Internet archive list of pensioners on the roll january 1, 1883 taylor county, nebraska source. We invite you to browse our web site to learn about our various county offices and the services cheyenne county offers its citizens. We have tried to make this a comprehensive list, however, new collections, manuscript collections with photographs, and museum collections with photographs may not be reflected. Lodgepole, nebraska, is a small town in cheyenne county whose glory seems to rise and fall along with the union pacific railroad.
Usa 994,159 nebraska 10,919 nebraska histories and genealogies 552 statewide histories and genealogies. Plat maps include information on property lines, lots, plot boundaries, streets, flood zones, public access, parcel numbers, lot dimensions, and easements. The book includes his family history chart and extracts of revolutionary war records for his ancestors. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. They also include the locations of rural churches, cemeteries, and schools. Photograph collection list the following is a list of photograph collections in the holdings of history nebraska. Sometimes there are pictures and a directory of county residents at the end. The map, all associated data, and measurements are approximate and not to be used for any official purpose. Plats of cities are included but city lot owners are not listed. The county has a rich historical background relating to the.
Dalton fall festival committee, morris publishing, 2002. Discover librarianselected research resources on nebraska history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance. Cheyenne county map from the official state atlas of nebraska, 1885 includes what is now in morrill county. Cheyenne county is one of the more historically colorful counties.
Andreas history of the state of nebraska cheyenne county produced by connie snyder. History of cheyenne county, nebraska, 1986, by the people of cheyenne county nebraska. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. The cheyenne county public records nebraska links below open in a new window and take you to third party websites that provide access to cheyenne county public records. I was able to verify my great grandfathers residence in western nebraska cheyenne county and his subsequent move back to saunders county where he was married. History nebraska closed to public until further notice 05052020. History hunters, explorers, and fur traders nebraskas soil has been farmed since prehistoric times, but the native americans of the plainsnotably the pawneedevoted themselves more to hunting the buffalo than to farming, since buffalo, as well as the pronghorn antelope and smaller animals, were then abundant in the area.
Cheyenne county historical society and museum, located in sidney, worked with the nebraska library commission to digitize items from their collection of historical photographs representing people and places of sidney, fort sidney, potter, dalton and other communities and sites in the county. Written by william cutler and published by andreas in 1882, this extraordinary book provides a detailed and comprehensive history of nebraska. Rootsweb maps and gazetteers 19 military records and histories. Written by william cutler and published by andreas in 1882, this extraordinary book.
List of books and articles about nebraska history online. There is a collection of maps called the sanborn fire insurance maps, which can be found at the nebraska state historical society. I learned that a drought drove many of them out in the late 1880s. That august a proclamation was issued making cheyenne a new county the whole south half of the. Guide to cheyenne county, nebraska ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. They may include county histories, town histories, other types of histories, collections of biographies, genealogies of families, collections of records for a specific area, etc. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Cheyenne county je okrug u americkoj saveznoj drzavi nebraska. A biographical and genealogical history of southeastern nebraska familysearch books. Cheyenne, box butte, deuel, garden, sioux, kimball, morrill, sheridan, scotts bluff, banner, and dawes counties.
County atlases or plat books contain township maps that show rural landowners. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. All assessment information was collected for the purpose of developing the annual property tax roll as provided for in chapter 77 of the nebraska revised statutes. The county, named after the cheyenne indians, was officially organized three years after the union pacific railroad first crossed the area. Switch to satellite image landsat tm of cheyenne county.
Lodgepole is just 19 miles east of sidney, one of the earliest. Cheyenne county, nebraska genealogy genealogy familysearch. 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 shows this day in history. Published by the nebraska historical society, 1983.
A biographical and genealogical history of southeastern nebraska. A post office called bronson without the w operated from 1887 until 1895. Cheyenne county, nebraska genealogy familysearch wiki. Andreas history of the state of nebraska 1882 cheyenne county. Cross sections of nebraska west of the one hundred and third meridian. Typical sand hills in western cheyenne county, nebr. Save to favorites south side of front street looking east from chestnut street, sidney, nebraska. In the nebraska license plate system, cheyenne county is represented by the prefix 39 as it had the 39thlargest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922. The county has a rich historical background relating to the pony express, the union pacific railroad, pioneers on the oregon trail and the indians. List of pensioners on the roll january 1, 1883 cheyenne county, nebraska source. Taylor, 1876 platte county page, produced by sherri brakenhoff. It is up to the publisher or the author to correct it. The history of hay springs, nebraska and the surrounding area.
Box 802 sidney, ne 69162 the society has all cheyenne county marriage records prior to 1 jan 1987, cemetery transcription books done in 1998, census films for the county, and a county history with biographies. Casde sidney cheyenne county virtual nebraska university. Nebraska genealogy no comments cheyenne county these records come from official city databases and provide a listing of all known decedents 7,374 within the greenwood cemetery at sidney, nebraska. A book that has been read but is in good condition.
The health and wellbeing of our guests, staff, and volunteers are always our highest priority. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Brownson was named for a former general freight agent of the union pacific railroad. Property ownership maps or plat books kansas historical. The acrevalue cheyenne county, ne plat map, sourced from the cheyenne county, ne tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. Leave all fields empty to search full list of brands.
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 public information contained herein is furnished as a public service by cheyenne county. A group often called the panhandle of nebraska, volume 2 history of western nebraska and its people. Click the city you wish to view historical pictures and information. History of cheyenne county nebraska 1986 book, 1987.
Thomas kane was sent to lincoln to talk with governor butler. Old historical city, county and state maps of nebraska. Although this can be accessed and downloaded on line, there is no substitute for perusing this book over and over again. Andreas history of nebraska cheyenne county history of cheyenne county pages 17 history of cheyenne county pages 815. Public records cheyenne county, ne business, criminal. B, conglomerate in arikaree formation, 3 miles due south of larissa, scotts bluff county, nebr. Cheyenne county historical society and museum archives. This web site contains information about county programs, services, departments and offices, as well as helpful information on commonly asked questions. Histories and genealogies are published books or collections that contain genealogical information. If you find incorrect information in a book, the library cannot correct the information. To that end, all history nebraska sites will be closed to the public until further notice. First cattlemen, but gradually some settlers, staked their claims.
Written by william cutler and published by andreas in 1882, this extraordinary book provides a detailed and comprehensive history of. The station house built in 1870 was the only building for a number of years so it served as station, post office, and school, with a teacher from omaha. The nebraska department of health and human services said in a news release monday night that cheyenne county in the nebraska panhandle. Potter, in western cheyenne county, owes its early establishment to the railroad.
Cheyenne county cemeteries greenwood cemetery sidney, nebraska. A, conglomerate at base of ogalalla formation, 5 miles southsoutheast of redington, cheyenne county, nebr. Cheyenne county historical society and museum, located in sidney, worked with the nebraska library commission to digitize items from their collection of. The story of historical sidney, nebraska, the toughest town on the western frontier. History of cheyenne county, nebraska, 1986 cheyenne county history book committee on. History of cheyenne county, nebraska, 1986 people of. Written by the cheyenne county history book committee, 1986. Welcome to cheyenne county, nebraska we invite you to browse our web site to learn about our various county offices and the services cheyenne county offers its citizens. Understanding the history of the area where your ancestor lived can be helpful to understand what their life may have. Brownson is an unincorporated community in cheyenne county, nebraska, in the united states history. Cheyenne county historical society and museum nebraska. To view the layout of the cemetery view the cemetery blocks and lots map pdf. Cheyenne county, nebraska simple english wikipedia, the. Andreas history of the state of nebraska cheyenne co.