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Jefferson County History
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First Towns & Post Offices
- Big Sandy Station P.O.
- Cub Creek P.O.
- East Meridian P.O.
- Freeport
- Jefferson P.O.
- Jenkins's Mill
- Lemonville
- Little Sandy P.O.
- Mark's Mills
- Meridian (First Real Town - about 1868)
- Plymouth P.O. (Old Plymouth)
- Rock Creek Station P.O.
Source: Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County (1912)
1885 Towns & Post Offices
- Bowers P.O. - Richland Twp. Sec. 2
- Diller - Pleasant Twp. Sec. 26 & 25
- Endicott - Endicott Twp. Sec. 4
- Fairbury - Fairbury Twp. Sec. 14 & 15
- Kesterson - Antelope Twp. Sec. 3 & 4
- Meridian P.O. - Meridian Twp. Sec. 19
- Plymouth P.O. - Plymouth Twp. Sec. 31
- Powell - Meridian Pct. Twp. 14 & 20
- Reynolds - Buckley Twp. Sec. 8 & 17
- Rose Creek (Formerly Mark's Mill) - Buckley Twp. Sec. 7
- Steele City - Newton Pct. Twp. 19
Source: Everts & Kirk's Official State Atlas of Nebraska 1885
1900 Towns & Post Offices
- Bower P.O. - Washington Twp. Sec. 35
- Daykin (1887) - Eureka Twp. Sec. 10 & 15
- Diller - Pleasant Twp. Sec. 25 & 26
- Endicott - Endicott Twp. Sec. 4
- Fairbury - Fairbury Twp. Sec. 11, 14, 15, & 23
- Fitzgerald Siding (R.R. siding with an elevator) - Pleasant Twp. Sec. 29
- Gladstone - Lincoln Twp. Sec. 10
- Harbine - Jefferson Twp. Sec. 27 & 28
- Helvey - Eureka Twp. Sec. 36
- Jansen - Cub Creek Twp. Sec. 34
- Kesterson (only shows depot & mill) - Antelope Twp. Sec. 3
- Plymouth (1892) - Plymouth Twp. Sec. 21
- Powell - Meridian Twp. Sec. 14 & 23
- Reynolds - Buckley Twp. Sec. 8 & 17
- Rose Creek City - Buckley Twp. Sec. 7
- Steele City (P. O. Steelburg) - Newton Twp. Sec. 19
- Thompson - Buckley Twp. Sec. 12
Source: Northwest Publishing Co. Plat Book of Jefferson County 1900
1917 Towns & Post Offices
- Bower - Washington Twp. Sec. 35
- Daykin - Eureka Twp. Sec. 10 & 15
- Diller - Pleasant Twp. Sec. 25 & 26
- Endicott - Endicott Twp. Sec. 4
- Fairbury - Fairbury Twp. Sec. 11, 14, 15, & 23
- Gladstone - Lincoln Twp. Sec. 10
- Harbine - Jefferson Twp. Sec. 27 & 28
- Helvey - Eureka Twp. Sec. 36
- Jansen - Cub Creek Twp. Sec. 34
- Kesterson Station (only shows depot) - Antelope Twp. Sec. 3
- Plymouth - Plymouth Twp. Sec. 21
- Powell - Meridian Twp. Sec. 14 & 23
- Reynolds - Buckley Twp. Sec. 8 & 17
- Rose Creek City - Buckley Twp. Sec. 7
- Shea (Formerly Fitzgerald Siding) - Pleasant Twp. Sec. 29
- Steele City - Newton Twp. Sec. 19
- Thompson - Buckley Twp. Sec. 12
Source: Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Standard Atlas of Jefferson County 1917
1997 Towns
- Daykin - Eureka Twp. Sec. 10 & 15
- Diller - Pleasant Twp. Sec. 25 & 26
- Endicott - Endicott Twp. Sec. 4
- Fairbury - Fairbury Twp. Sec. 11, 14, 15, & 23
- Gladstone - Lincoln Twp. Sec. 10
- Harbine - Jefferson Twp. Sec. 27 & 28
- Jansen - Cub Creek Twp. Sec. 34
- Plymouth - Plymouth Twp. Sec. 21
- Powell - Meridian Twp. Sec. 14 & 23
- Reynolds - Buckley Twp. Sec. 8 & 17
- Steele City - Newton Twp. Sec. 19
- Thompson - Buckley Twp. Sec. 12
Townships
- Antelope
- Buckley
- Cub Creek
- Endicott
- Eureka
- Fairbury
- Gibson
- Jefferson
- Lincoln
- Meridian
- Newton
- Pleasant
- Plymouth
- Richland
- Rock Creek
- Washington
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