Bow Valley, Nebraska

Bow Valley is an unincorporated rural village in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. It is also the name-source for a census-designated place (CDP) which includes the village. Although the 2010 United States Census provides no data for the community itself, the population of the entire CDP is given as 116.

Geography
Bow Valley is located in northern Cedar County, in the valley of West Bow Creek, a tributary of the Missouri River. Nebraska Highway 12 passes one mile north of the community, leading east 33 mi to Ponca and west 12 mi to Crofton. Nebraska Highway 57 passes a mile west of Bow Valley, leading south 6 mi to Hartington.

History
A post office was established at Bow Valley in 1871, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. The community takes its name from Bow Valley.