County · code 31033
Cheyenne CountyNebraska
Cheyenne County is a county in Nebraska with its seat in Sidney. It was created on June 22, 1867.
- Founded1867
- County seatSidney
- Named forCheyennes
- Land area1,196 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
- Population9,468 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped9,891 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Cheyenne 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
Founded in 1867
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Cheyenne County was named after the Cheyennes. It was attached to Lincoln County for judicial and revenue purposes in 1869, then fully organized and detached from Lincoln in August 1870. In 1888, Cheyenne County lost territory to the creation of Banner, Deuel, Kimball, and Scotts Bluff counties, and in 1908 it lost more territory to the creation of Morrill County.
- 1867Cheyenne County created Cheyenne created from Non-County Area 1. · Neb. Laws 1867,1st sess., pp. 134-135
- 1869Changed Cheyenne attached to Lincoln "for judicial and revenue purposes." · Neb. Laws 1869, 4th sess., p. 249
- 1870Changed In August 1870, Cheyenne was fully organized, detached from Lincoln. · History of Neb., 534
- 1888Lost territory Cheyenne lost to creation of Banner, Deuel, Kimball, and Scotts Bluff by vote of electors. · Neb. Comp. Stats., 4th ed., 1889, ch.17, sec. 3b/p. 327, sec. 22a/p. 330, sec. 47a/p. 335, sec. 69a/p. 338
- 1908Lost territory Cheyenne lost to creation of Morrill. · Neb. Rev. Stats. 1913, sec. 64/pp. 295-296; Neb. Rev. Stats. Anno., 1999, vol. 4C, 22-162/p. 19
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Cheyenne
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 9,891 parcels from Cheyenne County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 5,334 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
Cheyenne 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
Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne County
- When was Cheyenne County founded?
- Cheyenne County was founded in 1867, and named after Cheyennes.
- What is the county seat of Cheyenne County?
- The county seat of Cheyenne County is Sidney.
- Is there an online parcel map for Cheyenne County?
- Yes. Cheyenne County publishes a parcel map of 9,891 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Cheyenne County's boundary or name changed?
- Cheyenne County was created in 1867. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Lincoln County, Banner County and Deuel County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Cheyenne 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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