Nebraska Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
John H. Long, Editor; Peggy Tuck Sinko, Associate Editor; John Ford Historical Compiler; Douglas Knox, Book Digitizing Director; Emily Kelley, Research Associate; Laura Rico-Beck, GIS Specialist and Digital Compiler; Peter Siczewicz, ArcIMS Interactive Map Designer; Robert Will, Cartographic Assistant
Copyright The Newberry Library 2008
30 April 1803
The United States purchased Louisiana from France, taking formal possession on 20 December 1803; the boundaries were not clearly defined, but included the western half of the Mississippi drainage basin (from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains). It included all of present Nebraska. (Parry, 57:27-40; Van Zandt, 23-26)
1 October 1804
The United States divided the Louisiana Purchase at the parallel of 33 degrees north latitude into the District of Louisiana and Orleans Territory. All of present Nebraska became part of the District of Louisiana; the District was not fully organized and was attached to Indiana Territory for administrative and judicial purposes. ST. LOUIS District (Mo.) created by the District of Louisiana from non-county area; included all or part of eight present states, including all of Nebraska. (Terr. Papers U.S., 13: 51-52; U.S. Stat., vol. 2, ch. 38 [1804]/pp. 283-289)
4 July 1805
ST. LOUIS (Mo.) became a district (county) in Louisiana Territory when the District of Louisiana was renamed Louisiana Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 2, ch. 31[1805]/pp. 331-332)
7 December 1812
All of present Nebraska became a non-county area in Missouri Territory when Louisiana Territory was renamed Missouri Territory, and ST. LOUIS (Mo.) was eliminated from present Nebraska. Map depicts only that part of Missouri Territory in present Nebraska. (Royce, 676-677, pls. 112, 144; Terr. Papers U.S., 14:599-601)
ST. LOUIS District (Mo.) eliminated from present Nebraska when its boundaries were changed. (Royce, 676-677, pls. 112, 144; Terr. Papers U.S., 14:599-601)
10 August 1821
Missouri Territory was eliminated upon the creation of the state of Missouri. All that part of the former Territory north and west of the state of Missouri, including all of present Nebraska, became unorganized federal territory. Map depicts only unorganized federal territory within the boundaries of the state of Nebraska. (U.S. Stat., vol. 3, ch. 22[1820]/pp. 545-548 and res. 1[1821]/p. 645; Van Zandt, 117)
30 May 1854
The United States created Nebraska Territory from unorganized federal territory. Nebraska Territory included all of present Nebraska and parts of present Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. (U.S. Stat., vol. 10, ch. 59[1854]/p. 277; Van Zandt, 136-137)
23 November 1854
Acting governor of Nebraska Territory created 9 new counties by proclamation. (Neb. Terr. Gov. Proc. 1854, pp. 46-49)
BURT created from non-county area. Conflicting boundary descriptions of BURT and DODGE created Overlap Area 1.
CASS created from non-county area.
Conflicting boundary descriptions of BURT and DODGE created Overlap Area 1.
DODGE created from non-county area. Conflicting boundary descriptions of BURT and DODGE created Overlap Area 1.
DOUGLAS created from non-county area.
FORNEY (extinct) created from non-county area. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description.
Half-Breed Tract [non-county area] created in the southeast corner of present Nebraska.
JONES (extinct) created from non-county area. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description.
PIERCE (original, extinct) created from non-county area. This PIERCE was located in a different part of the state from the present PIERCE created 26 January 1856.
RICHARDSON created from non-county area. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description.
WASHINGTON created from non-county area.
16 March 1855
BLACKBIRD (extinct) created by Nebraska Territory from BURT. BLACKBIRD included most of the Omaha Indian Reservation that was established 16 March 1854. Ambiguous description of CUMING appeared to create an overlap with BLACKBIRD [see Overlap Area 2]. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 342-344)
BUFFALO created by Nebraska Territory from non-county area; BUFFALO not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 339-340)
BURT lost to WASHINGTON and non-county area, and lost to creation of BLACKBIRD (extinct), CUMING, DAKOTA, IZARD (now STANTON), LOUP (original, extinct), and McNEALE (extinct). BURT continued to overlap part of DODGE [see Overlap Area 1]. Ambiguous description of CUMING resulted in an overlap between BURT and CUMING [see Overlap Area 2]. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 342)
CASS gained from PIERCE (original, extinct), lost to creation of GREENE (now SEWARD), LANCASTER, OTOE (spelled OTTOE here), and YORK. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 336)
CLAY (original, extinct) created by Nebraska Territory from JONES (extinct). CLAY (original) was in a different part of Nebraska from the modern CLAY created in 1867. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 343)
CUMING created by Nebraska Territory from BURT. Boundary description was very ambiguous; it appeared that CUMING overlapped BLACKBIRD (extinct), BURT, and DODGE [see Overlap Areas 1 and 2]. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 343-344)
DAKOTA created by Nebraska Territory from BURT and non-county area. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 342)
DODGE exchanged with DOUGLAS and WASHINGTON; DODGE continued to overlap part of BURT [see Overlap Area 1]. Ambiguous description of CUMING resulted in an overlap between DODGE and CUMING [see Overlap Area 2]. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 335, 343-344)
DOUGLAS gained from WASHINGTON, exchanged with DODGE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 340)
FORNEY (extinct) lost to RICHARDSON, and lost to creation of GAGE, NEMAHA, and PAWNEE. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 335-336, 340-343)
GAGE created by Nebraska Territory from FORNEY (extinct) and RICHARDSON. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 335-336)
GREENE (now SEWARD) created by Nebraska Territory from CASS and PIERCE (original, extinct); GREENE not fully organized. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 337-338)
Half-Breed Tract lost all territory to NEMAHA and RICHARDSON; Half-Breed Tract eliminated. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 341)
IZARD (now STANTON) created by Nebraska Territory from BURT and non-county area; IZARD not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 346)
JACKSON (extinct) created by Nebraska Territory from JONES (extinct). Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 345)
JOHNSTON (extinct) created by Nebraska Territory from JONES (extinct). JOHNSTON was in the same general area as present JOHNSON created 10 February 1857. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 345-346)
JONES (extinct) lost to creation of CLAY (original, extinct), JACKSON (extinct), JOHNSTON (extinct), SALINE, and YORK. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 338, 344-346)
LANCASTER created by Nebraska Territory from CASS and PIERCE (original, extinct); LANCASTER not fully organized. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 339)
LOUP (original, extinct) created by Nebraska Territory from BURT and non-county area. LOUP (original) was located in a different part of Nebraska from the modern LOUP created in 1883. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 337)
McNEALE (extinct) created by Nebraska Territory from BURT. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 344)
NEMAHA created by Nebraska Territory from FORNEY (extinct), RICHARDSON, and small part of the Half-Breed Tract. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 341-342)
Non-county area in Nebraska Territory gained from BURT; lost to creation of BUFFALO, IZARD (now STANTON), and LOUP (original, extinct). (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 335-346)
OTOE (spelled OTTOE here) created by Nebraska Territory from CASS, and PIERCE (original, extinct). Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 340-341)
Overlap Area 1 between BURT and DODGE continued, but was reduced in size. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 335, 342)
Overlap Area 2 created when ambiguous description of CUMING appeared to create an overlap between CUMING and BLACKBIRD (extinct), BURT, and DODGE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 343-344)
PAWNEE created by Nebraska Territory from FORNEY (extinct) and RICHARDSON. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 342-343)
PIERCE (original, extinct) lost to CASS, and lost to creation of GREENE (now SEWARD), LANCASTER, OTOE (spelled OTTOE here), and YORK. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., pp. 336-341)
RICHARDSON gained most of the Half-Breed Tract; gained from FORNEY (extinct); lost to creation of GAGE, NEMAHA, and PAWNEE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 341)
SALINE created by Nebraska Territory from JONES (extinct); SALINE not fully organized. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 344
WASHINGTON gained from BURT, exchanged with DODGE, and lost DOUGLAS. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 341)
YORK created by Nebraska Territory from CASS, JONES (extinct), and PIERCE (original, extinct); YORK not fully organized. Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st reg. sess., p. 338)
26 January 1856
Nebraska Territory created 10 new counties, eliminated 7 counties, completely relocated 3 counties, and redefined boundaries of all remaining counties in an attempt to rectify ambiguities and contradictions in previous boundary definitions. Net result of these changes were:
BLACKBIRD (extinct) effectively eliminated as a Nebraska county, although the name persisted on some maps, when it lost to creation of DIXON, and lost to DAKOTA. The area was part of the Omaha Indian Reservation. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., p. 201)
BUTLER created from GREENE (now SEWARD), LOUP (original, extinct), and YORK; BUTLER not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 12/p. 201)
CALHOUN (now SAUNDERS) created from GREENE (now SEWARD) and LANCASTER; CALHOUN not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 19/pp. 202)
CASS boundaries redefined; gained from LANCASTER. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 5/p. 183)
CLAY (original, extinct) boundaries redefined. New definition resulted in total relocation of CLAY to territory formerly part of FORNEY (extinct), and PIERCE (original, extinct). (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 17/p. 201)
CUMING lost when IZARD (now STANTON) boundaries were redefined. CUMING's overlap with BLACKBIRD (extinct) ended when BLACKBIRD was eliminated [see Overlap Area 2]; overlaps with BURT and DODGE continued [see Overlap Area 1]. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 14/p. 201)
DAKOTA (spelled DAKOTAH here) boundaries redefined; gained from BLACKBIRD (extinct) and non-county area. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., p. 182)
DIXON created from BLACKBIRD (extinct), IZARD (now STANTON), McNEALE (extinct), and non-county area. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 15/p. 201)
DODGE boundaries redefined; gained from GREENE (now SEWARD) and LANCASTER, lost to creation of PLATTE, and to redefinition / relocation of IZARD (now STANTON). BURT and CUMING continued to overlap DODGE [see Overlap Area 1]. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 13/p. 201 and sec. 19/p. 202)
DOUGLAS gained from WASHINGTON. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., p. 217)
FILLMORE created from all of JACKSON (extinct) and from territory formerly part of CLAY (original, extinct) and SALINE before those counties were relocated; FILLMORE not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 3/p. 200)
FORNEY (extinct) eliminated when it lost all territory to redefinitions of NEMAHA and OTOE, and to relocation of CLAY (original, extinct). (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., pp. 182-183, 201)
GAGE (spelled GUAGE here) boundaries redefined [no change]. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 16/p. 201)
GREENE (now SEWARD) boundaries redefined; gained from PIERCE (original, extinct), YORK, and from area formerly part of CLAY (original, extinct) and SALINE before those counties were relocated. GREENE also lost to creation of BUTLER, CALHOUN, and PLATTE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 11/p. 201)
IZARD (now STANTON) boundaries were redefined. Redefinition resulted in total relocation of IZARD to territory formerly party of CUMMING, LOUP (original, extinct), and McNEALE (extinct). (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 14/p. 201)
JACKSON (extinct) eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of FILMORE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., p. 201)
JEFFERSON created from JONES (extinct); JEFFERSON not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 2/p. 200)
JOHNSTON (extinct) eliminated when it lost all territory to relocation of SALINE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., p. 201)
JONES (extinct) substantially reduced when boundaries redefined and it lost to creation of JEFFERSON and Non-County Area 1; JONES not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 9/p. 201)
LANCASTER boundaries redefined; gained from GREENE (now SEWARD) and PIERCE (original, extinct); lost to creation of CALHOUN, and lost to CASS and DODGE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 18/pp. 201-202)
LOUP (original, extinct) eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of MADISON, MONROE, and PLATTE, and to relocation of IZARD (now STANTON). (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., pp. 200-201)
MADISON created from McNEALE (extinct) and non-county area; MADISON not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 7/p. 200)
McNEALE (extinct) eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of DIXON, MADISON and PIERCE, and to relocation of IZARD (now STANTON) (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., pp. 200-201)
MONROE (extinct) created from LOUP (original, extinct) and non-county area. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 6/p. 200)
NEMAHA boundaries were redefined; gained from FORNEY (extinct) and RICHARDSON; lost to OTOE. NEMAHA overlapped part of RICHARDSON [see Overlap Area 3]. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 3/pp. 182-183)
Non-County Area 1 created from all that portion of Nebraska Territory within the boundaries of the present state. Map depicts non-county area within present Nebraska. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., pp. 182-183, 200-202)
OTOE boundaries redefined; gained from NEMAHA, FORNEY (extinct), and PIERCE (extinct). Legislature authorized OTOE to be renamed PIERCE, dependent on local referendum; name change did not take place. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 4/p. 183, and p. 186)
Overlap Area 2 reduced when elimination of BLACKBIRD (extinct) ended its overlap with CUMING. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 14/p. 201)
Overlap Area 3 created when redefinition of NEMAHA and RICHARDSON boundaries resulted in an overlap of jurisdiction. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., secs. 2-3/pp. 182-183)
PAWNEE boundaries redefined [no change]. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 1/p. 182)
PIERCE (original, extinct) eliminated when it lost all territory to GREENE (now SEWARD) and OTOE, and to relocation of CLAY (original, extinct) and SALINE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., pp. 182-183, 186, 200-202)
PIERCE created from McNEALE (extinct), non-county area, and from area that was formerly part of IZARD (now STANTON) before it was relocated; PIERCE not fully organized. This county was in a different part of Nebraska from PIERCE (original, extinct) which was eliminated on this same day. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 8/p. 201)
PLATTE created from DODGE and LOUP (original, extinct). (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 13/p. 201)
POLK created from YORK and non-county area; POLK not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 5/p. 200)
RICHARDSON boundaries redefined; lost to NEMAHA. RICHARDSON overlapped part of NEMAHA [see Overlap Area 3]. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 2/p. 182)
SALINE boundaries redefined. Redefinition resulted in total relocation of SALINE to area formerly part of JOHNSTON (extinct), PIERCE (original, extinct), and CLAY (original, extinct) prior to the similar relocation of CLAY. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 10/p. 201)
The Omaha Indian Reservation was created in Nebraska Territory on 16 March 1854. Most of it was included in BLACKBIRD (extinct), created 16 March 1855. By 26 January 1856, BLACKBIRD was effectively eliminated. Map depicts non-county area within the Omaha Reservation. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., 182, 200-202)
WASHINGTON lost to DOUGLAS. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., p. 217)
YORK boundaries redefined; gained from area formerly part of CLAY (original, extinct) and SALINE before relocation of those counties, and gained from non-county area; lost to creation of POLK, BUTLER, and lost to GREENE (now SEWARD). (Neb. Terr. Laws 1855-1856, 2d reg. sess., sec. 4/p. 200)
7 February 1857
SARPY created by Nebraska Territory from DODGE and DOUGLAS; DOUGLAS gained from DODGE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1857, 3d reg. sess., p. 279)
10 February 1857
JOHNSON created by Nebraska Territory from NEMAHA and PAWNEE; NEMAHA gained from PAWNEE. JOHNSON was in the same general area as the short-lived JOHNSTON County (1855-1856). (Neb. Terr. Laws 1857, 3d reg. sess., pp. 281-282)
L'EAU QUI COURT (now KNOX) created by Nebraska Territory from PIERCE and Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1857, 3d reg. sess., p. 282)
12 February 1857
BURT lost to CUMING; ended overlap with CUMING. BURT lost to WASHINGTON. BURT lost control of part of Overlap Area 1 to DODGE; ended overlap with DODGE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1857, 3d reg. sess., pp. 280, 283)
CEDAR created by Nebraska Territory from DIXON and PIERCE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1857, 3d reg. sess., p. 283)
CUMING gained from BURT, DODGE and Omaha Indian Reservation. Overlap Area 2 with BURT and DODGE eliminated. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1857, 3d reg. sess., p. 283)
DODGE lost to CUMING; ended overlap with CUMING. DODGE lost control of part of Overlap Area 1 to BURT; ended overlap with BURT. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1857, 3d reg. sess., pp. 280, 283)
Overlap Area 1 eliminated when BURT and DODGE each gained control of part of the area overlapped by the two counties. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1857, 3d reg. sess., pp. 280, 283)
Overlap Area 2 eliminated when CUMING gained from BURT and DODGE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1857, 3d reg. sess., p. 283)
WASHINGTON gained from BURT. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1857, 3d reg. sess., p. 280)
24 September 1857
The Pawnee Indians ceded most of their land to the U.S. The remaining Pawnee Indian Reservation gained territory in Non-County Area 1, overlapped part of MONROE (extinct) and POLK. (Royce, pp. 818-819, pl. 148)
1 November 1858
DIXON gained from DAKOTA, lost to creation of Non-County Area 2. Part of DIXON reverted to non-county area within the Omaha Indian Reservation. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1858, 5th reg. sess., p. 396)
NEMAHA redefined to include McKissick's Island in the Missouri River. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1858, 5th reg. sess., p. 395; "Missouri v. Nebraska. Nebraska v. Missouri," in U.S. Rpts., 196:23-38 and 197:577-618)
2 November 1858
DODGE exchanged with WASHINGTON. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1858, 5th reg. sess., pp. 396-397)
3 November 1858
CALHOUN (now SAUNDERS) gained from DODGE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1858, 5th reg. sess., p. 397)
4 November 1858
HALL created by Nebraska Territory from BUFFALO and Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1858, 5th reg. sess., p. 398)
MERRICK (spelled MERICK here) created by Nebraska Territory from BUFFALO, POLK, and Non-County Area 1; MERRICK not fully organized. MERRICK overlapped part of the Pawnee Indian Reservation. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1858, 5th reg. sess., p. 398)
10 October 1859
LANCASTER fully organized. (History of Neb., 1037)
22 December 1859
BUTLER exchanged with PLATTE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 139)
DODGE gained small area from CALHOUN (now SAUNDERS) where the Platte River boundary was moved from the center of the main channel to the south bank. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 139)
6 January 1860
MORTON (extinct) created by Nebraska Territory from non-county area in present Wyoming. It appears no attempt was made to organize MORTON, and its existence was ignored. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 140)
WILSON (extinct) created by Nebraska Territory from non-county area in present Wyoming. It appears no attempt was made to organize WILSON, and its existence was ignored. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., pp. 139-140)
7 January 1860
SHORTER (now LINCOLN) created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 141)
10 January 1860
KEARNEY created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 1. Non-County Area 4 attached to KEARNEY "for election, judicial and revenue purposes." (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., pp. 141-142)
Non-County Area 3 created from Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., pp. 141-142)
Non-County Area 4 created from Non-County Area 1; Non-County Area 4 attached to KEARNEY "for election, judicial, and revenue purposes." (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., pp. 141-142)
11 January 1860
DAWSON created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 1; DAWSON not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 142)
12 January 1860
WASHINGTON gained from DODGE. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 142)
13 January 1860
DIXON gained from CEDAR and Non-County Area 2. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 147)
L'EAU QUI COURT (now KNOX) gained from CEDAR and Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 147)
NUCKOLLS created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 3; NUCKOLLS not fully organized. Mistake in description corrected in the General Statutes of Nebraska 1873. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 148; Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12, sec. 38/p. 219)
PIERCE gained small area from CEDAR when northeast boundary was shifted to the public land survey line. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 147)
WEST (extinct) created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 147)
1 February 1860
PLATTE gained all of MONROE (extinct), except the area that overlapped the Pawnee Indian Reservation; MONROE eliminated. Act passed 12 January 1860; took effect 1 February 1860. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 143)
28 February 1861
Nebraska Territory lost to creation of Colorado Territory; Neb. Terr. included all of present Nebraska and parts of present Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Map depicts non-county area in Nebraska Territory outside of present Nebraska. (U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 59[1861]/pp. 172-177; Van Zandt, 136-137)
2 March 1861
DAKOTA, L'EAU QUI COURT (now KNOX), and Non-County Area 1 all lost to creation of Dakota Territory. A small part of present South Dakota remained in Nebraska Territory and became part of Non-County Area 1. (Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., pp. 21-28; U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 86[1861]/pp. 239-244; Van Zandt, 134, 136)
Nebraska Territory gained from Utah and Washington Territories, lost to creation of Dakota Territory. Nebraska Territory included most of present Nebraska and part of Wyoming. Map depicts non-county area in Nebraska Territory outside the present boundaries of the state of Nebraska. (Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., pp. 21-28; U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 86[1861]/pp. 239-244; Van Zandt, 134, 136)
11 December 1861
SHORTER renamed LINCOLN. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1861-1862, 8th reg. sess., p. 105)
3 January 1862
GREENE renamed SEWARD. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1861-1862, 8th reg. sess., p. 110)
8 January 1862
CALHOUN renamed SAUNDERS. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1861-1862, 8th reg. sess., p. 115)
9 January 1862
HOLT created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 1 and all of WEST (extinct); WEST eliminated. HOLT not fully organized, attached to L'EAU QUI COURT (now KNOX) "for all judicial, revenue, and election purposes." (Neb. Terr. Laws 1861-1862, 8th reg. sess., p. 116)
10 January 1862
BURT gained from CUMING; BURT and CUMING lost territory within the Omaha Indian Reservation. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1861-1862, 8th reg. sess., secs. 1-2/pp. 125-126)
IZARD renamed STANTON. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1861-1862, 8th reg. sess., sec. 3/p. 126)
Part of POLK north of the Platte River was attached to PLATTE "for election, judicial, and revenue purposes." (Neb. Terr. Laws 1861-1862, 8th reg. sess., p. 121)
10 April 1862
COLE (Dakota Territory, extinct) created by Dakota Territory from non-county area; COLE included a small area of present Nebraska. (Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 14/p. 243)
8 May 1862
Fort Randall Military Reserve was a non-county area in Dakota Territory; included parts of present South Dakota and Nebraska. (Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 18/pp. 248-250)
TODD (S. D., original, extinct) created by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota and Nebraska from non-county area. (Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-4/pp. 248-249)
3 March 1863
MORTON (extinct) officially eliminated when Nebraska Territory lost the area in present Wyoming to creation of Idaho Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 117[1863]/pp. 808-814; Van Zandt, 156)
WILSON (extinct) officially eliminated when Nebraska Territory lost the area in present Wyoming to the creation of Idaho Territory. (U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 117[1863]/pp. 808-814; Van Zandt, 156)
7 January 1864
UNION (S.D.) created by Dakota Territory from LINCOLN (S.D.) and all of COLE (Dakota Territory, extinct); COLE eliminated. UNION (S.D.) included a small area of present Nebraska along the Missouri River. (Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch. 14/p. 16)
1 February 1864
HALL gained from MERRICK; included non-county area within the Pawnee Reservation (act repealed 15 February 1864). (Neb. Terr. Laws 1864, 9th reg. sess., pp. 251, 257)
15 February 1864
GAGE gained part of CLAY (original, extinct); CLAY eliminated. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1864, 9th reg. sess., pp. 254-255)
LANCASTER gained part of CLAY (original, extinct); CLAY eliminated. SEWARD and YORK attached to LANCASTER "for judicial purposes." (Neb. Terr. Laws 1864, 9th reg. sess., pp. 254-256)
MERRICK gained from HALL when act of 1 February 1864 was repealed; included non-county area within the Pawnee Reservation. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1864, 9th reg. sess., p. 257)
18 April 1864
MERRICK fully organized. (History of Neb., 1113)
31 December 1864
In 1864 JEFFERSON was fully organized. (History of Neb., 990-991)
31 January 1865
JONES (extinct) fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1865, 10th reg. sess., p. 134)
1 February 1865
PLATTE gained from POLK. The area had been attached to PLATTE 10 January 1862. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1865, 10th reg. sess., p. 134)
8 February 1865
SAUNDERS attached to CASS "for judicial, election and revenue purposes;" act repealed 18 February 1867. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1865, 10th reg. sess., p. 134)
5 March 1865
The Omaha Indians ceded the northern part of their reserve to the Winnebago Indians [not mapped]. (Royce, 834-837 and pls. 148-149)
31 October 1865
In October 1865, SEWARD was fully organized, detached from LANCASTER. YORK detached from LANCASTER, attached to SEWARD for judicial and revenue purposes. (History of Neb., 1406, 1488)
12 February 1866
CUMING gained from STANTON. (Neb. Terr. Rev. Stat. 1866, 11th sess., p. 706)
1 July 1866
SAUNDERS gained small area from CASS. Act passed 12 February 1866; took effect 1 July 1866. (Neb. Terr. Rev. Stat. 1866, 11th sess., pp. 707-708)
23 January 1867
STANTON fully organized. (History of Neb., 1436)
16 February 1867
ADAMS created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 3; ADAMS not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1867, 12th reg. sess., sec. 4/p. 32)
CLAY created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 3; CLAY not fully organized. CLAY is in a different part of Nebraska from CLAY (original, extinct). (Neb. Terr. Laws 1867, 12th reg. sess., sec. 1/p. 31)
FRANKLIN created by Nebraska Territory from KEARNEY; FRANKLIN not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1867, 12th reg. sess., sec. 5/p. 32)
HAMILTON created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 3; HAMILTON not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1867, 12th reg. sess., sec. 2/pp. 31-32)
WEBSTER created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 3; WEBSTER not fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1867, 12th reg. sess., sec. 3/p. 32)
18 February 1867
DODGE gained from WASHINGTON. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1867, 12th reg. sess., pp. 47-48)
JEFFERSON gained all of JONES (extinct); JONES eliminated. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1867, 12th reg. sess., pp. 50-51)
SALINE fully organized. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1867, 12th sess., pp. 30-31; History of Neb., 1337)
SAUNDERS detached from CASS; act of 8 February 1865 repealed. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1867,12th reg. sess., p. 50)
Territorial legislature authorized L'EAU QUI COURT (now KNOX) to be renamed EMMETT, dependent on local referendum; change did not take effect. (Neb. Terr. Laws 1867,12th reg. sess., pp. 48-49)
1 March 1867
The state of Nebraska was created from Nebraska Territory; Nebraska Territory eliminated. (U.S. Stat., vol. 13, ch. 59 [1864]/pp. 47-50; U.S. Stat., vol. 14, ch. 36 [1867]/pp. 391-392 and proc. 9/pp. 820-821; Van Zandt, 137)
22 June 1867
CHEYENNE created from Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Laws 1867,1st sess., pp. 134-135)
8 October 1867
SAUNDERS fully organized. (History of Neb., 1381)
21 January 1868
MADISON fully organized. (History of Neb., 1103)
21 October 1868
BUTLER fully organized. (History of Neb., 450)
15 February 1869
COLFAX created from PLATTE. (Neb. Laws 1869, 4th sess., p. 245)
DODGE gained small area from BURT. (Neb. Laws 1869, 4th sess., p. 265)
LINCOLN gained from Non-County Area 4. CHEYENNE attached to LINCOLN; Non-County Area 4 detached from KEARNEY attached to LINCOLN. Both attachments "for judicial and revenue purposes." (Neb. Laws 1869, 4th sess., p. 249)
26 April 1870
YORK fully organized, detached from SEWARD. (History of Neb., 1488)
3 May 1870
HAMILTON fully organized. (History of Neb., 948)
26 July 1870
PIERCE fully organized. (History of Neb., 1259)
6 August 1870
POLK fully organized. (History of Neb., 1283)
31 August 1870
In August 1870, CHEYENNE was fully organized, detached from LINCOLN. (History of Neb., 534)
31 October 1870
In October 1870, BUFFALO was fully organized. (History of Neb., 415)
9 February 1871
DAKOTA gained small area from UNION (S.D.) in Dakota Territory when the Missouri River changed course. UNION (S.D.) eliminated from Nebraska. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th reg. sess., pp. 131-132; U.S. Stat., vol. 16, ch. 64[1870]/p. 93; Van Zandt, 137)
1 March 1871
ADAMS exchanged with HALL. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th. sess., sec. 1/p. 199)
ANTELOPE created from Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., sec. 3/pp. 199-200)
BOONE created from Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., sec. 4/p. 200)
BUFFALO lost to creation of SHERMAN. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., sec, 5/p. 200)
GREELEY created from Non-County Area 1; GREELEY not fully organized. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., sec. 6/p. 200)
HOWARD created from HALL. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., sec. 2/p. 199)
LINCOLN gained from Non-County Areas 1 and 4. (Neb. Spec. Laws 1871, 8th. sess., p. 202)
Non-County Area 5 created between GREELEY and the Pawnee Indian Reservation from Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., sec. 6/p. 200)
Non-County Area 6 created from LINCOLN. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., p. 202)
SHERMAN created from BUFFALO and Non-County Area 1; SHERMAN not fully organized. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., sec. 5/p. 200)
VALLEY created from Non-County Area 1; VALLEY not fully organized. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., p. 202)
3 March 1871
FRANKLIN fully organized. (History of Neb., 866)
4 March 1871
WAYNE created from Non-County Area 2; Non-County Area 2 eliminated. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., p. 199)
24 March 1871
Boundary between BUTLER and PLATTE was redefined (no change). (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., p. 196)
19 April 1871
WEBSTER fully organized. (History of Neb., 1480)
9 May 1871
THAYER created from JEFFERSON. Act passed 1 March 1871; successful referendum on creation of THAYER held 9 May 1871. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., pp. 200-202)
27 May 1871
FILLMORE fully organized. (History of Neb., 851)
3 June 1871
HARLAN created from KEARNEY. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., pp. 192-193)
6 June 1871
DAWSON gained from KEARNEY and Non-County Area 6, exchanged with Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., pp. 193-194)
27 June 1871
NUCKOLLS fully organized. (History of Neb., 1178-1181)
11 July 1871
DAWSON fully organized. (History of Neb., 618)
14 October 1871
CLAY fully organized. (History of Neb., 549)
12 December 1871
ADAMS fully organized. (History of Neb., 330)
17 January 1872
FRONTIER created from Non-County Area 6. (Neb. Laws 1872, 8th sess. adj., pp. 15-16)
8 October 1872
GREELEY fully organized. (History of Neb., 928)
8 January 1873
Fort Randall Military Reserve lost to GREGORY (S.D.); continued to include a small area of present Nebraska. (Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, secs. 1-4/p. 45)
GREGORY (S.D.) gained from TODD (S.D., original, extinct), including territory in present Nebraska, and gained part of Fort Randall Military Reserve. (Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, secs. 2-4/p. 45)
TODD (S.D., original, extinct) gained the Ponca Indian Reserve in present Nebraska. (Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, secs. 1-2, 4/p. 45)
TRIPP (S.D.) created by Dakota Territory from GREGORY (S.D.), TODD (S.D., original, extinct), a small part of Non-County Area 1, and non-county area in Dakota Territory; TRIPP (S.D.) included a small area of present Nebraska. (Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, sec. 4/p. 45)
11 February 1873
PHELPS created from KEARNEY; Non-County Area 6 gained from KEARNEY. (Neb. Laws 1873, 9th sess., pp. 85-86)
18 February 1873
CUMING gained part of the Omaha Indian Reservation. (Neb. Laws 1873, 9th sess., p. 56)
MERRICK boundary with HAMILTON and POLK shifted from the south bank to the middle of the south channel of the Platte River [not mapped]. (Neb. Laws 1873, 9th sess., pp. 57-58)
27 February 1873
CHASE created from Non-County Area 4; CHASE not fully organized. (Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12, sec. 5/p. 225)
DUNDY created from Non-County Area 4; DUNDY not fully organized. (Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12, sec. 4/p. 225)
FURNAS created from Non-County Area 6. (Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12, sec. 1/p. 224)
HITCHCOCK created from Non-County Areas 4 and 6. (Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12, sec. 3/p. 225)
KEITH created from Non-County Areas 1 and 4. (Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12, sec. 6/p. 225)
RED WILLOW created from Non-County Area 6. (Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12, sec. 2/pp. 224-225)
3 March 1873
BUFFALO exchanged with Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12, sec. 7/p. 213)
DIXON gained from WAYNE and gained part of the Winnebago Indian Reservation (formerly part of the Omaha Indian Reservation). (Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12, sec. 16/ p. 215)
MERRICK lost territory within the Pawnee Indian Reservation. (Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12, sec. 36/p. 219)
Overlap Area 3 between NEMAHA and RICHARDSON was officially eliminated when both county's boundaries were redefined; RICHARDSON gained undisputed control of the area from NEMAHA. (Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12, sec.37/p. 219 and sec. 44/pp. 220-221)
18 March 1873
VALLEY fully organized. (History of Neb., 1457)
1 April 1873
L'EAU QUI COURT renamed KNOX. Act passed 21 February 1873; took effect 1 April 1873. (Neb. Stats. 1873, ch. 12/p. 224)
SHERMAN fully organized. (History of Neb., 1431)
29 August 1873
GOSPER created from Non-County Area 6 by proclamation of Gov. Furnas. (Neb. Laws 1881, 16th sess., ch. 36/pp. 215-216; Andreas, 930)
22 June 1874
The Omaha Indians ceded an additional part of their reserve to the Winnebago Indians. Earlier area was ceded to the Winnebago's 6 March 1865 [not mapped]. (Royce, 836-837, 876-877 and pls. 148-149)
8 October 1874
The Pawnee Indian Reservation was sold under treaty provision finalized 10 April 1876. (Royce, 884-885)
4 February 1875
Non-County Area 7 created north of VALLEY from Non-County Area 1; Non-County Area 7 attached to VALLEY "for election, judicial, and revenue purposes." (Neb. Laws 1875, 11th sess., pp. 162-163)
5 February 1875
BUTLER boundaries were clarified [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1875, 11th sess., pp. 70-71)
PIERCE gained from CEDAR. (Neb. Laws 1875, 11th sess., pp. 73-74)
25 February 1875
DODGE exchanged with WASHINGTON. (Neb. Laws 1875, 11th sess., pp. 71-72)
27 December 1876
HOLT fully organized; detached from KNOX. (History of Neb., 984)
17 February 1877
CUSTER created from Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Laws 1877, 14th sess., p. 211)
WHEELER created from Non-County Area 1and from Non-County Area 7 attached to VALLEY, Non-County Area 7 eliminated; WHEELER not fully organized. (Neb. Laws 1877, 14th sess., p. 211)
19 February 1877
HAYES created from Non-County Areas 6 and 4; HAYES not fully organized. Non-County Area 4 and 6 eliminated. (Neb. Laws 1877, 14th sess., p. 212)
SIOUX created from Non-County Area 1; SIOUX not fully organized. (Neb. Laws 1877, 14th sess., p. 212)
22 February 1879
BURT gained part of the Omaha Indian Reservation. (Neb. Laws 1879, 15th sess., pp. 77-78)
27 February 1879
Parts of the Winnebago and Omaha Indian Reservations were attached to DAKOTA "for election, judicial, and revenue purposes" [not mapped]. (Neb. Laws 1879, 15th sess., pp. 180-181)
1 June 1879
BUTLER boundary along the Platte River was clarified [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1879, 15th sess., p. 109)
NANCE created from all of the Pawnee Indian Reservation that was sold 8 October 1874. Act passed 13 February 1879; took effect 1 June 1879. (Neb. Laws 1879, 15th sess., p. 148)
WAYNE gained part of the Winnebago Indian Reservation (formerly part of the Omaha Indian Reservation). Mistake in description corrected 1 March 1881. (Neb. Laws 1879, 15th sess., p. 80)
1 March 1881
NANCE gained all of Non-County Area 5; Non-County Area 5 eliminated. (Neb. Laws 1881, 16th sess., ch. 37/p. 217)
WAYNE boundaries redefined to correct mistake of 1 June 1879 [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1881, 16th sess., ch. 40/p. 220)
2 March 1881
The legislature recognized the 29 August 1873 creation of GOSPER and retroactively legalized the actions of county officials. The legislature authorized GOSPER to be renamed GARFIELD; that change did not take effect. (Neb. Laws 1881, 16th sess., ch. 36/pp. 215-216)
11 April 1881
WHEELER fully organized. (History of Neb., 1002)
8 November 1881
GARFIELD fully organized. (Counties USA, 358)
23 May 1882
Part of the Fort Randall Military Reserve was included in the state of Nebraska when the area between 43 degrees north latitude and the Keya Paha and Niobrara Rivers was transferred to Nebraska (not mapped). (Neb. Laws 1882, 17th sess., ch. 4/p. 56; U.S. Stat., vol. 22, ch. 52[1882]/p. 35; Van Zandt, 136-138)
The state of Nebraska gained from GREGORY (S.D.), TRIPP (S.D.), and TODD (S.D., original, extinct), when the area between 43 degrees north latitude and the Keya Paha and Niobrara Rivers from Dakota Territory. This territory became Non-County Area 8 in Nebraska. South Dakota counties eliminated from present Nebraska. (Neb. Laws 1882, 17th sess., ch. 4/p. 56; U.S. Stat., vol. 22, ch. 52[1882]/p. 35; Van Zandt, 136-138)
19 February 1883
BROWN created from Non-County Areas 1 and 8; Non-County Area 8 gained from Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Laws 1883, 18th sess., ch. 31/p. 198)
23 February 1883
CHERRY created from SIOUX and Non-County Area 1; SIOUX gained from Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Laws 1883, 18th sess., ch. 32/p. 199)
LOUP created from Non-County Area 1. This county was located in a different part of Nebraska from the LOUP (original, extinct) that existed from 1855-1856. (Neb. Laws 1883, 18th sess., ch. 35/p. 202)
1 March 1883
Legislature authorized HOLT to gain that part of Non-County Area 8 north of HOLT, dependent on local referendum. The referendum failed to pass at the 1883 general election; change did not take effect. (Neb. Laws 1883, 18th sess., ch. 33/pp. 199-200; "Nebraska v. Camp and Kruse" in Neb. Rpts., 36:91-109)
1 June 1883
KNOX gained from Non-County Area 8. (Neb. Laws 1883, 18th sess., ch. 34/p. 201)
18 May 1884
DUNDY fully organized. (Dundy Co. History, 6)
4 October 1884
GARFIELD created from WHEELER by vote of electors. Creation was proclaimed by the governor, 4 October 1884. GARFIELD not fully organized. (Neb. Comp. Stats., 4th ed., 1889, ch.17, sec. 32/p. 332)
17 December 1884
KEYA PAHA created from BROWN by vote of electors. Election held 4 November 1884; governor's proclamation announced 17 December 1884. (Neb. Comp. Stats., 4th ed., 1889, ch.17, sec. 44/p. 334)
31 December 1884
In 1884 HAYES was fully organized. ("Hayes Co. Historical Information," http://www.hayescounty.ne.gov)
19 February 1885
DAWES created from SIOUX; SIOUX was temporarily divided into two parts until 25 February 1885. (Neb. Laws 1885, 19th sess., ch. 32/p. 206)
24 February 1885
LOGAN created from Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Laws 1885, 19th sess., ch. 33/p. 207)
25 February 1885
SHERIDAN created from SIOUX. (Neb. Laws 1885, 19th sess., ch. 34/p. 208)
5 March 1885
BLAINE created from Non-County Area 1. (Neb. Laws 1885, 19th sess., ch. 31/p. 205)
24 April 1886
CHASE fully organized. (Counties USA, 355)
1 October 1886
SIOUX fully organized. (Shumway, 2:292)
2 November 1886
BOX BUTTE created from DAWES by vote of electors. (Neb. Comp. Stats., 4th ed., 1889, ch.17, sec. 5a/p. 328)
31 March 1887
ARTHUR, GRANT, MCPHERSON, and THOMAS created from Non-County Area 1; ARTHUR not fully organized. (Neb. Laws 1887, 20th sess., ch. 21/pp. 344-347)
WASHINGTON boundaries were redefined [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1887, 20th sess., ch. 25/pp. 348-349)
8 November 1887
PERKINS created from KEITH by vote of electors. (Neb. Comp. Stats., 4th ed., 1889, ch.17, sec. 60a/p. 337)
6 November 1888
BANNER, DEUEL, KIMBALL, and SCOTTS BLUFF created from CHEYENNE by vote of electors. (Neb. Comp. Stats., 4th ed., 1889, ch.17, sec. 3b/p. 327, sec. 22a/p. 330, sec. 47a/p. 335, sec. 69a/p. 338)
ROCK created from BROWN by vote of electors. (Neb. Comp. Stats., 4th ed., 1889, ch.17, sec. 66a/p. 338; Neb. Rev. Stats. Anno., 1999, vol. 4C, 22-175/pp. 22-23)
28 March 1889
THURSTON created from BURT, WAYNE, and those parts of the Winnebago and Omaha Indian Reservations that were attached to DAKOTA. Attachment to DAKOTA ended, all non-county area within the Reservation eliminated. (Neb. Laws 1889, 21st sess., ch. 3/pp. 71-72)
29 March 1889
HOOKER created from Non-County Area 1; Non-County Area 1 eliminated. (Neb. Laws 1889, 21st sess., ch. 1/pp. 69-70)
1 August 1891
BOYD created from Non-County Area 8; Non-County Area 8 eliminated. Act passed 20 March 1891; took effect 1 August 1891. (Neb. Laws 1891, 22d sess., ch. 20/pp. 224-225; "Nebraska v. Camp and Kruse" in Neb. Rpts., 36:91-109)
8 April 1893
KEYA PAYA boundaries were redefined [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1893, 23d sess., ch. 13/p. 146)
8 April 1895
DEUEL gained from ARTHUR and GRANT. (Neb. Laws 1895, 24th sess., chs. 23-25/pp.124-127; Shumway, 2:252-254)
31 March 1899
SARPY boundaries were clarified [no mappable change]. (Neb. Laws 1899, 26th sess., ch. 19/p. 108)
3 November 1908
DAKOTA exchanged with the state of South Dakota when the main channel of the Missouri River was established as the boundary between South Dakota and Nebraska [not mapped]. (Neb. Laws 1905, 29th sess., ch. 43/p. 286 and ch. 234/p. 792; S. Dak. Laws 1907, 10th sess., ch. 245/p. 484; U.S. Stat., vol. 33, ch. 1295[1905]/p. 820)
MORRILL created from CHEYENNE by vote of electors. Mistakes in Revised Statutes of Nebraska 1913 corrected 27 April 1921. (Neb. Rev. Stats. 1913, sec. 64/pp. 295-296; Neb. Rev. Stats. Anno., 1999, vol. 4C, 22-162/p. 19)
2 November 1909
Following the creation of GARDEN, ARTHUR and GRANT claimed jurisdiction of an area along their western borders based on the location of the 25th degree of longitude west of Washington [see Overlap Area 4]. (Neb. Rev. Stats. 1913, sec. 37/p. 291; Shumway, 2:253-254)
GARDEN created from DEUEL. Boundary of GARDEN with ARTHUR and GRANT was in dispute when those counties claimed jurisdiction of an area along their western borders based on the location of the 25th degree of longitude west of Washington [see Overlap Area 4]. See also 17 November 1916 and 1 February 1919. (Neb. Rev. Stats. 1913, sec. 37/p. 291; Neb. Rev. Stats. Anno., 1999, vol. 4C, 22-135/p. 12; Shumway, 2:253-254)
16 August 1913
ARTHUR fully organized. ("State, ex rel. Halligan, v. Clary," in Neb. Rpts., 100:325)
17 November 1916
Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed a district court decision that the boundary between ARTHUR and GARDEN was the range line between ranges 40 and 41; ARTHUR lost jurisdiction of Overlap Area 4, ending overlap between ARTHUR and GARDEN; Portion of Overlap Area 4 between GARDEN and GRANT continued. (Shumway, 2:253-254; "State, ex rel. Halligan, v. Clary," in Neb. Rpts., 100:324-329)
1 February 1919
GRANT gained undisputed control of Overlap Area 4 from GARDEN when the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled in GRANT's favor; Overlap Area 4 eliminated. ("State v. Garden County" in Neb. Rpts., 103:142-146; "State v. Garden County" in Neb. Rpts., 99:8-7-812)
27 April 1921
ARTHUR gained from GARDEN. (Neb. Laws 1921, 40th sess., ch. 231, sec. 3a/pp. 822-823)
DAWES boundaries were redefined [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1921, 40th sess., ch. 231, sec. 2/p. 823)
DEUEL boundaries were redefined. Boundary with KEITH adjusted to run on public land survey lines, not the 25th degree of longitude west of Washington [no mappable change]. (Neb. Laws 1921, 40th sess., ch. 231, sec. 3/p. 823)
GRANT boundaries were redefined [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1921, 40th sess., ch. 231, sec. 5/pp. 824-825)
KEITH boundaries were redefined. Boundaries with DEUEL and GARDEN were adjusted to run on public land survey lines, not the 25th degree of longitude west of Washington [no mappable change]. (Neb. Laws 1921, 40th sess., ch. 231, sec. 6/pp. 825-826)
MORRILL boundaries were redefined, correcting mistakes in the Revised Statutes of Nebraska 1913 [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1921, 40th sess., ch. 231, sec. 7/p. 826)
PERKINS boundaries were redefined [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1921, 40th sess., ch. 231, sec. 8/pp. 826-827)
SAUNDERS boundaries were redefined [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1921, 40th sess., ch. 231, sec. 9/p. 827)
SCOTTS BLUFF boundaries were redefined [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1921, 40th sess., ch. 231, sec. 10/pp. 827-828)
THURSTON boundaries were clarified [no mappable change]. (Neb. Laws 1921, 40th sess., ch. 231, sec. 11/p. 828)
31 March 1925
GARDEN gained from ARTHUR. (Neb. Laws 1925, 43d sess., ch. 155/pp. 393-395)
12 July 1943
Iowa-Nebraska Boundary Compact of 1943 fixed the common boundary between the states as the main channel of the Missouri River as it existed at this date. (Van Zandt, pp. 133, 138)
21 February 1947
CHERRY boundaries were redefined [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1947, 60th sess., ch. 59/p. 194)
25 January 1951
SARPY boundary was clarified along the Missouri River [not mapped]. (Neb. Laws 1951, 62d sess., ch. 43/pp. 154-155)
22 April 1955
Boundaries along the Missouri River for CASS, DAKOTA, DOUGLAS, OTOE, SARPY, THURSTON, and WASHINGTON all clarified [not mapped]. (Neb. Laws 1955, 67th sess., ch. 65, secs. 2-8/p. 212-215)
BURT boundaries were clarified [not mapped]. (Neb. Laws 1955, 67th sess., ch. 65, sec. 1/pp. 211-212)
14 April 1998
NEMAHA boundaries were redefined [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1998, 95th leg., 2d sess., bill 59, sec. 1/p. 1)
RICHARDSON boundaries were redefined [no change]. (Neb. Laws 1998, 95th leg., 2d sess., bill 59, sec. 2/p. 1)
11 April 2000
BUTLER gained small area along the Platte River from PLATTE. Act approved 11 April 2000; took effect 1 January 2001 [not mapped]. (Neb. Laws 2000, 96th leg., 2d sess., bill 349/p. 25)