The Cities, Towns and Townships of Webster County

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Townships Badger

Burnside

Clay

Colfax

Dayton

Deer Creek

Douglas

Elkhorn

Fulton

Gowrie

Hardin

 

Jackson

Johnson

Lost Grove

Newark

Otho

Pleasant Valley

Sumner

Wahkonsa

Washington

Webster

Yell ~ The first area heavily settled in Webster County.

 

     
Cities and Towns Badger

Barnum

Burnside

Callender

Clare

Coalville
Web site from Cindy Youngquist about Coalville

Dayton

Duncombe

Fort Dodge

Gowrie

 

Harcourt

Lanyon

Lehigh

Moorland

Otho

Roelyn

Slifer

Tara

Vincent

 

     
Places Which No Longer Exist on Any Current Map Border Plains
This town was located in Sec 30 of Washington Twp, north of Lehigh.  There is a historical marker for the school located on the north side of the gravel road.

Brushe -could be Brushy Creek PO also defunct

Evanston

Flugstad PO

Jund PO and Sta.
All of the above are in Washington Township

Tyson Mills (1875 name of Lehigh)

Kesho in Fulton Twp

Carbon SE of Ft. Dodge

 

Hardscrabble in Dayton Twp.
Located on the West side of the Des Moines River, just North of present day Hwy 175 bridge.  This would be section 16 of Dayton Twp.  Thanks to Gerry Dahl for asking the question and Chuck Lindquist for answering!

Lundgren
 Located about 16 miles west of Lehigh along the railroad
Thanks to Jerry Lundgren (no relation) for this info!

McGuire Bend
Located Southeast of Lehigh in Sec. 15 of Yell Township, on a bend in the Des Moines River.  There is a church and cemetery still located here.   Link to the McGuire Bend United Brethren Church

Nebraska-evidently a settlement circa 1850s in an unknown location  *06/09

Anybody know anymore??

 

 

 
 
 

 


 
 
 
 

 

 














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