Photo: George Meisner House, circa, 1893, located on Shelton Road, near Shelton. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Wikipedia username: Ammodramus, 2010, public domain, accessed September, 2025.
Photo: George Meisner House, circa, 1893, located on Shelton Road, near Shelton. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Wikipedia username: Ammodramus, 2010, public domain, accessed September, 2025.
TOWNS
The Buffalo County Court is located at 200 W 3rd Ave, Kearney, NE 68845. Phone" 308-236-1228.
Buffalo County [†], named for the numerous buffalo herds in the area, is located in what was once Pawnee Indian Territory. This land was ceded to the Government in general October 9, 1833. By treaty of Table Creek, September 24, 1857, most of the land north of the Platte was assigned to the government. The remainder was ceded in 1876 when the Pawnee were removed to Oklahoma. Fort Kearny was established in what is now Buffalo county in May of 1848. This fort was abandoned in 1871.
The boundaries of Buffalo county were defined by the Nebraska Legislature March 14, 1855. After this act Nebraska Center was chosen as the county seat. The first post office was established at Wood River in 1860 and the county seat located here until formal organization and election appointed a permanent county seat. The boundaries were redefined by the legislature in 1873. The county occupies an area of 946 square miles. It is bounded on the north by Sherman county, on the east by Hall county, on the west by Dawson county and to the south lie Phelps and Kearney counties.
† Historical Note, Buffalo County Historic Society, 2021, history.nebraska.gov, accessed September, 2025.
HISTORIC SITES