 Postcard of the Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington, NE. Courtesy of Ginger Cisewski. According to Perkey's Nebraska Place Names, by Elton A. Perkey, J&L Lee Co, © NSHS 1995, Dawson County, Nebraska was "named for a Nebraska pioneer, presumably Jacob Dawson, first postmaster of Lancaster (now the state capital at Lincoln). County formed on June 26, 1871, by proclamation of Acting Governor William H. James. Boundaries were defined by the Legislature January 11, 1860, and redefined June 6, 1871." 1890_Gazetteer | 1917_Gazetteer | 1920 Livestock Directory | 30 Mile Canal John J. Cozad/Robert Henri | Nebraska_Ancestree | Military | 1940_Who's_Who First_Settlers | Pioneers | Schools | Ethnic_Groups | Photos Other_Dawson_County_history_links, including some family webpages 
Johnson's History of Nebraska (1880) - from the NEGenweb Project Online Library. by A. E. Sheldon, Dawson County Chapter Found in the Mardos Memorial Library in the NEGenweb Project Online Library. "Nebraska State Gazetteer" Business Directory and Farmer list for 1890-1891 J.M. Wolfe & Co., Publishers, 1890. This is a list of the businesses and farmers in the various towns in Dawson County in 1890-91. Please be aware that the list may not be complete, and has some obvious typos. In the Farmer's list, the towns listed are the actual post office addresses for the farmers. I've tried to catch those towns that are not in Dawson County. You may want to check the neighboring NEGenWeb county sites for more information on those towns. (Note: The town named Congdon later became known as Eddyville. Farmers List State index found in the Nebraska Online Library List of Dawson County newspapers as found in the Gazetteer from 1890: Platte Valley News Vessells & Scott, props. Cozad
Gothenburg Independent Grant & McKnight, eds. Gothenburg
Gothenburg News J. N. Converse, ed. Gothenburg
Dawson Co. Herald M. A. Leftwich, ed.; Lexington
M.E. Leftwich prop
Dawson Co. Pioneer B.F. Krier, ed. & prop. Lexington
Lexington Gazette Signor & Wickizer, pubs. Lexington
Overton Clipper R. D. V. Carr, pub. Overton
"Nebraska State Gazetteer and Business Directory" Vol. XVI Business Directory for 1917 POLK-McAvoy Directory Co., Omaha, Nebraska. 1920 Purebred Livestock Directory This directory is presented as part of the MARDOS Memorial Library Collection. Special thanks go to Pam Rietsch for supplying this resource for us to transcribe and post to our pages. 30 Mile Canal This program from the 1928 dedication of the 30 Mile Canal is presented as part of the MARDOS Memorial Library Collection. Special thanks go to Pam Rietsch for supplying this resource for us to transcribe and post to our pages. Reveal True Story of John J. Cozad  Transcription of newspaper handed out by The Robert Henri Museum & Historic Walkway and the Cozad Chamber of Commerce. NSGS Nebraska Ancestree Articles We have special permission to post Dawson County articles that were posted in the NSGS newsletter more than five years ago from the Nebraska State Genealogical Society. Who's Who in Nebraska, 1940 Published by the Nebraska Press Association, Lincoln, NE Printed by State Journal Printing Co., Lincoln, NE Thanks to Mr. Alan Beermann, Executive Director of the Nebraska Press Association and American Press Advertising Service for permission to reproduce this publication. Dawson County Section Main Index - in the NEGenWeb Project Online Library. First Settlers Obituary and story about Eliza Freeman, wife of Daniel Freeman, as found in the Journals of the Nebraska State Historical Society, Vol. I, no. 8, 1918. The Freemans were regarded as the very first settlers in what is now Phelps county, and among the very first in Dawson county. The Journals of the Nebraska State Historical Society are being prepared and hosted by Ted & Carole Miller. Journals of the Nebraska State Historical Society - main page Other Articles of interest for Dawson County: Obituary for Charles A. Morell, Gothenburg Historical Material Found Obituary - John B. Colton, Buzzard's Roost Ranch Site of Plum Creek Massacre -- A collection issued by the Nebraska D. A. R. in 1916 transcribed by Ted & Carole Miller and available in the NEGenWeb Online Library, a part of the NEGenWeb Resource Center Dawson County entries:
Ethnic Groups
Other Dawson County History links
Rufas Mowery Miller Elmer Dellett Roy A. Morse E. S. Gardner Corena Mays Cattle gate, Dawson County, Nebraska. Barn and windmill. Dawson County, Nebraska. Using a power rake in the alfalfa fields, Dawson County, Nebraska. Cowboy. Dawson County, Nebraska. Alfalfa field in Dawson County, Nebraska, greatest alfalfa producing center in the world. Cowboys and cattle. Dawson County, Nebraska Cowboy driving cattle to grazing land. Dawson County, Nebraska. County supervisor helping rehabilitation family with account book. Dawson County, Nebraska. Cooperatively owned stallion bought with an Farm Security Administration loan. Girl playing among tombstones, Lexington, Nebraska. House built of bales of hay, Lexington, Nebraska. Panoramic Photos - Lexington, Nebr. Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden web site: Robert Henri's Portrait of John Cozad Robert Henri's Portrait of Mrs. R. H. Lee (Theresa Gatewood Cozad) Mother of Robert Henri Portrait of Frank L. Southrn, M.D. - (John Cozad) brother of Robert Henri. Essay about Robert Henri's life. |
