About Nora
Nora is a village in Nuckolls County, in south central Nebraska. It sits near the centre of the county. The village covers about 0.38 square miles at an elevation of roughly 1,755 feet. The 2020 census counted 21 residents, the same figure recorded in 2010.
History
Nora was laid out in 1887, when the railroad was extended to that point. County accounts credit C. F. Wilson and Jacob Ritterbush with platting the town. The name was taken from a postal directory and came from Nora, Illinois. Mail service in the area predated the town, beginning in 1878 at a farm south of the present village. The Rock Island Railroad reached Nora in 1887 and the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad followed in 1888. Both lines were later discontinued.
Population and business
Nora incorporated in 1918 and added graded streets, sidewalks and electricity by 1920. Its highest recorded census count was 130. Early businesses included stores, an elevator, a blacksmith, a livery and a hotel. The Nora State Bank opened in 1907 and closed after the 1929 crash and the drought years that followed. A farmer owned cooperative elevator has continued to operate in town.
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Nora is the smallest incorporated municipality in Nuckolls County, with just 21 residents, laid out in 1887 by C. F. Wilson and Jacob Ritterbush and named after Nora, Illinois. The town survived a series of fires across the decades and once supported a state bank; today the Farmers' Union Co-op is reportedly Nora's sole remaining business. Oregon Dairy Industries Hall of Fame inductee Katherine “Kathy” May Todd is a Nora native.
Nora, the smallest incorporated town in Nuckolls County at about 21 residents, was laid out in 1887 and named for Nora, Illinois.
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