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Overview
Fillmore County was established, and its boundaries defined, by the Nebraska Territorial Legislature in 1856. It was named for Millard Fillmore, the thirteenth president of the United States.
The first homesteaders arrived in the county in 1866. Ohio natives William O. Bussard and William C. Whitaker filed claims on the West Fork of the Big Blue River in the county's northeastern portion.
The county was formally organized in 1871; up to this time, it had been administered from, and taxed by, Saline County, its neighbor to the east.
Several ethnic European enclaves developed during the time of the county's homesteading. An extensive Czech settlement covered much of Saline County and extended into eastern Fillmore County. A concentration of Swedish immigrants developed in eastern Clay County, extending into southwestern Fillmore County. German settlements formed in both the county's southeastern and southwestern corners.
Adjacent Counties
- Clay County
- York County
- Thayer County
- Nuckolls County
- Hamilton County
- Seward County
- Saline County
- Jefferson County
Cities, Towns & Villages
- Exeter
- Fairmont
- Geneva (County Seat)
- Grafton
- Milligan
- Ohiowa
- Sawyer (Ghost Town)
- Shickley
- Strang
Other Townships & Communities: Belle Prairie, Bennett, Bryant, Burress, Carlisle, Chelsea, Exeter-Fairmont, Franklin, Glengary, Liberty, Madison, Martland, Momence, Stanton and West Blue
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National Register of Historic Places
