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Nebraska Counties
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Nebraska Counties
There is 93 counties in state of Nebraska. |
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Cheyenne County, Nebraska
Cheyenne County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Sidney
Year Organized: 1867
Square Miles: 1,196
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Court House: 1000 10th St, P.O. Box 217
County Courthouse
Sidney, NE 69162-0217
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Cheyenne
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
The development of Cheyenne County
can be attributed to early America's desire to move westward. The Oregon and
Mormon Trails brought scores of setters through the area in the 1840s, while the
advancement of the Union Pacific Railroad 20 years later provided an even
greater contribution.
Although the two famous trails actually flanked the area that today is Cheyenne
County, many early pioneers followed Lodgepole Creek from Julesburg, Colo., to
the site of present day Sidney, then turned north to connect with the Mormon
Trail. The Pony Express would also follow the Lodgepole Creek route.
In 1867, when the Union Pacific pushed toward the Wyoming border, the southern
part of the county began to develop more rapidly. Sidney was laid out as a
division point and became home to a US Army infantry company assigned to
protect the railroaders. The Army's presence also benefited the growing number
of cattle ranchers who had come to the area.
Cheyenne County was actually created in June 1871. The county was literally the
southern half of the Panhandle. In 1888, the western third was divided to create
Kimball, Banner and Scotts Bluff Counties, while the eastern third became Deuel
County. Twenty years later, in 1908, the northern portion was designated as
Morrill County.
With heavy traffic along the trails and on the railroad, Sidney experienced a
wild era. Raucous behavior and a growing number of robberies prompted increased
military protection for the area and resulted in the Sidney Barracks, which
became Fort Sidney. World War II brought to the county the Sioux Ordnance Depot,
a 19,000-acre munitions storage facility northwest of Sidney. This construction
led to an economic boom in the 1940s, as did the drilling of the first
successful oil well in the area.
Today, America's east-west travel still contributes to the area's growth. This
time it is thanks to Interstate 80. Agriculture and cattle production are keys
to the county's economy.
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Dalton |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Gurley |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lodgepole |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Potter |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sidney
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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