Abbott is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Hall County,

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, United States.

History

A post office was established in Abbott in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1937. The community was named for Othman A. Abbott, the first

Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska The lieutenant governor of Nebraska is the highest-ranking executive official in the State of Nebraska after the Governor of Nebraska, governor. According to the Constitution of Nebraska, Nebraska State Constitution, in the event a governor dies, ...

. In 1938, Abbott had about 75 inhabitants. Abbott was located on the Burlington railroad.

References

Unincorporated communities in Hall County, Nebraska Unincorporated communities in Nebraska {{HallCountyNE-geo-stub