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This is a list of [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] place names in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. These include state, county, townships, cities, towns, and villages.
This is a list of [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] place names in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. These include state, county, townships, cities, towns, and villages.
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== Counties ==
== Counties ==

* [[Red Willow County, Nebraska|Red Willow]] - From the Dakota name "Caŋṡaṡa Wakpala", which literally means [[Red Osier Dogwood]] Creek; this shrub being abundant along its banks.
* [[Red Willow County, Nebraska|Red Willow]] - From the Dakota name "Caŋṡaṡa Wakpala", which literally means [[Red Osier Dogwood]] Creek; this shrub being abundant along its banks.
* [[Cheyenne County, Nebraska|Cheyenne]]
* [[Cheyenne County, Nebraska|Cheyenne]]
* [[Dakota County, Nebraska|Dakota]]
* [[Dakota County, Nebraska|Dakota]]
* [[Keya Paha County, Nebraska]]
* [[Loup County, Nebraska|Loup]] - Named for the [[Skidi]] [[Pawnee people|Pawnee]], whose name means "wolf", which in French is loup.
* [[Loup County, Nebraska|Loup]] - Named for the [[Skidi]] [[Pawnee people|Pawnee]], whose name means "wolf", which in French is loup.
* [[Nemaha County, Nebraska|Nemaha]]
* [[Nemaha County, Nebraska|Nemaha]]
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== Villages, towns and cities ==
== Villages, towns and cities ==

* [[Anoka, Nebraska|Anoka]] - A Dakota Indian word meaning "on both sides."
* [[Anoka, Nebraska|Anoka]] - A Dakota Indian word meaning "on both sides."
* [[Arapahoe, Nebraska|Arapahoe]]
* [[Arapahoe, Nebraska|Arapahoe]]
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* [[Barada, Nebraska|Barada]] - Named after [[Antoine Barada]], a French-Omaha settler on the [[Nemaha Half-Breed Reservation]].
* [[Barada, Nebraska|Barada]] - Named after [[Antoine Barada]], a French-Omaha settler on the [[Nemaha Half-Breed Reservation]].
* [[Blackbird, Nebraska|Blackbird]] - Blackbird is the English translation of the name ''Wash-ing-guhsah-ba'', or [[Chief Blackbird]] of the [[Omaha tribe|Omahas]] who lived and died in the vicinity.
* [[Blackbird, Nebraska|Blackbird]] - Blackbird is the English translation of the name ''Wash-ing-guhsah-ba'', or [[Chief Blackbird]] of the [[Omaha tribe|Omahas]] who lived and died in the vicinity.
* [[Bone Creek Township, Butler County, Nebraska]]
* [[Brule, Nebraska|Brule]] - Named after the Brule tribe of the [[Teton Sioux]].
* [[Brule, Nebraska|Brule]] - Named after the Brule tribe of the [[Teton Sioux]].
* [[Council Creek Township, Nance County, Nebraska]]
* [[Elkhorn Township, Dodge County, Nebraska]]
* [[Fontenelle, Nebraska|Fontenelle]]
* [[Fontenelle, Nebraska|Fontenelle]]
* [[Hyannis, Nebraska|Hyannis]] - Named after [[Hyannis, Massachusetts]], which was named after [[Iyannough]], a [[sachem]] of the Cummaquid tribe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2992|title=Profile for Hyannis, Massachusetts|publisher=[[ePodunk]]|accessdate=2010-05-21}}</ref>
* [[Hyannis, Nebraska|Hyannis]] - Named after [[Hyannis, Massachusetts]], which was named after [[Iyannough]], a [[sachem]] of the Cummaquid tribe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2992|title=Profile for Hyannis, Massachusetts|publisher=[[ePodunk]]|accessdate=2010-05-21}}</ref>
* [[Iowa Township, Holt County, Nebraska]]
* [[Kenesaw Township, Adams County, Nebraska]]
* [[Leshara, Nebraska|Leshara]]
* [[Leshara, Nebraska|Leshara]]
* [[Lodgepole, Nebraska|Lodgepole]] - Named after a nearby creek that is named after a literal translation of the Dakota name, ''Tushu Wakpala''.
* [[Lodgepole, Nebraska|Lodgepole]] - Named after a nearby creek that is named after a literal translation of the Dakota name, ''Tushu Wakpala''.
* [[Logan Township, Adams County, Nebraska]]
* [[Logan Township, Antelope County, Nebraska]]
* [[Logan Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska]]
* [[Logan Township, Burt County, Nebraska]]
* [[Logan Township, Clay County, Nebraska]]
* [[Logan Township, Cuming County, Nebraska]]
* [[Logan Township, Dixon County, Nebraska]]
* [[Logan Township, Dodge County, Nebraska]]
* [[Logan Township, Gage County, Nebraska]]
* [[Logan Township, Kearney County, Nebraska]]
* [[Logan Township, Knox County, Nebraska]]
* [[Loup Ferry Township, Nance County, Nebraska]]
* [[Loup Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska]]
* [[Loup Township, Custer County, Nebraska]]
* [[Loup Township, Merrick County, Nebraska]]
* [[Loup Township, Platte County, Nebraska]]
* [[Mankota, Nebraska|Mankota]] - Mankota is from the Dakota Indian word ''Maḳaṭo'', meaning "blue earth". Named for [[Mankato, Minnesota]].
* [[Mankota, Nebraska|Mankota]] - Mankota is from the Dakota Indian word ''Maḳaṭo'', meaning "blue earth". Named for [[Mankato, Minnesota]].
* [[Minatare, Nebraska|Minatare]]
* [[Minatare, Nebraska|Minatare]]
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* [[Ogallala, Nebraska|Ogallala]] - named for the [[Oglala Lakota|Oglala]] people.
* [[Ogallala, Nebraska|Ogallala]] - named for the [[Oglala Lakota|Oglala]] people.
* [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
* [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
* [[Oneida Township, Kearney County, Nebraska]]
* [[Osceola, Nebraska|Osceola]]
* [[Osceola, Nebraska|Osceola]]
* [[Ottercreek Township, Dixon County, Nebraska]]
* [[Leshara, Nebraska|Leshara]]. Named after [[Petalesharo]], a Pawnee chief.
* [[Leshara, Nebraska|Leshara]]. Named after [[Petalesharo]], a Pawnee chief.
* [[Platte Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska]]
* [[Platte Township, Butler County, Nebraska]]
* [[Platte Township, Dodge County, Nebraska]]
* [[Pohocco Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Pohocco]] - A precinct in the northeastern part of Saunders county, the name derives from [[Pahuk]], meaning headland or promontory, the Pawnee name of a prominent hill in the vicinity.
* [[Pohocco Township, Saunders County, Nebraska|Pohocco]] - A precinct in the northeastern part of Saunders county, the name derives from [[Pahuk]], meaning headland or promontory, the Pawnee name of a prominent hill in the vicinity.
* [[Ponca, Nebraska|Ponca]]
* [[Ponca, Nebraska|Ponca]]
* [[Quinnebaugh Township, Burt County, Nebraska]]
* [[Red Cloud, Nebraska|Red Cloud]]
* [[Red Cloud, Nebraska|Red Cloud]]
* [[Rosalie, Nebraska|Rosalie]] - Named for [[:Category:La Flesche family|Rosalie La Flesche]], a daughter of Omaha chief [[Joseph La Flesche]].<ref>Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder A.M. (1925) ''[http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/englishunsllc/1 Nebraska Place-Names]. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p 140.</ref>
* [[Rosalie, Nebraska|Rosalie]] - Named for [[:Category:La Flesche family|Rosalie La Flesche]], a daughter of Omaha chief [[Joseph La Flesche]].<ref>Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder A.M. (1925) ''[http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/englishunsllc/1 Nebraska Place-Names]. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p 140.</ref>
* [[Santee, Nebraska|Santee]]
* [[Santee, Nebraska|Santee]]
* [[Sappa Township, Harlan County, Nebraska]]
* [[Saratoga Township, Holt County, Nebraska]]
* [[Sioux, Nebraska|Sioux]]
* [[Sioux, Nebraska|Sioux]]
* [[Skull Creek Township, Butler County, Nebraska]]
* [[St. Deroin, Nebraska|St. Deroin]] - A ghost town on the former [[Nemaha Half-Breed Reservation]] founded by a French-Omaha settler who was killed near his trading post along the [[Missouri River]].
* [[St. Deroin, Nebraska|St. Deroin]] - A ghost town on the former [[Nemaha Half-Breed Reservation]] founded by a French-Omaha settler who was killed near his trading post along the [[Missouri River]].
* [[Tecumseh, Nebraska|Tecumseh]]
* [[Tecumseh, Nebraska|Tecumseh]]
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* [[Winnebago, Nebraska|Winnebago]]
* [[Winnebago, Nebraska|Winnebago]]
* [[Wyoming, Nebraska|Wyoming]] - Derived from a corrupted Delaware word meaning "large plains" or "extensive meadows."
* [[Wyoming, Nebraska|Wyoming]] - Derived from a corrupted Delaware word meaning "large plains" or "extensive meadows."
* [[Wyoming Township, Holt County, Nebraska]]
* [[Yutan, Nebraska|Yutan]] - Named for an Otoe chief.
* [[Yutan, Nebraska|Yutan]] - Named for an Otoe chief.

=== Natural features ===
* [[Arikaree River]]
* [[Big Blue River (Kansas)|Big Blue River]]
* [[Big Horn Mountain]]
* [[Dakota Formation]]
* [[Elkhorn River]]
* [[Fontenelle Forest]]
* [[Guide Rock (hill)|Guide Rock]]
* [[Keya Paha River]]
* [[Lake Wanahoo]]
* [[Little Blue River (Kansas/Nebraska)|Little Blue River]]
* [[Lodgepole Creek]]
* [[Medicine Creek (Republican River)|Medicine Creek]]
* [[Missouri River]]
* [[Missouri River Valley]]
* [[Niobrara National Scenic River]]
* [[Niobrara River]]
* [[Nishnabotna River]]
* [[North Platte River]]
* [[Ogallala Aquifer]]
* [[Oglala National Grassland]]
* [[Pahuk]]
* [[Platte River]]
* [[Red Willow Creek]]
* [[South Platte River]]
* [[Standing Bear Lake]]

=== Other places ===
* [[Fontenelle Boulevard]]
* [[Fontenelle's Post]]
* [[Hotel Fontenelle]]
* [[Logan Fontenelle Housing Project]]


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 00:18, 30 December 2016

This is a list of Native American place names in the U.S. state of Nebraska. These include state, county, townships, cities, towns, and villages.

Main article: List of placenames of indigenous origin in the Americas

State

  • Nebraska - The name of the state is derived from an Omaha name meaning "flat water." In the Omaha language the name is Nibthaska; ni, water, and bthaska, flat.

Counties

Villages, towns and cities

Natural features

Other places

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile for Hyannis, Massachusetts". ePodunk. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  2. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder A.M. (1925) Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p 140.

Bibliography

  • Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder A.M. (1925) Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p 140.
  • Fontenelle, Henry. (1885) Indian Names of Streams and Localities. Translations and reports of the Nebraska State Historical Society, vol. 1, p. 76, 1885.
  • Gilmore, Melvin R. (1919) Some Indian Place Names in Nebraska. Nebraska State Historical Society, vol. 19, pp. 130-139.
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