History
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Organized in 1873.
County seat, Seneca.
Named from a river in Nebraska--the Nemaha, one of whose branches drains the northern half of the county.
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Map and text from History of Kansas,
Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)
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The Special Collections of the Ablah Library at WSU contain historical images of
Seneca,
Sabetha,
Goff,
Baileyville,
Corning,
Centralia,
Bern, and
Oneida.
William G. Cutler's
History of Kansas, first published in 1883, tells about
early Nemaha County.
The
Wetmore Calaboose is described on a sign beside the old jail in Wetmore.
St. Mary's Church in St. Benedict is listed on both the Kansas and National Registers of Historic Places.
The Kansas State Historical Society also has
more
historical data for Nemaha County online including a rich bibliography and lists of
cemeteries, post offices, and newspapers.
Cities, Towns, & Villages of Nemaha County
2000
Year Elev Population Name ZIP
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1304 America City
1880 1310 Baileyville 66404
1250 Bancroft
1338 Beckerville
1281 204 Bern 66408
1366 Berwick
1300 Capioma
1300 534 Centralia 66415
1350 170 Corning 66417
1250 181 Goff 66428
1215 Granada
1225 Kelly 66538
1250 Neuchatel
1213 70 Oneida 66522
1873 1205 Ontario
1318 2,589 Sabetha 66534
1140 Saint Benedict
1858 1131 2,122 Seneca 66538
1150 362 Wetmore 66550
1270 Woodlawn
Census Bureau Profile & Map
Nemaha County Libraries
- Bern Community Library (785) 336-3000
405 Main, Bern, KS 66408
- Centralia Community Library (785) 857-3331
608 Fourth Street, Centralia, KS 66415-0116
- Corning City Library (785) 868-2755
PO Box C57, Corning, KS 66417
- Mary Cotton Library (785) 284-3160
915 Virginia / P.O. Box 70, Sabetha, KS 66534
- Seneca Free Library (785) 336-2377
606 Main, Seneca, KS 66538
- Wetmore Public Library
2nd & Kansas / P. O. Box 122, Wetmore, KS 66550-0122
Nemaha County Museums
- Bancroft
Depot Museum (785) 379-8400
Bancroft, Kansas
Open Sunday 2-4 p.m. May through September. Other times by appointment.
Historical railroad depot of the KC Wyandotte Northwestern
Railroad.
- Nemaha County Historical Museum (785) 336-6366
Sixth & Nemaha / Seneca, KS 66538
- Pony Express Museum
4th and Main Streets / Seneca, KS 66538
- Fire House Museum
6th and Main Streets / Seneca, KS 66538
Nemaha County School Systems
- USD 441 Sabetha (785) 284-2175 Sabetha
- USD 442 Nemaha Valley Schools (785) 336-6101 Seneca
- USD 451 Baileyville (785) 336-2326 Baileyville & St. Benedict
Newspapers
- Nemaha Co. Journal-Leader (785) 857-3365
313 Commercial St,. Centralia, KS 66415
- Sabetha Herald
1024 Main, Sabetha, KS 66534
- Seneca Courier Tribune (785) 336-2175
512 Main / Seneca, KS 66538
Hospitals
- Sabetha Community Hospital (785) 284-2121
14th & Oregon / Sabetha, KS 66534
- Nemaha Valley Community Hospital (785) 336-6181
1600 Community Drive / Seneca, KS 66538
More Data About Nemaha County
Economic Development
- University of Kansas' County Profile Reports
Statistical data from The Institute for Public Policy and Business Research
Health Data
Genealogy
Nemaha County Offices
For more about Nemaha County contact:
- Sabetha Chamber of Commerce (785) 284-2408
1116 Main / Sabetha, KS 66534
- Seneca Chamber of Commerce (785) 336-2294
523 Main Street / P. O. Box 135 / Seneca, KS 66538
