County · code 31013
Box Butte CountyNebraska
Box Butte County is a county in Nebraska with its county seat in Alliance. The county was created from Dawes County by vote of electors on November 2, 1886.
- Founded1886
- County seatAlliance
- Land area1,075 sq mi + 2.5 sq mi water
- Population10,842 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped8,130 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Box Butte on the map of Nebraska
Nebraska has 93 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1886 from Dawes County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Box Butte County was created from Dawes County by vote of electors on November 2, 1886.
- 1886Box Butte County created Box Butte created from Dawes by vote of electors. · Neb. Comp. Stats., 4th ed., 1889, ch.17, sec. 5a/p. 328
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Box Butte
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 8,130 parcels from Box Butte County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 8 July 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 5,534 in all from Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC), 911 Department.
checked 13 October 2026 -
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
Box Butte 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
Box Butte County's official site
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County government
- County government
The official website of Box Butte County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Box Butte 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 Box Butte County
- When was Box Butte County founded?
- Box Butte County was founded in 1886, formed from Dawes County.
- What is the county seat of Box Butte County?
- The county seat of Box Butte County is Alliance.
- Is there an online parcel map for Box Butte County?
- Yes. Box Butte County publishes a parcel map of 8,130 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Box Butte County's boundary or name changed?
- Box Butte County was created in 1886 from Dawes County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Box Butte 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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