These pages are based on the Homestead Book,
a record in the Office of County Clerk, Butler Co. Courthouse
David City, NE.
| Alexis Twp. | Bone Creek Twp. | Center Twp.
| Franklin Twp. | Linwood Twp.
| Oak Creek Twp. |
| Olive Twp. | Platte Twp.
| Plum Creek Twp. | Read Twp.
| Reading Twp. | Richardson
Twp. |
| Savannah Twp. | Skull
Creek Twp. | Summit Twp. | Ulysses
Twp. | Union Twp. |
See plat maps of 1906 era
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Platte Co. Loup River ~\\ |
Colfax Co. | Colfax Co. | Colfax Co. Platte River ~»~» |
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| Platte River ~» | Platte River ~»~ | Platte River ~»~// | Platte Twp. | Twp 17 North | |
| Alexis Twp. | Savannah Twp. | Bone Creek Twp. | Linwood Twp. | Twp 16 North | |
| Summit Twp. | Olive Twp. | Franklin Twp. | Skull Creek Twp. | Twp 15 North | |
| Reading Twp. | Union Twp. | Center Twp. | Oak Creek Twp. | Twp 14 North | |
| Read Twp. | Ulysses Twp. | Plum Creek Twp. | Richardson Twp. | Twp 13 North | |
| Range 1 East | Range 2 East | Range 3 East | Range 4 East |
| Typical Township Organization by Sections |
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| 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Section 16 was typically "School Land"
A typical homestead land description might read like this:
NE 1/4 of Section 1, Township 13 North, Range 1 East
of 6th Principal Meridan
representing 160 acres or 1/4 of Section 1's 640 acres.
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Completed: Jul 26, 2002
Project transcribed by Debbie
Poythress-Concepcion
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Produced by Emmett Mason