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BLAINE COUNTY

FACTS & HISTORY
Blaine county is Nebraska's second smallest county with a population in 2010 of 478. It's the sixth least populous in the United States. The county seat is Brewster. More than 25% of Blaine county belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which is the biggest percentage of that denomination in Nebraska. Part of the Nebraska National Forest lies in Blaine county. 
The county was formed in 1885 and organized in 1886. 
 
COURTHOUSE
 
145 Lincoln Ave
Brewster, NE 68821
 
CEMETERIES
 
Brewster Cemetery
Dunning Cemetery
German Valley Cemetery
Hawley Flats Cemetery
Purdum Cemetery
CHURCHES
 
 
1. Open Bible Church, Dunning, NE
2. Prairie Bible Chapel 
3. Purdum United Church of Christ
4. St. John's Church
5. Sandhills Community Church, Dunning, NE
6. Congregational United Church of Christ, Brewster, NE