	Clay Center Edgar Fairfield Harvard Sutton

Villages	Deweese Glenvil Ong Saronville Trumbull‡

Townships	Edgar Eldorado Fairfield Glenvil Harvard Inland Leicester Lewis Logan Lone Tree Lynn Marshall School Creek Sheridan Spring Ranch Sutton

CDP	Inland

Other unincorporated communities	Eldorado Verona

Ghost town	Spring Ranch

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°41′03″N 97°59′44″W / 40.68417°N 97.99556°W / 40.68417; -97.99556

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