Dawson County

Gazetteer Census Data and Maps
Local Resources Available Electronically

Libraries
Cozad Genealogy Club
Wilson Public Library
910 Meridian
Cozad, NE 69130

Dawson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 369
Lexington, NE 68850

Lexington Genealogy Society
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nedawson/lexsoc.html
Box 778
Lexington, NE 68850
Published “Lexington Genealogical Society Newsletter”

Wilson Public Library
http://www.cozadnebraska.com/library.htm
910 Meridian Ave.
Cozad, NE 69130
308-784-2019

Museums
Dawson County Historical Museum in Lexington
http://www.dchsmuseum.com/
805 Taft. St.
Lexington, NE 68850
308-324-5340

Robert Henri Museum and Historical Walkway in Cozad
http://www.nebraskamuseums.org/henrimuseum.html
218 E. 8 St.
Cozad, NE
308-784-4154

100th Meridian Museum in Cozad
206 E. 8th St.
Cozad, NE
308-784-1100

Sod House Museum in Gothenburg
1617 Avenue A
Gothenburg, NE. 69138
308-537-2680 / 936-564-6037

Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles in Lexington
http://www.heartlandmuseum.com
606 Heartland Road
Lexington, NE 68850

County and Community Historical Information
The following websites include a historical sketch of each of the listed cities. The information is part of a series titled “Nebraska…Our Towns.” The program’s website is located at: http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/home.htm
Cozad, Eddyville, Farnam, Gothenburg, Lexington, Overton, Sumner, Willow Island

Dawson County Official web page History
http://www.dawsoncountyne.net/history/index.html

Dawson County NEGen web Project History
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nedawson/history.html
This site maintains a collection of online resources for genealogy researchers

Dawson County Coordinator history web page
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/dawson/toc.htm

County and Community Links
County Facts Book http://www.lexch.com/downloads/fb/fb.pdf
Lexington area Chamber of Commerce http://www.lexcoc.com/
Lexington Visitors Bureau http://www.visitlexington.org/

University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Cheyenne http://www.dawson.unl.edu/
This office brings reliable, research-based information in agriculture and natural resources, consumer and family economics, community and economic development and 4-H/youth development.

Cozad City
http://www.dawsoncountyne.net/fr.asp?URL=http://www.ci.cozad.ne.us/
Gothenburg City http://www.dawsoncountyne.net/fr.asp?URL=http://www.ci.gothenburg.ne.us/
Lexington City
http://www.dawsoncountyne.net/fr.asp?URL=http://www.ci.lexington.ne.us/