County · code 31077
Greeley CountyNebraska
Greeley County is a county in Nebraska with its seat in Greeley Center. The county was formed on March 1, 1871.
- Founded1871
- County seatGreeley Center
- Named forHorace Greeley
- Land area570 sq mi + 0.9 sq mi water
- Population2,188 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped3,467 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Greeley 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 1871
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Greeley County was created from Non-County Area 1 on March 1, 1871, but was not fully organized until October 8, 1872. It was named after Horace Greeley.
- 1871Greeley County created Greeley created from Non-County Area 1; Greeley not fully organized. · Neb. Laws 1871, 8th sess., sec. 6/p. 200
- 1872Changed Greeley fully organized. · History of Neb., 928
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Greeley
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 3,467 parcels from Greeley 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, 1,756 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
Greeley 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
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Records
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Greeley County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Greeley 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 Greeley County
- When was Greeley County founded?
- Greeley County was founded in 1871, and named after Horace Greeley.
- What is the county seat of Greeley County?
- The county seat of Greeley County is Greeley Center.
- Is there an online parcel map for Greeley County?
- Yes. Greeley County publishes a parcel map of 3,467 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Greeley County's boundary or name changed?
- Greeley County was created in 1871. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Greeley 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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