Haig is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Scotts Bluff County,
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
, United States.
History
Haig (also historically called Haigville) got its start when the
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
was extended to that point. It was named for Harry Haig, described in one source as a local "cowboy".
A post office was established in Haig (Haigville) in 1914, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1963.
See also
References
External links
Unincorporated communities in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Unincorporated communities in Nebraska
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