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Arthur County, Nebraska

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
2historic places
—earliest paper
1887formed
434pop. 2020
—cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 2 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1979. Most listings are in or near Arthur.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Nebraska is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Arthur titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

2 of 2 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

2 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
First Arthur County Courthouse and JailArthurDistrict1990
Pilgrim Holiness ChurchArthurBuilding1979

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Arthur was formed in 1887 (1887-03-31) from unknown / original county.

ARTHUR created from Non-County Area 1.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Arthur County population from 1890 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1,41275191189019201960197020002020
18901920194019501960198020002020
911,4121,045803680513444434

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Historical markers

HMdb link

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