Likens was a resident of steele city, nebraska at the time of passing. Donated copies are always considered for years that we do not have in the library. In 1874 came to nebraska, locating in jefferson county, and put up a building, and put in the first stock of goods at steele city. The steele city cemetery is located in section 17, newton precinct. Our nebraska books mark important moments in the state of nebraska history. Written by william cutler and published by andreas in 1882, this extraordinary book provides a detailed and comprehensive history of nebraska. Guide to jefferson county, nebraska ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census. Steele city, founded in 1873, was named for dudley m. Steele city real estate steele city ne homes for sale zillow. Add your social media links and bio and promote your discounts, menus, events. A brick school building was erected in 1881, to accommodate the growing enrollment.
From steele city, it heads east to wood river, illinois and south to cushing, oklahoma. At steele city, the oil pipeline originates at hardisty, alberta. The steele city cemetery is located in jefferson county. We have jefferson county school histories and high school yearbooks for fairbury, endicott and steele city. Whether you are searching for an ancestors resting place, historical information, or are funeral preplanning, you can start right here in your search. Jefferson county, nebraska genealogy genealogy familysearch. We have jefferson county school histories and high school yearbooks for fairbury, endicott and steele. Bishop and henderson identify this first relay station in nebraska as rock house on their map of the pony express trail, while other sources suggest caldwell and otoe as alternative names. In this region also lie nebraskas two major citieslincoln, the capital and an important insurance center, and omaha, the states largest city and an important meat and grain distribution centeras well as many of the states larger towns. Cox state journal company, printers, 1889 lancaster county neb. Early days in the tricounty area of antelope, pierce and madison, ne, are recalled through colorful tales, factual data and individual biographies in this new 34page spiral bound booklet excerpted from the rare 1882 book. Likens was born on friday, october 19, 1934 and passed away on tuesday, february 04, 2020. Welcome to the heart of steele city city data where you can quickly find the key steele city detailed data and census information you need. Steele city area historical tornado activity is slightly above nebraska state average.
There is also quite a bit of history on the endicott and steele city area. Steele city living history weekend may 67 nebraska news. Casde steele city jefferson county virtual nebraska. According to a university of nebraskalincoln web site, steele city, founded in 1873, was named for dudley m. Andreas history of the state of nebraska jefferson co. Also available are nebraska census records from 18601930. The jefferson county historical society owns and maintains four historic buildings that offer visitors a glimpse of steele citys past circa 1900 stone blacksmiths shop in working condition, circa 1902 stone livery stable, circa 1880s stone baptist church and. The rock house station was situated about three miles northeast of steele city, where the oketo cutoff merged with the main route. From fairbury, go south and east on hwy 8 to 577th ave, about 34 of a mile past the steele city turn.
We have tried to make this a comprehensive list, however, new collections, manuscript collections with photographs, and museum collections with photographs may not be reflected. Browse the most recent steele city, nebraska obituaries and condolences. Discover all things about nebraska with our complete series of books. Whether you want to know about steele city s history, census information, data or when the library is open, these key links make it easy to get around. The books are provided by the board, and they have found it economical and obviating the. Apr 23, 2014 steele city is situated on a picturesque site in the heavily wooded valley of the little blue river which runs diagonally through jefferson county. List of books and articles about nebraska history online. Tractors and treasures are in abundance, and many fun activities provide the entertainment. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery. Steele city ranks in the lower quartile for population density when compared to the other cities, towns and census designated places cdps in nebraska. A big city usually has a population of at least 200,000 and you can often fly into a major airport.
Fairbury, nebraska comprehensive development plan 20. Newspapers, cardboard, phone books, magazines and computer paper. A biographical and genealogical history of southeastern. There are also scattered newspapers on film for daykin, diller, jansen, plymouth and steele city.
The primary coordinate point for steele city is located at latitude 40. Get to know the real possibility of aarp in steele city. The stone baptist church of steele city, nebraska history nebraska. Steele city, jefferson county, nebraska school, village and cemetery history books by gary mitchel zabokrtsky. Thousands of visitors descend on the community of 60 residents on the third weekend in september for the steele city flea market and antique farm machinery show. The county seat for jefferson county is located in fairbury. If you need to book a flight, search for the nearest airport to steele city, ne. Currently, elementary enrollment is only about a dozen children.
The train still runs through steele city, though now it is union pacific during the late 1880s and early 1890s, the town continued to grow and contained several stores, a flour mill, grain warehouses and other business establishments. Living history weekends throughout the summer and the annual steele city flea marketfarm machinery show the third weekend in september provides an excellent opportunity to take advantage of great antique finds and the scenery. Publications of jefferson county genealogical society. American state, county, and town sources, third ed. This history has been preserved in four sites owned and maintained by the jefferson county historical society. Official nebraska government website nebraska tourism commission 301 centennial mall south po box 98907 lincoln, ne 685098907 402 47796. Steele citys school, first to be organized in the county, was established in 1868, long before the town was thought of. In 1880 bought the steele city house, which he ran one year and sold out. Jefferson county historical society posts facebook. Steele city is a strategic location for the keystone pipeline projects phases 1, 2 and 4, and the proposed keystone xl.
Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the steele city cemetery, steele city, jefferson, nebraska, united states billiongraves cemetery and images. Steele city visitors can check out a restored 1880s stone church, a 1900 stone blacksmith museum. Continued in the business eight years, and was farming more or less during the time, and handled grain for a number of years. This is a list of large cities closest to steele city, ne. The microfilmed copies date mainly from 1885 to 1947, though not every county has an atlas for every year. Joseph and western railroad was extended to that point. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in steele cemetery in falls city, nebraska, a find a grave cemetery. Steele city is a village in jefferson county, nebraska, united states. Find local steele city ne aarp programs and information. Bert risley, august, 1879, at carlton, thayer county.
Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in steele city, nebraska. With brief historical sketches of the state and of lancaster county arthur badley hayes, samuel d. Portal school this 1890 oneroom schoolhouse is complete with desks and books. Whether you want to know about steele citys history, census information, data or when the library is open, these key links make it easy to get around. Excerpt from a biographical and genealogical history of southeastern nebraska, vol. The jefferson county historical society owns and maintains four historic buildings that offer visitors a glimpse of steele city s past circa 1900 stone blacksmiths shop in working condition, circa 1902 stone livery stable, circa 1880s stone baptist church and. Just 12 miles southeast of fairbury on hwy 8 lies the little town of steele city, nebraska along the little blue river. The history nebraska library has a collection of over 800 county atlases or plat books ranging from the approximately 1885 to the present. A narrative of the past with special emphasis upon the pioneer period of the countys history, and chronological presentation of its social, commercial, educational, religious, and civic development from the early days to the present time, and special analysis of its military and civil participation in the late world war. On yahoo, yelp, superpages, americantowns and 25 other directories. Find out about suspected steele city, ne scam phone calls and other nuisance calls and texts all thanks to our active community of callersmart users. Steele city cemetery, steele city, jefferson, nebraska, united states. Despite its metallic name, much of steele city is built of local stone.
Nebraska state historical society members receive four issues of nebraska. Steele city cemetery, steele city, jefferson, nebraska. The following is a list of photograph collections in the holdings of history nebraska. Steele city, nebraskas white pages, demographics, major event ticketing, community calendar, interactive map of steele city, nebraska classified ads, history and trivia, community forums, photo galleries. Steele city, ne event calendar events in steele city, nebraska. History of the state of nebraska, originally published by the western historical co. In its heyday, steele city was a bustling and prosperous railroad town. Steele city s school, first to be organized in the county, was established in 1868, long before the town was thought of.
Run a reverse phone lookup on any steele city, ne phone number to see what others have reported about it as well. Steele city was platted in 1873, six years after nebraska became a state, by abner baker and robert crinklow. Steele cemetery, falls city, richardson, nebraska, united. Cemeteries like steele cemetery area designated burial grounds in falls city, nebraska. Steele cemetery in falls city, nebraska find a grave cemetery. Behind the salty dog tavern in steele city the washington post. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Steele city historical district the past comes alive in a stroll through this. Nebraska county atlases and plat books history nebraska. Platted in 1873, steele city was named in honor of d. The steele city baptist church is more elaborate than most. Zillow has 0 homes for sale in steele city ne matching. Today, its 80 degrees in steele city, ne, where, once it is built, the keystone xl pipeline will connect with other pipelines and allow north american oil to flow to gulf coast refineries.
Steele cityarea historical tornado activity is slightly above nebraska state average. Steele cemetery, created by billiongraves, falls city, richardson, nebraska, united states take billiongraves with you wherever you go. This is a list of photo collections, not of individual photographs. Steele city je selo u americkoj saveznoj drzavi nebraska.
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