Greeley County, Nebraska
Farms of Leading Farmers & Land Owners
| Name of Farmer or Land Owner |
Section |
Township |
Range |
Acres |
When Purchased |
Estimated Value |
Information |
Post Office Box |
| Doherty, James |
24 |
18 |
11 |
160 |
1882 |
$18 per acre |
Grain & Stock |
O'Connor |
| Fish, A. P. & Son |
30 |
17 |
11 |
640 |
1871 |
$25 |
Hogs, Grains, Graded Short Horn Cattle |
Scotia |
| Hamilton, Robert R. |
26 |
18 |
12 |
320 |
1878 |
$20 per acre |
Grain & Cattle |
Scotia |
| Herbert, Lewis |
26 |
18 |
10 |
160 |
1877 |
$15 per acre |
Grain & Hay |
O'Connor |
| Hillman, George |
24 |
17 |
12 |
120 |
1874 |
$40 |
High Grade Short Horn Cattle, Thoroughbred Cherst White, Berkshore & Poland China Hogs |
Scotia |
| Kellogg, J. G. |
29 & 32 |
18 |
12 |
160 |
1871 |
$25 |
Cattle, Hogs & Grain |
Scotia |
| LaFrench, Henry |
7 13 |
19 19 |
10 11 |
800 |
1883 |
$10 per acre |
Cattle, Hogs & Hay |
O'Connor |
| Lewis, James |
29 & 32 |
18 |
11 |
320 |
1878 |
$18 per acre |
County Judge; Grain & Stock |
Scotia |
| Lyman, T. B. |
3 & 18 |
17 |
12 |
400 |
1879 |
$25 |
Shropshire Sheep, Short Horn Cattle, Thoroughbred China Hogs, Dairy |
Scotia |
| Moore, D. |
3 & 10 |
17 |
12 |
320 |
1873 |
$25 per acre |
Short Horn Cattle, Hogs, Grain; Agent for B. & M. Lands |
Scotia |
| Phelan, T. C. |
32 & 33 36 |
18 18 |
10 11 |
800 |
1880 |
$18 per acre |
Thoroughbred Poland China Hogs, Short Horn Cattle, & Grain |
O'Connor |
| Scott, S. C. |
4 32 |
17 18 |
11 11 |
480 |
1871 |
$25 |
The first to prove up on a homestead in the county. Hogs & Grain |
Scotia |
| Shepard, A. |
19 & 30 |
18 |
12 |
192 |
1871 |
$25 |
Cattle, Hogs & Grain |
Scotia |
| Thayer, A. M. |
26 & 35 |
18 |
10 |
320 |
1875 |
$20 per acre |
Graded Cattle, Poland China Hogs, Grain & Hay |
O'Connor |
The Official Atlas of Nebraska, 1885
Submitted by Cathy Danielson
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