Mynard Nebraska

Unincorporated community · Cass County · post office 1894–1939

About Mynard

Mynard is an unincorporated community in eastern Cass County, about 2.7 miles southwest of Plattsmouth and 3.9 miles north of Murray. It uses the Plattsmouth ZIP code, 68048. The Mynard Liberty United Methodist Church and a grain elevator stand at the crossroads, and the Plattsmouth Municipal Airport is about 1.4 miles south.

History

Mynard is named for Mynard Lewis, a railroad employee. Its post office opened in 1894 and closed in 1939, and a grain dealer was doing business here in 1905. The old Jean School and Little Brick School stood within about a mile and a half.

Things to see

Mynard Liberty United Methodist Church, 13114 Cook St. · Plattsmouth and its museum and courthouse, about 3 mi northeast · Rock Bluff and the 1870 Naomi Institute, about 5 mi southeast · the Oreapolis site near the mouth of the Platte, about 5 mi north