List of Counties in Nebraska - County List

County List

County
 FIPS code
 County seat
 Established
 Origin
 Etymology
 License plate prefix
 Population
 Area
 Map
Adams County 001 Hastings 1867 Un-Organized John Adams, Founding Father and the second President of the United States 14 700431151000000000031,151 7002563000000000000563 sq mi
(70031458000000000001,458 km2)
Antelope County 003 Neligh 1871 Un-Organized Pronghorn, often called antelope 26 70037452000000000007,452 7002857000000000000857 sq mi
(70032220000000000002,220 km2)
Arthur County 005 Arthur 1887 Un-Organized Chester A. Arthur, twenty-first president of the United States 91 7002444000000000000444 7002715000000000000715 sq mi
(70031852000000000001,852 km2)
Banner County 007 Harrisburg 1888 Formed from Cheyenne Named for the hope of the early settlers to make the county the "banner county" of the state 85 7002819000000000000819 7002746000000000000746 sq mi
(70031932000000000001,932 km2)
Blaine County 009 Brewster 1885 Unorganized James G. Blaine (1843-1923), U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time United States Secretary of State, and Republican candidate in the 1884 presidential election 86 7002583000000000000583 7002711000000000000711 sq mi
(70031841000000000001,841 km2)
Boone County 011 Albion 1871 Unorganized Daniel Boone, American pioneer and trapper 23 70036259000000000006,259 7002687000000000000687 sq mi
(70031779000000000001,779 km2)
Box Butte County 013 Alliance 1887 Formed from Dawes Named for a large box-shaped butte located approximately six miles north of Alliance, Nebraska, the county seat. 65 700412158000000000012,158 70031075000000000001,075 sq mi
(70032784000000000002,784 km2)
Boyd County 015 Butte 1891 Holt County, and Un-Organized (Indian Territory) James E. Boyd, the eighth governor of Nebraska 63 70032438000000000002,438 7002540000000000000540 sq mi
(70031399000000000001,399 km2)
Brown County 017 Ainsworth 1883 Un-Organized The Brown family of early settlers 75 70033525000000000003,525 70031221000000000001,221 sq mi
(70033162000000000003,162 km2)
Buffalo County 019 Kearney 1855 Un-Organized Named for the American Bison which once roamed the present county 9 700442259000000000042,259 7002968000000000000968 sq mi
(70032507000000000002,507 km2)
Burt County 021 Tekamah 1854 One of Nine Original Counties Francis Burt, the first territorial governor of Nebraska who died after two days in office. 31 70037791000000000007,791 7002493000000000000493 sq mi
(70031277000000000001,277 km2)
Butler County 023 David City 1856 Formed from Greene William Orlando Butler, U.S. Congressman from Kentucky and Mexican-American War hero 25 70038767000000000008,767 7002584000000000000584 sq mi
(70031513000000000001,513 km2)
Cass County 025 Plattsmouth 1854 One of Nine Original Counties Lewis Cass, the territorial administrator and U.S. Senator from Michigan 20 700424334000000000024,334 7002559000000000000559 sq mi
(70031448000000000001,448 km2)
Cedar County 027 Hartington 1857 Formed from Dixon and Pierce Counties Named for the eastern red cedars present in the county 13 70039615000000000009,615 7002740000000000000740 sq mi
(70031917000000000001,917 km2)
Chase County 029 Imperial 1873 Un-Organized Champion S. Chase, a mayor of Omaha, Nebraska who served as Nebraska's first attorney general 72 70034068000000000004,068 7002894000000000000894 sq mi
(70032315000000000002,315 km2)
Cherry County 031 Valentine 1883 Un-Organized Samuel A. Cherry, army lieutenant killed in the Indian Wars 66 70036148000000000006,148 70035961000000000005,961 sq mi
(700415439000000000015,439 km2)
Cheyenne County 033 Sidney 1867 Un-Organized Named for the Cheyenne Native American tribe 39 70039830000000000009,830 70031196000000000001,196 sq mi
(70033098000000000003,098 km2)
Clay County 035 Clay Center 1855 Formed from Un-Organized Henry Clay, the Senator from Kentucky, U.S. Secretary of State, and presidential candidate 30 70037039000000000007,039 7002573000000000000573 sq mi
(70031484000000000001,484 km2)
Colfax County 037 Schuyler 1869 Formed from Platte County Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and Vice President of the United States 43 700410441000000000010,441 7002413000000000000413 sq mi
(70031070000000000001,070 km2)
Cuming County 039 West Point 1855 Formed from Burt County Thomas B. Cuming, first Secretary of Nebraska Territory 24 700410203000000000010,203 7002572000000000000572 sq mi
(70031481000000000001,481 km2)
Custer County 041 Broken Bow 1877 Un-Organized George Armstrong Custer, general in the Civil War and Indian Wars 4 700411793000000000011,793 70032576000000000002,576 sq mi
(70036672000000000006,672 km2)
Dakota County 043 Dakota City 1855 Formed from Burt County Named for the Dakota branch of the Sioux Native American tribe 70 700420253000000000020,253 7002264000000000000264 sq mi
(7002684000000000000684 km2)
Dawes County 045 Chadron 1885 Formed from Sioux County James W. Dawes, the sixth governor of Nebraska 69 70039060000000000009,060 70031396000000000001,396 sq mi
(70033616000000000003,616 km2)
Dawson County 047 Lexington 1860 Un-Organized Jacob Dawson, the first postmaster in present-day Lincoln, Nebraska, the state capital 18 700424365000000000024,365 70031013000000000001,013 sq mi
(70032624000000000002,624 km2)
Deuel County 049 Chappell 1888 Formed from Cheyenne County The Deuel family of early settlers 78 70032098000000000002,098 7002440000000000000440 sq mi
(70031140000000000001,140 km2)
Dixon County 051 Ponca 1856 Formed from Blackbird County, Izard County and Un-Organized The Dixon family of early settlers 35 70036339000000000006,339 7002476000000000000476 sq mi
(70031233000000000001,233 km2)
Dodge County 053 Fremont 1854 One of Nine Original Counties Augustus Caesar Dodge, a United States senator from Iowa who was a supporter of the Kansas-Nebraska Act 5 700436160000000000036,160 7002534000000000000534 sq mi
(70031383000000000001,383 km2)
Douglas County 055 Omaha 1854 One of Nine Original Counties Stephen Arnold Douglas, the American statesman, U. S. senator, and presidential candidate 1 7005463585000000000463,585 7002331000000000000331 sq mi
(7002857000000000000857 km2)
Dundy County 057 Benkelman 1873 Un-Organized Elmer Scipio Dundy, a U.S. Circuit Court judge from Nebraska 76 70032292000000000002,292 7002920000000000000920 sq mi
(70032383000000000002,383 km2)
Fillmore County 059 Geneva 1856 Formed from Jackson County and Un-Organized Millard Fillmore, the thirteenth president of the United States 34 70036634000000000006,634 7002576000000000000576 sq mi
(70031492000000000001,492 km2)
Franklin County 061 Franklin 1867 Formed from Kearney Benjamin Franklin, the Founding Father, printer, scientist, and diplomat 50 70033574000000000003,574 7002576000000000000576 sq mi
(70031492000000000001,492 km2)
Frontier County 063 Stockville 1872 Un-organized Named for the fact that it was located in what was referred to at that time as part of the Nebraska frontier 60 70033099000000000003,099 7002975000000000000975 sq mi
(70032525000000000002,525 km2)
Furnas County 065 Beaver City 1873 Un-Organized Robert Wilkinson Furnas, the third governor of Nebraska 38 70035324000000000005,324 7002718000000000000718 sq mi
(70031860000000000001,860 km2)
Gage County 067 Beatrice 1855 Un-Organized William D. Gage, a Methodist minister who served as chaplain of the state legislature at the time the county was established 3 700422993000000000022,993 7002855000000000000855 sq mi
(70032214000000000002,214 km2)
Garden County 069 Oshkosh 1910 Formed from Deuel County Named for the hopes of two real estate agents and citizens of the county seat, Oshkosh, Nebraska, that the county would be the "garden spot of the west" 77 70032292000000000002,292 70031705000000000001,705 sq mi
(70034416000000000004,416 km2)
Garfield County 071 Burwell 1884 Formed from Wheeler County James Abram Garfield, the twentieth president of the United States 83 70031902000000000001,902 7002570000000000000570 sq mi
(70031476000000000001,476 km2)
Gosper County 073 Elwood 1873 Un-Organized John J. Gosper, the secretary of state for Nebraska at the time of the county's formation 73 70032143000000000002,143 7002458000000000000458 sq mi
(70031186000000000001,186 km2)
Grant County 075 Hyannis 1887 Un-Organized Ulysses Simpson Grant, the eighteenth president of the United States and American Civil War general 92 7002747000000000000747 7002776000000000000776 sq mi
(70032010000000000002,010 km2)
Greeley County 077 Greeley 1871 Un-Organized Horace Greeley, the pioneering American journalist 62 70032714000000000002,714 7002570000000000000570 sq mi
(70031476000000000001,476 km2)
Hall County 079 Grand Island 1858 Un-Organized Augustus Hall, the chief justice of the Territorial Supreme Court at the time the county was created 8 700453534000000000053,534 7002546000000000000546 sq mi
(70031414000000000001,414 km2)
Hamilton County 081 Aurora 1867 Un-Organized Alexander Hamilton, the first United States Secretary of the Treasury 28 70039403000000000009,403 7002544000000000000544 sq mi
(70031409000000000001,409 km2)
Harlan County 083 Alma 1871 Formed from Kearney Disputed; either James Harlan, who was the United States Secretary of the Interior in 1865 and 1866; or a revenue collector by the name of Harlan who once lived near Republican City, Nebraska 51 70033786000000000003,786 7002553000000000000553 sq mi
(70031432000000000001,432 km2)
Hayes County 085 Hayes Center 1877 Un-Organized Rutherford Birchard Hayes, the nineteenth president of the United States 79 70031068000000000001,068 7002713000000000000713 sq mi
(70031847000000000001,847 km2)
Hitchcock County 087 Trenton 1873 Un-Organized Phineas Warren Hitchcock, a U.S. Senator from Nebraska 67 70033111000000000003,111 7002710000000000000710 sq mi
(70031839000000000001,839 km2)
Holt County 089 O'Neill 1860 Un-Organized (Formerly- West County) Joseph Holt, a U.S. Postmaster General and U.S. Secretary of War under James Buchanan 36 700411551000000000011,551 70032413000000000002,413 sq mi
(70036250000000000006,250 km2)
Hooker County 091 Mullen 1889 Un-Organized Joseph Hooker, an American Civil War general 93 7002783000000000000783 7002721000000000000721 sq mi
(70031867000000000001,867 km2)
Howard County 093 Saint Paul 1871 Formed from Hall County Oliver Otis Howard, an American Civil War general 49 70036567000000000006,567 7002570000000000000570 sq mi
(70031476000000000001,476 km2)
Jefferson County 095 Fairbury 1856 Un-organized Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States 33 70038333000000000008,333 7002573000000000000573 sq mi
(70031484000000000001,484 km2)
Johnson County 097 Tecumseh 1857 Formed from Nemaha and Otoe Counties Richard Mentor Johnson, the ninth vice president of the United States 57 70034488000000000004,488 7002376000000000000376 sq mi
(7002974000000000000974 km2)
Kearney County 099 Minden 1860 Un-Organized Named for Fort Kearny - when the county was created the fort's name was misspelled 52 70036882000000000006,882 7002516000000000000516 sq mi
(70031336000000000001,336 km2)
Keith County 101 Ogallala 1873 Un-Organized M. C. Keith, who owned one of the largest ranches in western Nebraska at the time 68 70038875000000000008,875 70031061000000000001,061 sq mi
(70032748000000000002,748 km2)
Keya Paha County 103 Springview 1884 Formed from Brown County and Un-Organized (Indian Territory) Dakota words Ké-ya Pa-há Wa-kpá, which, translated, mean turtle hill river 82 7002983000000000000983 7002773000000000000773 sq mi
(70032002000000000002,002 km2)
Kimball County 105 Kimball 1888 Formed from Cheyenne County Thomas L. Kimball, an official of the Union Pacific Railroad 71 70034089000000000004,089 7002952000000000000952 sq mi
(70032466000000000002,466 km2)
Knox County 107 Center 1857 Formed from Pierce County and Un-Organized (Formal names-L'Eau Qui Court (1857-1867) and Emmet (1867-1873)) Henry Knox, the first United States Secretary of War 12 70039374000000000009,374 70031108000000000001,108 sq mi
(70032870000000000002,870 km2)
Lancaster County 109 Lincoln 1855 Formed from Cass, and Pierce Counties The cities of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Lancaster, England. 2 7005250291000000000250,291 7002839000000000000839 sq mi
(70032173000000000002,173 km2)
Lincoln County 111 North Platte 1860 Un-Organized (Formerly Shorter County) Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States 15 700434632000000000034,632 70032564000000000002,564 sq mi
(70036641000000000006,641 km2)
Logan County 113 Stapleton 1885 Un-Organized John Alexander Logan, a general in the American Civil War 87 7002774000000000000774 7002571000000000000571 sq mi
(70031479000000000001,479 km2)
Loup County 115 Taylor 1883 Un-Organized Loup River which in turn is named for the French word loup which means wolf 88 7002712000000000000712 7002570000000000000570 sq mi
(70031476000000000001,476 km2)
Madison County 119 Madison 1856 Formed from Loup County and McNeale Counties and Un-Organized Either James Madison, the fourth president of the United States; or, more likely, Madison, Wisconsin, where most of the new county's settlers were from 7 700435226000000000035,226 7002573000000000000573 sq mi
(70031484000000000001,484 km2)
McPherson County 117 Tryon 1887 Un-Organized James Birdseye McPherson, a general in the American Civil War 90 7002533000000000000533 7002859000000000000859 sq mi
(70032225000000000002,225 km2)
Merrick County 121 Central City 1858 Formed from Polk County and Un-Organized Elvira Merrick, wife of Henry W. DePuy, a territorial legislator 46 70038204000000000008,204 7002485000000000000485 sq mi
(70031256000000000001,256 km2)
Morrill County 123 Bridgeport 1908 Formed from Cheyenne County Charles Henry Morrill, a president of the Lincoln Land Company 64 70035440000000000005,440 70031424000000000001,424 sq mi
(70033688000000000003,688 km2)
Nance County 125 Fullerton 1879 Formed from Pawnee Reservation Albinus Nance, the fourth governor of Nebraska 58 70034038000000000004,038 7002441000000000000441 sq mi
(70031142000000000001,142 km2)
Nemaha County 127 Auburn 1854 One of Nine original counties (Formerly Forney) Nimaha, the Oto name meaning miry water for a stream which crossed the county and emptied into the Missouri River 44 70037576000000000007,576 7002409000000000000409 sq mi
(70031059000000000001,059 km2)
Nuckolls County 129 Nelson 1860 Un-Organized Lafayette Nuckolls, a member of the first Nebraska territorial legislature; and his brother, Stephen Nuckolls, a pioneering Nebraska settler, businessman and banker 42 70035057000000000005,057 7002575000000000000575 sq mi
(70031489000000000001,489 km2)
Otoe County 131 Nebraska City 1854 One of nine Original Counties (Formerly Pierce) Oto (also Otoe) Native American tribe 11 700415396000000000015,396 7002616000000000000616 sq mi
(70031595000000000001,595 km2)
Pawnee County 133 Pawnee City 1855 Formed from Richardson County Pawnee Native American tribe 54 70033087000000000003,087 7002432000000000000432 sq mi
(70031119000000000001,119 km2)
Perkins County 135 Grant 1887 Formed from Kieth County Charles E. Perkins, a president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad 74 70033200000000000003,200 7002883000000000000883 sq mi
(70032287000000000002,287 km2)
Phelps County 137 Holdrege 1873 Formed from Kearney County William Phelps, a riverboat captain on the Mississippi River who is alleged to have settled in the area 37 70039747000000000009,747 7002540000000000000540 sq mi
(70031399000000000001,399 km2)
Pierce County 139 Pierce 1856 Formed from Izard County, McNeale County and Un-Organized Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth president of the United States 40 70037857000000000007,857 7002574000000000000574 sq mi
(70031487000000000001,487 km2)
Platte County 141 Columbus 1856 Formed from Greene and Loup Counties Platte River which is in turn named for the French word for flat 10 700431662000000000031,662 7002678000000000000678 sq mi
(70031756000000000001,756 km2)
Polk County 143 Osceola 1856 Formed from York County and Un-Organized James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States 41 70035639000000000005,639 7002439000000000000439 sq mi
(70031137000000000001,137 km2)
Red Willow County 145 McCook 1873 Un-Organized Red Willow Creek, which runs through the area 48 700411448000000000011,448 7002717000000000000717 sq mi
(70031857000000000001,857 km2)
Richardson County 147 Falls City 1854 One of Nine Original Counties William A. Richardson, a governor of the Nebraska Territory 19 70039531000000000009,531 7002554000000000000554 sq mi
(70031435000000000001,435 km2)
Rock County 149 Bassett 1885 Formed from Brown County Either Rock Creek, which flows in the county; or the rocky condition of the soil in the area 81 70031756000000000001,756 70031008000000000001,008 sq mi
(70032611000000000002,611 km2)
Saline County 151 Wilber 1867 Un-organized Named for a belief held by the early pioneers that great salt springs and deposits could be found in the area, a hope found to be false 22 700413843000000000013,843 7002575000000000000575 sq mi
(70031489000000000001,489 km2)
Sarpy County 153 Papillion 1857 Formed from Cass and Douglas Counties Peter A. Sarpy, a commander of a trading post in the future county 59 7005122595000000000122,595 7002241000000000000241 sq mi
(7002624000000000000624 km2)
Saunders County 155 Wahoo 1856 Formed from Douglas and Lancaster (Formerly Calhoun County (1856-1865)) Alvin Saunders, a governor of the Nebraska Territory 6 700419830000000000019,830 7002754000000000000754 sq mi
(70031953000000000001,953 km2)
Scotts Bluff County 157 Gering 1888 Formed from Cheyenne County Named for a towering bluff located in the Scotts Bluff National Monument; the bluffs themselves are named for Hiram Scott, a fur trapper who is alleged to have crawled 75 miles with a broken leg before collapsing and dying at the foot of the formation 21 700436951000000000036,951 7002739000000000000739 sq mi
(70031914000000000001,914 km2)
Seward County 159 Seward 1855 Formed from Cass and Pierce Counties (Formerly- Greene County) William Henry Seward, the United States Secretary of State during the 1860s 16 700416496000000000016,496 7002575000000000000575 sq mi
(70031489000000000001,489 km2)
Sheridan County 161 Rushville 1885 Formed from Sioux County Philip Henry Sheridan, a general in the American Civil War 61 70036198000000000006,198 70032441000000000002,441 sq mi
(70036322000000000006,322 km2)
Sherman County 163 Loup City 1871 Formed from Buffalo County and Un-Organized William Tecumseh Sherman, the American Civil War general 56 70033318000000000003,318 7002566000000000000566 sq mi
(70031466000000000001,466 km2)
Sioux County 165 Harrison 1877 Un-Organized Sioux Native American tribe 80 70031475000000000001,475 70032067000000000002,067 sq mi
(70035354000000000005,354 km2)
Stanton County 167 Stanton 1855 Formed from Burt County (Formerly Izard County) Edwin McMasters Stanton, the United States Secretary of War during most of the American Civil War 53 70036455000000000006,455 7002430000000000000430 sq mi
(70031114000000000001,114 km2)
Thayer County 169 Hebron 1871 Formed from Jefferson County John Milton Thayer, the seventh governor of Nebraska 32 70036055000000000006,055 7002575000000000000575 sq mi
(70031489000000000001,489 km2)
Thomas County 171 Thedford 1887 Un-Organized George Henry Thomas, a general in the American Civil War 89 7002729000000000000729 7002713000000000000713 sq mi
(70031847000000000001,847 km2)
Thurston County 173 Pender 1889 Formed form Blackbird County and Omaha Reservation John Mellen Thurston, a U. S. senator from Nebraska 55 70037171000000000007,171 7002394000000000000394 sq mi
(70031020000000000001,020 km2)
Valley County 175 Ord 1871 Un-Organized Named for the many valleys in the area 47 70034647000000000004,647 7002568000000000000568 sq mi
(70031471000000000001,471 km2)
Washington County 177 Blair 1854 One of Nine Original Counties George Washington, the first president of the United States 29 700418780000000000018,780 7002390000000000000390 sq mi
(70031010000000000001,010 km2)
Wayne County 179 Wayne 1867 Un-Organized Anthony Wayne, the American Revolutionary War general nicknamed "Mad Anthony" by his troops 27 70039851000000000009,851 7002444000000000000444 sq mi
(70031150000000000001,150 km2)
Webster County 181 Red Cloud 1867 Un-organized Daniel Webster, the statesman and U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 45 70034061000000000004,061 7002575000000000000575 sq mi
(70031489000000000001,489 km2)
Wheeler County 183 Bartlett 1877 Un-Organized Daniel H. Wheeler, a secretary of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture 84 7002886000000000000886 7002575000000000000575 sq mi
(70031489000000000001,489 km2)
York County 185 York 1855 Formed from Cass County, Pierce County and Un-Organized Named for either York, England, or York County, Pennsylvania 17 700414598000000000014,598 7002576000000000000576 sq mi
(70031492000000000001,492 km2)

Former counties of Nebraska:

  • Clay (1855–64) Formed from Un-organized and dissolved into Gage and Lancaster County.
  • Jackson (1855-6) Formed from Un-Organized and dissolved to the Fillmore County and Un-Organized.
  • Johnson (1855-6) Formed from Un-Organized and dissolved to Un-organized
  • Blackbird (1855–88) Formed from Burt County and dissolved to Thurston County
  • Loup (1855-6) Formed from Burt and Un-Organized and then dissolved Madison, Monroe and Platte Counties
  • Jones (1856–66) Formed from Un-Organized and dissolved into Jefferson County.
  • Grant, Harrison, Jackson, Lynn, Monroe and Taylor counties listed in 1870 (But no proof on where)

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