Place:Nemaha, Kansas, United States

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NameNemaha
Alt namesNemahasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
NMsource: Wikipedia
TypeCounty
Coordinates39.8°N 96.017°W
Located inKansas, United States     (1855 - )
Contained Places
Cemetery
Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
Centralia Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery
Oneida Cemetery
Sabetha Cemetery
Saint Bedes Cemetery
Saints Peter and Pauls Cemetery
Wetmore Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery
Inhabited place
America City
Baileyville
Bancroft
Beckerville
Bern
Berwick
Capioma
Centralia
Corning
Goff
Granada
Kelly
Neuchatel
Oneida
Ontario
Sabetha
Saint Benedict
Seneca
Wetmore
Woodlawn
Township
Adams
Berwick (township)
Capioma (township)
Center
Clear Creek
Gilman
Granada (township)
Harrison
Home
Illinois
Marion
Mitchell
Nemaha
Neuchatel (township)
Red Vermillion
Reilly
Richmond
Rock Creek
Washington
Wetmore (township)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Nemaha County (standard abbreviation: NM) is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 10,273. The county seat is Seneca.

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Early history

For many millennia the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

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19th century

In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1855, Nemaha County was established.

The first railroad in Nemaha County was built in 1866.

On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Nemaha county. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale, and had a damage path wide and long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured in this tornado.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1855 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1855 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1857 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1857 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1859 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1883 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1860 2,436
1870 7,339
1880 12,462
1890 19,249
1900 20,376
1910 19,072
1920 18,487
1930 18,342
1940 16,761
1950 14,341
1960 12,897
1970 11,825
1980 11,211
1990 10,446
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Nemaha County, Kansas, United States

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