CHEYENNE COUNTY
HISTORY
Cheyenne county was founded in June 1867 from unorganized area of the Nebraska territory, and formed in 1871. The county seat is Sidney. Population of Cheyenne county as of 2010 was 9998.
COURTHOUSE
CHURCHES
CEMETERIES
LIBRARIES
Sidney Public Library
1112 12th Ave
P O Box 119
Sidney, NE 69162
308-254-3110
Fax 308-254-3710
MUSEUMS
Fort Sidney Museum
955 6th Ave
Sidney, NE 69162
308-254-2150
Sidney Boot Hill Cemetery/Camp Look Out
640 E Elm St
Sidney, NE 69162
308-254-5395
SOCIETIES
Cheyenne County Genealogical Society
PO Box 802
Sidney, NE 69162
The society has all marriage records before 1987, cemetery transcriptions done in 1998, census films for the county, and a county history book with biographies. Their collections have been moved to the Sidney library in the B. Seda Heritage Room.
