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Nebraska ranks 44th among states and provinces with markers in this database. Nebraska is a state in the United States of America located in the American Midwest. It is also in the Upper Plains region. Nebraska is some 77 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 1.9 million people. The state is divided into 93 counties and 90 of them have entries in this database. In Nebraska we have discovered historical markers in 225 cities and towns lying in 236 different ZIP Codes.
There are at least 1,069 historical markers in Nebraska, by our count. We have cataloged 957 historical markers and 62 war memorials—each individually presented on 999 illustrated, annotated, and searchable pages of the Historical Marker Database. In addition, we are reasonably certain of another 112 historical markers in Nebraska that we don’t yet have, and instead show on our Want List. Our correspondents have been finding and adding hundreds of markers a month to the database from all over the world, so next time you visit this page you will probably find that the numbers here have changed.
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The first Nebraska marker in the database, Native Americans in the Lower Platte Valley, was added August 23, 2007. It was photographed near Ashland in Saunders County. The last one added was submitted on April 20, 2024, and titled Omaha Union Station. It is in Omaha in Douglas County and had been erected in 2016. Keeping in mind that the erection date of many markers in the database is not known, the earliest historical marker we know of in Nebraska was erected in 1878. It was this one: Grand Island Public School Bell, and one of our correspondents found it in Grand Island in Hall County on March 5, 2012.
Nebraskans don’t want to forget their Settlements and Settlers history. How do we know? Because there are more historical markers in the database from Nebraska about Settlements and Settlers—382 of them—than about any other historical topic. It is followed by Roads and Vehicles with 154 markers.
The first marker added to the database with the Settlements and Settlers topic was Melia, added August 23, 2007. It had been erected near Gretna in Sarpy County. The last one submitted was submitted on March 3, 2024, and titled This Cabin Built in 1867. It had been erected in 1924 in North Platte in Lincoln County. The earliest marker erected with the Settlements and Settlers topic that we have listed was erected in 1904. It is First Homestead in Red Willow Co., found in Indianola in Red Willow County on July 11, 2021.
What is the most interesting historical marker in Nebraska? What we know is that Windlass Hill Pioneer Homestead is the most viewed entry in the database from Nebraska since it was added in 2007. It is located in Lewellen in Garden County. This year so far, the most viewed Nebraskan entry is located in Chadron in Dawes County. It is Paha Sapa.
Counties, Cities and Towns
The Nebraska county with the most historical markers listed in this database is Douglas County, with 103 of them. It is followed by Lancaster County with 50 markers. The Omaha area of Douglas County has the highest number of markers within its limits, 93. In Lancaster County the area with the most markers, 48, is Lincoln.
Checking the database for the city or town in Nebraska with the most markers we again find Omaha at the top of the list with 93 markers in or near it. And Lincoln also shows up again in next place, with 48 markers. For the ZIP Code with the most markers it’s 69101 at the top of the list with 40 markers in its delivery area. (ZIP Code 69101 is assigned to North Platte NE.) It is followed closely by ZIP Code 68102 with 38 markers. (68102 is assigned to Omaha NE.)
Historical Markers Near These Nebraska Cities and Towns
Getting back to Douglas County, the first marker added to the database from there, Lewis and Clark Campsite, was added May 24, 2008. near Omaha. The last one submitted—also the last one submitted in all of Nebraska—was uploaded on April 20, 2024, and is titled Omaha Union Station and was erected in 2016, in Omaha. One of the earliest marker erected in Douglas County that we have listed was erected in 1927. More than one was erected that year. This is one of them: Fort Lisa, found near Omaha on May 24, 2008.
The Nebraska State Historical Society is currently in charge of official historical markers found all over the state. We have 329 of their markers in the database. Also, a number of counties have erected historical markers on their streets and roads and within their public areas, as have some cities and towns.
By Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 22, 2016
A Nebraska State Historical Society Historical Marker
Then there are federal government agencies that put up historical markers, especially in national parks and other areas under their jurisdiction. And finally, there are the numerous public and private organizations and individuals that erect markers. Some do this as a continual endeavor, and others once in a while, to mark something, someone, or someplace they find important or interesting. When one of our correspondents comes across one that satisfies our criteria, we add it to the database.
Off the Beaten Path
You’ll find that even the smallest, least populated, or most rural areas of Nebraska have been marked with history. Check out Colfax County, Burt County and Arthur County. We've only found one historical marker in each. Visiting one or more of these parts of Nebraska might make for a pleasant road trip, and maybe you’ll discover more historical markers while you’re there. If you do, perhaps you’ll take the time to photograph them and, when you get home, become an HMdb correspondent by adding them to the database. Happy Hunting!
Nebraska ranks 44th among states and provinces with markers in this database. Nebraska is a state in the United States of America located in the American Midwest. It is also in the Upper Plains region. Nebraska is some 77 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 1.9 million people. The state is divided into 93 counties and 90 of them have entries in this database. In Nebraska we have discovered historical markers in 225 cities and towns lying in 236 different ZIP Codes.
There are at least 1,069 historical markers in Nebraska, by our count. We have cataloged 957 historical markers and 62 war memorials, each individually presented on 999 illustrated, annotated, and searchable pages of the Historical Marker Database. In addition, we are reasonably certain of another 112 historical markers in Nebraska that we don’t yet have, and instead show on our Want List. Our correspondents have been finding and adding hundreds of markers a month to the database from all over the world, so next time you visit this page you will probably find that the numbers here have changed.
Click or scan to see this page online.
The first Nebraska marker in the database, Native Americans in the Lower Platte Valley, was added August 23, 2007. It was photographed near Ashland in Saunders County. The last one added was submitted on April 20, 2024, and titled Omaha Union Station. It is in Omaha in Douglas County and had been erected in 2016. Keeping in mind that the erection date of many markers in the database is not known, the earliest historical marker we know of in Nebraska was erected in 1878. It was this one: Grand Island Public School Bell, and one of our correspondents found it in Grand Island in Hall County on March 5, 2012.
Nebraskans don’t want to forget their Settlements and Settlers history. How do we know? Because there are more historical markers in the database from Nebraska about Settlements and Settlers, 382 of them, than about any other historical topic. It is followed by Roads and Vehicles with 154 markers.
The first marker added to the database with the Settlements and Settlers topic was Melia, added August 23, 2007. It had been erected near Gretna in Sarpy County. The last one submitted was submitted on March 3, 2024, and titled This Cabin Built in 1867. It had been erected in 1924 in North Platte in Lincoln County. The earliest marker erected with the Settlements and Settlers topic that we have listed was erected in 1904. It is First Homestead in Red Willow Co., found in Indianola in Red Willow County on July 11, 2021.
What is the most interesting historical marker in Nebraska? What we know is that Windlass Hill Pioneer Homestead is the most viewed entry in the database from Nebraska since it was added in 2007. It is located in Lewellen in Garden County. This year so far, the most viewed Nebraskan entry is located in Chadron in Dawes County. It is Paha Sapa.
Counties, Cities and Towns.
The Nebraska county with the most historical markers listed in this database is Douglas County, with 103 of them. It is followed by Lancaster County with 50 markers. The Omaha area of Douglas County has the highest number of markers within its limits, 93. In Lancaster County the area with the most markers, 48, is Lincoln.
Checking the database for the city or town in Nebraska with the most markers we again find Omaha at the top of the list with 93 markers in or near it. And Lincoln also shows up again in next place, with 48 markers. For the ZIP Code with the most markers it’s 6 9 1 0 1 at the top of the list with 40 markers in its delivery area. (ZIP Code 6 9 1 0 1 is assigned to North Platte NE.) It is followed closely by ZIP Code 6 8 1 0 2 with 38 markers. (6 8 1 0 2 is assigned to Omaha NE.)
Getting back to Douglas County, the first marker added to the database from there, Lewis and Clark Campsite, was added May 24, 2008. near Omaha. The last one submitted, also the last one submitted in all of Nebraska, was uploaded on April 20, 2024, and is titled Omaha Union Station and was erected in 2016, in Omaha. One of the earliest marker erected in Douglas County that we have listed was erected in 1927. More than one was erected that year. This is one of them: Fort Lisa, found near Omaha on May 24, 2008.
The Nebraska State Historical Society is currently in charge of official historical markers found all over the state. We have 329 of their markers in the database. Also, a number of counties have erected historical markers on their streets and roads and within their public areas, as have some cities and towns.
Then there are federal government agencies that put up historical markers, especially in national parks and other areas under their jurisdiction. And finally, there are the numerous public and private organizations and individuals that erect markers. Some do this as a continual endeavor, and others once in a while, to mark something, someone, or someplace they find important or interesting. When one of our correspondents comes across one that satisfies our criteria, we add it to the database.
Off the Beaten Path.
You’ll find that even the smallest, least populated, or most rural areas of Nebraska have been marked with history. Check out Colfax County, Burt County and Arthur County. We've only found one historical marker in each. Visiting one or more of these parts of Nebraska might make for a pleasant road trip, and maybe you’ll discover more historical markers while you’re there. If you do, perhaps you’ll take the time to photograph them and, when you get home, become an HMdb correspondent by adding them to the database. Happy Hunting!
Nebraska ranks 44th among states and provinces with markers in this database. Nebraska is a state in the United States of America located in the American Midwest. It is also in the Upper Plains region. Nebraska is some 77 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 1.9 million people. The state is divided into 93 counties and 90 of them have entries in this database. In Nebraska we have discovered historical markers in 225 cities and towns lying in 236 different ZIP Codes. 
