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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Wheeler County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 818. Its county seat is Bartlett. The county was formed in 1877 and organized in 1881. The county was named for Major Daniel H. Wheeler, longtime secretary of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Wheeler County is represented by the prefix 84 (it had the 84th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1877 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1917 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1917 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1917 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1917 | Probate 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
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1880 | 644
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1890 | 1,683
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1900 | 1,362
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1910 | 2,292
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1920 | 2,531
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1930 | 2,335
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1940 | 2,170
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1950 | 1,526
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1960 | 1,297
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1970 | 1,054
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1980 | 1,060
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1990 | 948
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~newheele/
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