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Ough, Nebraska

Coordinates: 40°19′20″N 101°30′46″W / 40.32222°N 101.51278°W / 40.32222; -101.51278
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Ough is a former unincorporated community in Dundy County, Nebraska, United States. All that is left at Ough today is a farmhouse and compound. There are three silos on the Ough farmland.[1]

History

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A post office was established at Ough in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.[2] The community hit a peak population of 25 in 1890. It is named for John Ough, the first postmaster, and his three brothers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ough, Nebraska
  2. ^ "Dundy County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  3. ^ Nebraska History, Volume 59, Perkey's Names of Nebraska Locations. p. 132 (1978)

40°19′20″N 101°30′46″W / 40.32222°N 101.51278°W / 40.32222; -101.51278