Near Oak in Nuckolls County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Indian Raid at Oak Grove Ranch

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 27, 2025

1. Indian Raid at Oak Grove Ranch Marker

Inscription.
Monument erected on the Oregon Trail by Nuckolls County, Neb. In memory of those who were killed and those who escaped at the Oak Grove Ranch in the Indian raid Aug. 7, 1884.

Killed
J.H. Butler • M.C. Kelley

Escaped
John Barratt • L. Ostrander • N. Ostrander • Tobias Castor • Geo A. Hunt • Sarah Comstock • Mary Comstock • H.J. Comstock • J.M. Comstock • Mrs. F. Butler • Ella Butler • Samuel Murrill • Etta Courtwright • Co. Com P. Cronin • Chas Malsbury • E.M. Wright

Erected by Nuckolls County, Nebraska.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Oregon Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 7, 1884.

Location. 40° 13.819′ N, 97° 52.404′ W. Marker is near Oak, Nebraska, in Nuckolls County. It is on Road South east of County Route 4600, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Road S, Oak NE 68964, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Nebraska’s Smoky Hills,

in Eastern Nebraska and in the Republican River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Townsite of Oak (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oregon Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); Indian Captives (approx.

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1.7 miles away); Indian Ambush (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Oregon Trail (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Oregon Trail (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named Oregon Trail (approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named Oregon Trail (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak.

Also see . . . Oak Grove Station (National Park Service). (Submitted on November 4, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 27, 2025

2. Indian Raid at Oak Grove Ranch Marker

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 27, 2025

3. Indian Raid at Oak Grove Ranch Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 94 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.