Bower is a

ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...

in Jefferson County,

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

, United States.

History

A post office was established as Bowerville in 1870, renamed Bower in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901. The community was named for the Bower family of pioneer settlers.

References

Geography of Jefferson County, Nebraska Ghost towns in Nebraska {{JeffersonCountyNE-geo-stub