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Dundy County Communities

Dundy county was created in 27 February1873 and named for U.S. Circuit Court Judge Elmer S. Dundy. If you have some information that can be added to this page, please e-mail David Gochenour for inclusion.



  Allston   Arakan   Benkelman   Burntwood City   Callison
  Calvert   Circle Ranch   Colfer   Collinsville   Connor's 25 Ranch
  Crab Island   Doane   Dundy Centre   Elmer   Haigler
  Hancock   Hiawatha   Hoover   Ives   Jacobs
  Kaw   Lamont   Lux   Max   Neel
  Norton   Ough   Parks   Pink Prairie   Republican Forks
  Rollwitz   Rosewater   Sanborn   Sandwich   Union

  • Allston
    • Allston precinct was named after the little town of Allston, with its one store and newspaper. The town has been off the map many years. Dundy County Chapter of 1940 Who's Who.
  • Arakan

  • Benkelman
    • : Originally a Post Office named Collinsville, but changed in June 1885 to Benkelman for stockraiser J. G. Benkelman. The County Seat of Dundy County.

  • Burntwood City

  • Callison

  • Calvert

  • Circle Ranch

  • Colfer

  • Collinsville

  • Connor's 25 Ranch

  • Crab Island

  • Doane

  • Dundy Centre

  • Elmer

  • Haigler
    • Village in southwest Dundy County. Haigler was platted in 1886. Named after Jacob Haigler, a pioneer. Wikipedia

  • Hancock

  • Hiawatha
    • See Neel below.

  • Hoover

  • Ives
    • The original name of Parks. See Parks below.

  • Jacobs

  • Kaw

  • Lamont
    • An unincorporated community in Dundy County. The post office was established in 1893 and discontinued in 1934. Wikipedia

  • Lux
    • See Norton Below.

  • Max
    • An unincorporated community in Eastern Nebraska. Settled in 1880. Wikipedia

  • Neel
    • Established in 1887 by Nels Williamson, who established a post office. The town changed its name to Hiawatha in 1889. The town declined in the 1930s and the post office was discontinued. Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey on the Internet Archive

  • Norton
    • The Norton Post office was established in 1906. The name was changed to Lux. The post office was discontinued in 1918. (Dundy County Heritage)

  • Ough
    • John C Ough established a post office in 1885 in Northeast Dundy. The town lost business and declined when the railroad was routed to Imperial in Chase County. Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey on the Internet Archive

  • Parks
    • Located in southern Dundy County, Parks is an unincorporated community. It was named after Frank Parks, who was a surveyor for the railroad. Wikipedia

  • Pink Prairie

  • Republican Forks

  • Rollwitz
    • Established in 1902 in north central Dundy County. The post office closed in 1918 and the town declined. Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey on the Internet Archive

  • Rosewater

  • Sanborn
    • An unincoporated community in Dundy County. Named for J.E. Sanborn. The post office opened in 1906 and was closed in 1929. (Wikipedia)

  • Sandwich
    • So named because it was sandwiched between the Circle Ranch and the Parsons ranch. It had no post office. Settled in 1884. Eventually became a ranch. Dundy County Heritage.

  • Union
    • Union precinct was named in honor of the Union church organization. No longer exists. Who's Who
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