Genealogy search box butte county, ne family history. The next year petitioners were successful in forming a new county, box butte, out of the lower portion of dawes county in november 1886. Box butte county i dont know what wed have done without the indians. No recent searches yet, but as soon as you have some, well display them here. Includes deeds, recorder documents, tax assessor documents, parcel search, tax assessment documents, official public records and property histories. Box butte county was named after a large butte located roughly 12 miles northnortheast of alliance. Casde alliance box butte county virtual nebraska university. Subgroup three includes two day books or blotters kept by the. Box butte has given its name to the creek that flows near its base, a village, and the county where it is located.
Profiles for 8 cities, towns and other populated places in box butte county nebraska. Banner, box butte, cheyenne, dawes, deuel, garden, kimball, morrill, scotts. Other municipal and nebraska state offices also maintain records that are useful for tracing lineage. Nearly 20 years later, on november 2, 1886, box butte was formed from dawes county by a public vote. According to the box butte county jail website, the mission of the box butte county jail is to provide a safe and secure environment for all who enter the jail and for the citizens of the communities that we serve. The towns history is at times comical, joyous, and tragic. 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. Usa 1,015,348 nebraska 10,923 nebraska land records 60 box butte county land records note. The map, all associated data, and measurements are approximate and not to be used for any official purpose.
Heavy advertising campaigns by the railroads spurred its early growth. Guide to box butte county, nebraska ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. Box butte county is a county equivalent area found in nebraska, usa. The box butte county land records search nebraska links below open in a new window and take you to third party websites that provide access to box butte county public records. A post office called broncho lake at the philip grover home, northwest of where alliance is today, was registered in 1886. Patent book volume i, box butte county, nebraska family history library. In july 1885 the north half of the nebraska panhandle was divided into three counties. Box butte county je okrug u americkoj saveznoj drzavi nebraska. Including its history, the northfield park arboretum, the army theatre, and more wilkins, sandra on.
Research your nebraska ancestors and family history by searching our online database of nebraska gravestone photos. Box butte county jail is in box butte county, nebraska and is the primary jail for this area. Box butte county, nebraska genealogy familysearch wiki. Do a free background check here using free online public records searches in box butte county. Box butte county is a county located in the state of nebraska. The county was first settled through the efforts of the railroads to populate this portion of nebraska. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 11,308. The society is quite small and operates on a very limited budget everyone is a volunteer. Box butte county, nebraska free public records searches at black book online. This area is part of the box butte tableland, semiarid short grass country that stretches far to the west.
A personal loan is an unsecured loan extended to members of the box butte employees fcu. Box buttes county seat has wide streets and substantial buildings. Box butte county genealogy records are kept by a number of different government agencies and departments in box butte county, nebraska. Easily find free criminal records, free court records, free arrest records, free arrest warrants search, free corporation records, free divorce records, free marriage records, free property records, free death records and. Box butte county nebraska association of county officials box butte county source. Home to 11,340 people, box butte county has a total 5426 households earning 46373 on average per year. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. The acrevalue box butte county, ne plat map, sourced from the box butte 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. In the early days, box butte was actually a part of southern dawes county. If you would like to learn even more about nebraska place history, you will want to get a copy of this book. Box butte county, ne map of cities in box butte county. It served as a landmark for miners and freighters to the black hills during the gold.
Cheyenne, box butte, deuel, garden, sioux, kimball, morrill, sheridan, scotts bluff, banner, and dawes counties. The department of ag economics is launching a new webinar series to discuss covid19s impact on farmranch management issues in nebraska. View a map of all nebraska historical markers, browse historical marker map. Information about the box butte county treasurers office.
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. Its operating funds come solely from fees collected for brand recordings, brand inspections and registered feedlots and dairies. Quickfacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. Library directory for box butte county, nebraska source. 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. This guide will tell you all about everything one might want to know about box butte county jail. County courthouse edit edit source box butte county courthouse 515 box butte ave. Box butte is the name of a geological formation in the countys eastern part.
Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. Dodge rd rural, alliance, box butte county, nebraska view this markers location 42. The village of nonpareil was chosen as the first county seat and a new court house erected there in that same year. Free search of box butte county, nebraska real property and real estate records. The public information contained herein is furnished as a public service by box butte county. Census bureau maintains genealogy records in the form of census data. The county government of box butte is found in the county seat of alliance. After several movements and a heated county seat battle, the courthouse and title settled at alliance, nebraska, in june of 1899. Box butte county, nebraska cemeteryburial records by. Including its history, the northfield park arboretum, the army theatre, and more paperback august 2, 2012 by sandra wilkins author. A group often called the panhandle of nebraska by shumway, grant lee, 1865. A flattopped hill to the southeast was named box butte by early cowboys and travellers. Box butte county was officially incorporated in 1887.
Family history researching in box butte county, nebraska. The homestead laws were also instrumental in developing the area. Box butte county was formed as part of a series of partitionings of the nebraska panhandle. In the nebraska license plate system, box butte county is represented by the prefix 65 it had the sixtyfifth largest number of vehicles registered in the county when. 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. Switch to satellite image landsat tm of box butte county.
Box butte county jail alliance, ne prison handbook. Box butte county jail is located in alliance, nebraska. Box butte county, nebraska simple english wikipedia, the. Our new website was brought online in april 2016 with the help of mips inc. To protect patients and staff to slow the spread of covid19, box butte general hospital bbgh has implemented a number of safety measures at the hospital, including the greater nebraska medical and surgical services gnmss clinics. Box butte county, nebraska box butte county education, geography, and history. Yet box butte was named for a large rectangular butte that can found just six miles north of alliance. In 1883, the nebraska legislature divided the panhandle into two counties, sioux and cheyenne. Box butte county jail houses male, female, and juvenile inmates. 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, nebraska genealogy genealogy familysearch.
Help others by sharing new links and reporting broken links. We take pride in having the most complete records for genealogical and historical research in the county. The nebraska stock growers association, founded in alliance in 1889, was to protect stockmen from illegal rustling. Box butte county celebrated its th birthday in 2017. Click the city you wish to view historical pictures and information. Including its history, the northfield park arboretum, the army theatre, and more. In 1890 the population of box butte county was 5,494. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Including its history, the northfield park arboretum, the army theatre, and more by sandra wilkins at. Box butte county, nebraska map of box butte county, ne. 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 is the name of a geological formation in the eastern part of the county. The nebraska brand committee was created by the legislature in 1941 to inspect cattle and investigate missing andor stolen cattle. Box butte county was created in 1886 from lands in dawes county. Locate nebraska gravestone images of your descendants and discover your nebraska roots. Nebraska extension in box butte county 415 black hills ave. Editors frequently monitor and verify these resources on a routine basis. As of the 2010 united states census, the population was 11,308. Statewide collections are found on the nebraska land records page. Box butte county is located in the panhandle section of the state. Mips inc is the technology services division of the nebraska association of county officials naco. Box butte county is predominately rural farm and ranch land.