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FURNAS COUNTY

 
HISTORY
 
County seat is Beaver City, although Cambridge is the largest town. County population is about 5000. 
Towns include Arapahoe, Beaver City, Cambridge, Holbrook, Oxford and Wilsonville
The county was formed in 1873 and named for Robert W. Furnas (the second state governor).
 
 
COURTHOUSE
 
Furnas County
912 R St
Beaver City, NE  68926
https://furnascounty.ne.gov/
Clerk  clerk@furnascountyne.org
308-268-4145
 
 
PLACE NAMES
 
CEMETERIES
 
CHURCHES
 
FUNERAL HOMES
 
Elwood Funeral Home
302 Smith Ave
Elwood, NE  68937
308-785-2514 
 
Garey Funeral Home
652 Main St
Arapahoe, NE  68922
308-962-7940
 
Garey Funeral Home
709 9th St
Beaver City, NE  68926
308-268-2155 
 
Lockenour-Jones Mortuary
604 Penn St
Cambridge, NE  69022
308-697-3838
 
LIBRARIES
 
Beaver City Library   
408 10th St
Beaver City, NE  68926
308-268-4115
 
 
Butler Memorial Library
621 Penn St
Cambridge, NE  69022
308-697-3836
 
Arapahoe Public Library 
306 Nebraska Ave
Arapahoe, NE  68922
308-962-7806
 
NEWSPAPERS
Arapahoe, Edison & Holbrook: http://arapahoene.advantage-preservation.com/
 
SCHOOL RECORDS
 
SOCIETIES
 
MUSEUMS
 
Cambridge Museum
612 Penn St
Cambridge, NE  69022
308-697-4385
 
Faling Living History Tour Home
606 Parker St
Cambridge, NE  69022
 
Furnas-Gosper County Museum 
Arapahoe, NE  68922 
308-962-7714 
 
WEB SITES