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Welcome To Garfield County Nebraska!

Nebraska state map with Garfield County highlighted

Garfield County was named after James A. Garfield (who had been assassinated earlier that year) and formed from Wheeler County in 1884. In 1885 Willows Springs was the county seat, until the railroad bypassed the city in favor of Burwell. In 1890 Burwell became the county seat. Garfield County is the home of Nebraska's largest outdoor rodeo, and Calamus Dam. The first newspaper was the Burwell Bell in 1885. Burwell remained a village until 1947, when it became a city.







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Garfield County Research Resources


Garfield County Message Boards


Garfield Co Civil War Veterans
includes both Union Army and CSA (Confederate States of America.)
Garfield Co Resources & Lookup Volunteer's --
Books & records. Addresses that may help you with your research.

Garfield Co Churches --
name & date of organization

Garfield Co Cemeteries --
burial lists for seven cemeteries/plots

Index of Garfield County Obituaries

Index of Garfield County Schools

Pebble Creek Massacre

Nebraska State Gazeteer 1890 (Garfield County portion)
Business list
Farmer's list
Nebraska State Gazeteer 1917
Business list

Birth Data:
Male Residents and Former Residents Alive in 1917


Garfield County WWI Draft Registration June 5, 1917
Garfield County WWI Draft Registration -- June 6, 1918

WWII Casualties of Garfield County

Who's Who in Nebraska, 1940

         Roster of County Officials, 1921-1922

Photos of Garfield County
contributed by researchers like you!

tractor driving away from barn
pasture fence

Links of Interest to Nebraskans

NEGenWeb Project

UsGenWeb Project

Nebraska State Genealogical Society

Nebraska State Genealogical Society Journals:
Nebraska Ancestree
Articles with Garfield County connection
Volume X, no. 2 - Fall 1987

Review Nebraska State historical resources at the
Nebraska State Historical Society

Review the history of Nebraska Counties at
Andreas History of Nebraska
Andreas Map of Nebraska

Review the NE Archives
NE Archives

When you know the name but not the county -
County Unknown

NeGenWeb Resource Center

Nebraska Census Project

1880 Federal Census Look-ups

Nebraska Tombstone Transcription Project

Oldtime Nebraska

Compendium of History Reminiscence and Biography of Nebraska

USA And World links

USGenWeb Archives Search Engine

WorldGenWeb

Cyndi Howells List of Genealogy Sites

Obituary Daily Times