County · code 31005
Arthur CountyNebraska
Arthur County is a county in Nebraska, formed in 1887 and seated in Arthur.
- Founded1887
- County seatArthur
- Named forChester A. Arthur
- Land area715 sq mi + 3 sq mi water
- Population434 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped1,150 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Arthur on the map of Nebraska
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History
Founded in 1887
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Arthur County was formed in 1887, and named after Chester A. Arthur. Arthur is the county seat.
- 1887Arthur County created Arthur created from Non-County Area 1; Arthur not fully organized. · Neb. Laws 1887, 20th sess., ch. 21/pp. 344-345
- 1895Lost territory Arthur lost to Deuel. · Neb. Laws 1895, 24th sess., chs. 23-24/pp.124-126; Shumway, 2:252-254
- 1909Changed Following the creation of Garden, Arthur claimed jurisdiction of an area along its western border based on the location of the 25th degree of longitude west of Washington. · Neb. Rev. Stats. 1913, sec. 37/p. 291; Shumway, 2:253-254
- 1913Changed Arthur fully organized. · "State, ex rel. Halligan, v. Clary," in Neb. Rpts., 100:325
- 1916Lost territory Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed a district court decision that the boundary between Arthur and Garden was the range line between ranges 40 and 41; Arthur lost jurisdiction of Overlap Area 4, ending overlap between Arthur and Garden. · Shumway, 2:253-254; "State, ex rel. Halligan, v. Clary," in Neb. Rpts., 100:324-329
- 1921Gained territory Arthur gained from Garden. · Neb. Laws 1921, 40th sess., ch. 231, sec. 3a/pp. 822-823
- 1925
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Arthur
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 1,150 parcels from Arthur County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Official
One point per address, 285 in all from Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC), 911 Department.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Arthur by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Arthur County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Arthur County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Arthur County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Arthur County
- When was Arthur County founded?
- Arthur County was founded in 1887, and named after Chester A. Arthur.
- What is the county seat of Arthur County?
- The county seat of Arthur County is Arthur.
- Is there an online parcel map for Arthur County?
- Yes. Arthur County publishes a parcel map of 1,150 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Arthur County's boundary or name changed?
- Arthur County was created in 1887. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Garden County and Deuel County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Arthur County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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