Including its history, the northfield park arboretum, the army theatre, and more by sandra wilkins at. County courthouse edit edit source box butte county courthouse 515 box butte ave. If you would like to learn even more about nebraska place history, you will want to get a copy of this book. Also there is a collection of about 500 plat books and county atlases from almost every nebraska county for the years of 1885 to around 1947. The kinkaid act of 1904 increased the size of homesteads from 160 to 640 acres and aided in the economic recovery of the county following the depression and drought of the 1890s. Box butte county courthouse and government records. Box butte county, nebraska box butte county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi nebraska savezna drzava. Apr 01, 2000 nebraskaatlas nebraska box butte county, nebraska people quickfactsbox butte countynebraska population, 2005 estimate 11,3741,758,787 population, percent change.
Chappell library which has this book on the shelves see the deuel county page or knight museum in alliance box butte county page. Nebraskaatlas nebraska box butte county, nebraska people quickfactsbox butte countynebraska population, 2005 estimate 11,3741,758,787 population, percent change. The area is a good spot for fishing, camping and picnicking and also features some of the best birdwatching opportunities in the nebraska panhandle. View nebraska maps such such as historical county boundaries changes, old vintage maps, as well as road highway maps for all 93 counties in nebraska. Burial locations are often listed in death records and obituaries. Including its history, the northfield park arboretum, the army theatre, and more. Biographies, oral histories, diaries, memoirs, genealogies.
The political climate in box butte county, ne is moderately conservative. The nebraska stock growers association, founded in alliance in 1889, was to protect stockmen from illegal rustling. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. Click the city you wish to view historical pictures and information. Box butte county celebrated its th birthday in 2017. Buried away in nebraska courthouses and archives just about everywhere could be the aspirations and frustrations of the many nebraska citizens. A group often called the panhandle of nebraska, volume 2 history of western nebraska and its people. Box butte county, nebraska genealogy genealogy familysearch.
We will concentrate on reproducing the biographical material of both. Box butte reservoir state recreation area nebraska game. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance. The department of ag economics is launching a new webinar series to discuss covid19s impact on farmranch management issues in nebraska. Box butte county, nebraska welcome history nebraska.
Box buttes county seat has wide streets and substantial buildings. Jan 01, 2020 eireann brooks, and i are the county cocoordinators for the box butte county negenweb project. Located at the gateway to the sandhills of nebraska, box butte county offers a unique blend of history, progressive industry, agriculture and people devoted to the betterment of their community. Box butte county enjoys some of nebraska s most fertile farms and richest rangeland for the grazing of thousands of head of cattle. Nebraska, which was admitted to the union as the 37th state on march 1, 1867, two years after the end of the american civil war, contains some of the nations best ranchland and farmland. Box butte county table of contents part of the usgenweb nebraska archives links entitled html version will take you to a different site. Photos courtesy of the knight museum and sandhills center click to enlarge located in the heart of the nebraska panhandle, box butte county is one of only two nebraska counties to be named after a widelyrecognized local landmark. Locate nebraska gravestone images of your descendants and discover your nebraska roots. Casde alliance box butte county virtual nebraska university. Many of the records are also available online at usanecountyboxbutte. Volunteering gives you an opportunity to change peoples lives, including your own. In 1885 the original sioux county was divided into three counties.
As of 20102014, the total box butte county population is 11,308, which has shrunk 6. There are 32 active homes for sale in box butte county, ne. Researchers often fail to notice the great importance of box butte county court, probate, and land records as a resource of family history and genealogy information. To learn more about box butte county s rich history, visit the knight museum and sandhills center at 908 yellowstone avenue, alliance.
A post office called broncho lake at the philip grover home, northwest of where alliance is today, was registered in 1886. A group often called the panhandle of nebraska, volume 3 only, by grant l. Box butte county is a large county in nebraskas panhandle region. Box butte county nebraska high plains large color map soil. In 1883, the nebraska legislature divided the panhandle into two counties, sioux and cheyenne. Its operating funds come solely from fees collected for brand recordings, brand inspections and registered feedlots and dairies.
Eireann brooks, and i are the county cocoordinators for the box butte county negenweb project. We take pride in having the most complete records for genealogical and historical research in the county. Details about box butte county nebraska high plains large color map soil survey 1918 niobrara. The constitution of the state of nebraska distributes the judicial power of the state among. Based on recent landwatch data, box butte county ranks 12th among the 93 counties in the state for the combined acres of land listings listed for sale. Switch to satellite image landsat tm of box butte county. Home usa nebraska box butte county history please, add your favorite websites to this page. Information about the box butte county treasurers office. Box butte county was formed as part of a series of partitionings of the nebraska panhandle. One of the younger members of the box butte county bar who is making an enviable reputation for himself in his profession and also in business circles of alliance and the panhandle, is a native son not only of nebraska, but of this county, born april 26, 1889, the son of frank e. Mips inc is the technology services division of the nebraska association of county officials naco. Box butte county i dont know what wed have done without the indians dressed for a postharvest dance, lakotas pose at the burlington depot in alliance in the 1930s. To learn more about box butte countys rich history, visit the knight museum and sandhills center at 908 yellowstone avenue, alliance. The county was officially organized on march 7, 1887, and the village of nonpareil was fixed as the seat of government.
Thank you for your time and dedication to our 4h program. The county contains 1,080 square miles and is located in the northwest portion of the state. Box butte county ne cemetery records lds genealogy. Gladys, a graduate of the high school is engaged as ticket seller at the imperial theatre. Our new website was brought online in april 2016 with the help of mips inc. Manager of the nebraska land company of alliance, is a well known and highly respected citizen of box butte county, and has been one of its most substantial stock raisers and ranchmen, as he is one of the early settlers of the panhandle, having passed more than thirtyfour years in western nebraska. As of the 2010 united states census, the population was 11,308. Including its history, the northfield park arboretum, the army theatre, and more wilkins, sandra on. A native son of nebraska, box butte county and alliance is one of the younger generation of the dental fraternity to locate in this city where he has been known since childhood and already has built up a very substantial and satisfactory clientele for so young a professional man. County courthouse edit edit source sioux county courthouse p.
Subgroup three includes two day books or blotters kept by the. Heavy advertising campaigns by the railroads spurred its early growth. County judge has marriage, probate and court records. Box butte county, nebraska genealogy familysearch wiki. Usa 1,015,348 nebraska 10,923 nebraska cemetery records 2,234 box butte county cemetery records 21 note. Box butte reservoir state recreation area nebraska game and. The county government of box butte is found in the county seat of alliance. Dawes county historical society visit the dchs museum 3 miles south off highway 385 post office box 19, 341 country club road, chadron nebraska 69337.
Worldcat box butte county historical markers box butte county history box butte county, nebraska source. Box butte county was created in 1886 from lands in dawes county. Hemingford is based on the real town of hemingford, nebraska, which is actually located in box butte county. The county is located in northwest area of the state. Genealogy trails history group history of western nebraska and its people, volume 3 source. Guide to box butte county, nebraska ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. Research your nebraska ancestors and family history by searching our online database of nebraska gravestone photos. Box butte county enjoys some of nebraskas most fertile farms and richest rangeland for the grazing of thousands of head of cattle. Our current suspicion is that the general history portions of the two books are the same. Box butte county je okrug u americkoj saveznoj drzavi nebraska. Box butte county, nebraska map of box butte county, ne.
Box butte county, ne land for sale 10 listings landwatch. A group often called the panhandle of nebraska by shumway, grant lee, 1865. Nebraska extension in box butte county new webinar series for farm and ranch management the department of ag economics is launching a new webinar series to discuss covid19s impact on farmranch management issues in nebraska. Box butte county is a county equivalent area found in nebraska, usa. The nebraska brand committee was created by the legislature in 1941 to inspect cattle and investigate missing andor stolen cattle. Box butte is the name of a geological formation in the county s eastern part.
Discover the past of nebraska through state maps in our online collection of old historical maps that span over 150 years of growth. Box butte is the name of a geological formation in the countys eastern part. The towns history is at times comical, joyous, and tragic. Okeefe was born in alliance, the son of john okeefe. Hemingford home was a town located in hemingford county, nebraska, about twenty miles from hemingford city and not far from gatlin. Click here to find out more about educational opportunities at bbgh, as well as scholarships offered by our hospital and our box butte health foundation. All state courts operate under the administrative direction of the supreme court. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level.
Box butte reservoir sra encompasses 2,212 acres on the west edge of the sandhills, 9 miles north of hemingford. Hemingford home, nebraska stephen king wiki fandom. Old historical city, county and state maps of nebraska. Statewide collections are found on the nebraska cemetery records page. Home to 11,340 people, box butte county has a total 5426 households earning 46373 on average per year. In 1886 when box butte county was organized from land formerly in dawes county, there were only a few white settlers, all looking to the day when the steel rails would arrive in western nebraska from grand island. Box butte county 4h club list pdf 4h council youth member application. Cheyenne, box butte, deuel, garden, sioux, kimball, morrill, sheridan, scotts bluff, banner, and dawes counties. Nebraska extension in box butte county nebraska extension. Box butte county is located in the panhandle section of the state. Nebraska, which was admitted to the union as the 37th state on march 1, 1867, two years after the end of the american civil war, contains some of the nations best. Box butte general hospital is always supportive of education. There is a collection of maps called the sanborn fire insurance maps, which can be found at the nebraska state historical society. Jeffers was married at phillips, nebraska, to miss anna miller, a native of ohio, whose brother, james w.
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