Keith County Nebraska

Keith County, Nebraska, was organized on May 3, 1873, when Perkins was still part of Keith County. Its southwest corner is the southwest corner of section 18, township 12 north, range 41 of the 6th P.M. Both the North and South Platte Rivers traverse the entire length of the county, and Kingsley Dam in the North Platte Valley makes Lake McConaughy the largest body of water in the county and state. With its fertile river bottoms, Keith County divides the great sand hills to the north from the high table land to the south. The Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, and Pony Express ran through the county, and Ogallala was the northern terminal of the Texas Trail and became famous as the Cowboy Capitol of Nebraska. Cattle raising and farming continue to be the chief source of income, and industry and manufacturing, which began in 1932 by Mr. Robert Goodall, now includes five major manufacturing plants.

Nebraska · United States