Keya Paha County, Nebraska
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Keya Paha County, Nebraska film RG271 Keya Paha County, Nebraska Records: 1865-1974 Cubic ft.: 2 No. of Items: 213 volumes on 76 reels of 35mm microfilm HISTORICAL NOTE Keya Paha county is located on the northernmost border of Nebraska just right of the north/south center line. It is 48 miles long and about 19 miles wide at its widest point. The county was originally a part of the Nebraska-Dakota Territory and had become part of the United States by virtue of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Later it was a part of Brown County. By an election held November 4, 1884, Keya Paha County was established with the Niobrara River forming the southern boundary of the county. Officers were elected January 20, 1885 and Springview was voted as the county seat in March of that same year. The first settlers began arriving in the late 1870s. Settlement was boosted by the land laws of that period. The population in 1890 was 3,920. By 1984 the unofficial population was approximately 1,100. The population decline is due to two different reasons. Land in the county is either sold to corporations or it is split up between several ranchers and farmers to make a more profitable operation. Also, Keya Paha County is an agricultural area with no industry, and as a result the population has declined almost every year for the past forty years. Keya Paha County has a colorful background involving outlaws and vigilantes who were active along the Niobrara River. The name, Keya Paha is derived from the Indian word Keyapaha meaning (Keya) Turtle and (Paha) Hill. The Keya Paha River runs northwest from near Butte in Keya Paha County across the border into South Dakota. The rivers have served as an important transportation source in the county. There has never been a railroad through this county. film Σηεετ #i RG271 Keya Paha County, Nebraska ADDED ENTRIES: COUNTY GOVERNMENT--RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE � DISTRICT COURTS--NEBRASKA--KEYA PAHA COUNTY � ELECTIONS--KEYA PAHA COUNTY, NEBRASKA � JUSTICES OF THE PEACE--NEBRASKA--KEYA PAHA COUNTY � LIVESTOCK BRANDS--NEBRASKA--KEYA PAHA COUNTY � LAND TITLES--NEBRASKA--KEYA PAHA COUNTY � LAND SUBDIVISION--NEBRASKA--KEYA PAHA COUNTY � MARRIAGES--NEBRASKA--KEYA PAHA COUNTY � MORTGAGES--NEBRASKA--KEYA PAHA COUNTY � NATURALIZATIONS--NEBRASKA--KEYA PAHA COUNTY � SCHOOL CENSUS--NEBRASKA--KEYA PAHA COUNTY � SURVEYS--NEBRASKA--KEYA PAHA COUNTY � film Σηεετ #2 RG271 Keya Paha County, Nebraska SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The records of Keya Paha County exist on microfilm in the east reference room and are arranged into the following subgroups: 1) Assessor, 1988-current; 2) Treasurer (no records); 3) County Board of Commissioners, 1885-1959; 4) County Clerk, 1885-1974; 5) Register of Deeds, 1881-1974; 6) County Court, 1885-1974; 7) County Surveyor, 1875-1972); 8) District Court, 1885-1940; 9) Superintendent of Schools, 1884-1962; and 10) School District Records (no records). There currently no bulk records in storage for the Assessor=s or Treasurer=s office of Keya Paha County, Subgroups One and Two. Subgroup One contains microfiche copies of the annual runoff by the Dept of Revenue of Real Estate and Personal Property Alpha Tax Rolls as a part of the County Administered Property program CAPS. Patrons should contact Archives personnel if they wish access to these records which are dated, 1988- current. Subgroup Three, County Board consists of the proceedings of meetings on two rolls of microfilm, 1885-1959. This film was copied from security microfilm of Keya Paha county stored here at the State Archives. Subgroup Two, County Clerk, is divided into three series: 1) Marriage Records, 1885- 1974; 2) Election Records, 1893-1974; and 3) Brand & Estray Records, 1902. One reel of the marriage records was microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in conjunction with the Historical Society in 1996 and contains marriage records, 1885-1969. The second reel was a part of the security microfilm produced by the county in 1974. The brand book was microfilmed by the Newberry Library in Chicago and donated to the Historical Society in November of 1989. The Election Records were microfilmed by the county in 1974. Subgroup Five, Register of Deeds is arranged in the following series: 1) Numerical Indices, 1885-1974; 2) General Index to Deeds, 1884-1974; 3) Deed Records, 1881-1974; 4) General Index to Mortgages, 1943-1974; 5) Mortgage Records, 1885-1974; and 6) Miscellaneous Record, 1884-1974. Except for the General Index to Deeds, this 35mm microfilm is a silver original negative once stored as the security copy but which has since been film Σηεετ #3 RG271 Keya Paha County, Nebraska refilmed and permission given to the Historical Society to use these reels for reference. Records of Subgroup Six, County Court, include an early index to Probate and one criminal docket, 1969-1974. The Genealogical Society of Utah microfilmed the naturalization records of the county at the county courthouse in July of 1997. These records appear on one reel of microfilm in Subgroup Eight, District Court. The only other record of the District Court is positive microfilm of the appearance dockets, 1885-1940, copied from security microfilm for reference. The School Census of the county, 1884-1974, copied for reference completes the records held for Keya Paha County. This microfilm was also copied from security microfilm. Patrons are directed to the county courthouse in Springview, Nebraska 68778 for the bulk of public records for the county. SPECIAL NOTE TO PATRONS: The microfilm produced by the county under RMA1953, with prefix before roll numbers (RG271), was the security negative stored in the archives for the county. When the records were refilmed in 1989, the county gave the archives the old negatives for reference. This negative microfilm is of poor quality. Filmed at too low a ratio for the large volumes, frames tend to overlap blocking information on previous pages. Density ranges vary and pages may be partially illegible and/or difficult to copy. If patrons desire whole reels to be copied, it is recommended that the refilmed negatives in security storage be used for the copy master assuring the best copy possible. This note retales to all negative microfilm in the collection. Positive reels of this same RMA# and filming, 1974, may or may not have been refilmed. Check with archives staff for information. film Σηεετ #4 RG271 � Keya Paha County, Nebraska DESCRIPTION SUBGROUP ONE ASSESSOR, 1988-current The Archives holds microfiche of the Alpha Tax Rolls for � Personal and Real Estate Assessments. Contact archives staff for access to these records. � SUBGROUP TWO TREASURER The Archives has no records in storage for the office of Keya Paha Treasurer. film SUBGROUP THREE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 1885-1959 film � SERIES ONE COUNTY BOARD MINUTES, 1885-1959 � V.1 Commissioners Record, 1885-1903 (indexed) p.1 - February 9, 1885 thru p.637 - June 3, 1903 V.2 Commissioners Record, 1903-1916 (indexed) p.1 - June 9, 1903 thru p.518 - December 6, 1916 V.3 Commissioners Record, 1917-1943 p.1 - January 2, 1917 thru p.699 - January 6, 1943 V.4 � Commissioners Record, 1942-1963 p.I-X, petition for Highway Bond Issue September 10, 1946 - Jan. 6, 1947 no # - Abstract of Votes, 11/6/1946 p.1 - Finances, Dec. 31, 1942 p.2 - Minutes, Jan. 12, 1943 thru p.679 - June 28, 1963 V.5 Commissioners Record, 1963-1974 p.1 - July 9, 1963 thru p.295 - September 16, 1974 NOTE: Microfilm record for series one begins on next page PATRONS : See Special Note to Patrons on page 3 of inventory film Σηεετ #5 RG271 Keya Paha County, Nebraska film � SUBGROUP THREE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS (cont) � film SERIES ONE COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS - MICROFILM RECORD RMA1953 (1974) Roll RG271-01 Commissioners Record, Bk 1 (1885-1903) � 1277 pp. p.1 - February 9, 1885 � 646 frames thru � Dupe Neg. Commissioners Record, Bk 2 (1903-1916) � AR #70 p.518 - December 6, 1916 � SF11127 � Roll RG271-02 Commissioners Record, Bk 3 (1917-1943) � 1268 pp. p.1 - January 2, 1917 � 641 frames thru � Dupe Neg. Commissioners Record, Bk 4 (1943-1963) � AR #71 p.557 - April 14, 1959 � SF11128 � Roll RG271-03 Commissioners Record, Bk 4 cont. � 419 pp. p.556 - March 10, 1959 � 214 frames thru � Positive Commissioners Record, Bk 5 (1963-1974) � AR #72 p.295 - September 16, 1974 � SF11129 � film � SUBGROUP FOUR COUNTY CLERK, 1885-1974 � film � SERIES ONE MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1885-1974 � V.1 Marriage Record, 1885-1900 (indexed) p.1 - Skinner-Jewett, March 11, 1885 thru p.473 - Biggins-Irish, Nov. 17, 1900 V.2 Marriage Record, 1900-1925 (indexed) p.1 - Belle Isle-Fletcher, Dec. 15, 1900 thru p.477 - Davis-Edwards, April 14, 1925 PATRONS: See Special Note to Patrons on page 3 of inventory film Σηεετ #6 RG271 Keya Paha County, Nebraska film � SUBGROUP FOUR COUNTY CLERK (cont) � film � SERIES ONE MARRIAGE RECORDS (cont) � V.3 Marriage Record, 1923-1969 (indexed) p.1, Casswell-Cannon, Sept. 29, 1923 thru p.469, Frick-Clay, January 25, 1969 V.4 � Marriage Record, 1969-1974 (indexed) p.1, Schaffer-Evans, March 21, 1969 thru p.39, Sloan-Henne, June 12, 1974 film SERIES ONE MARRIAGE RECORDS - MICROFILM RECORD MP4219 (1997) Roll #1 Marriage Record, Vol. #1 (indexed) 1658 pp. Index, A-Z (1885-1900), Brides & Grooms 844 frames thru GSU Project Marriage Record, Vol. #3 (indexed) #27,697 p.469, Frick-Clay, January 25, 1969 RMA1953 (1974) Roll #2 Marriage Record, Vol. #3 (indexed) 623 pp. p.1 - Casswell-Cannon, Sept. 29, 1923 322 frames thru Silver Neg. Marriage Record, Vol. #4 (indexed) AR#096 p.39, Sloan-Henne, June 12, 1974 film SERIES TWO ELECTION RECORDS, 1893-1974 V.1 Abstracts of Votes Cast, 1893-1920 p.2 - General Election, Nov.