Beaver City Nebraska 68926

Beaver City is the county seat of Furnas County, platted in 1872 along Beaver Creek in southwest Nebraska. The town won its county-seat status only after a multi-year legal fight with neighboring Arapahoe, confirmed by the Nebraska Supreme Court roughly three years after the 1873 organizing election. U.S. Senator George W. Norris, later the architect of the TVA and the 20th Amendment, began his law career here before relocating to McCook.

Location

County: Furnas County
Region: Southwest Nebraska
Highways: US Highway 283, Nebraska Highway 89

Nearby Towns:
Arapahoe (about 16 miles northwest)
Cambridge (about 31 miles northwest)

Adjacent Counties:
Gosper County (north)
Phelps County (north)
Harlan County (east)
Red Willow County (west)
Frontier County (northwest)
Norton County, Kansas and Decatur County, Kansas (south)

County seat of Furnas County, home to the Furnas County Fair and "Eager Beaver Days."

Points of Interest Near Beaver City

Recreation & Community
Furnas County Fairgrounds — hosts the county fair and other community gatherings
Beaver Creek — runs along the town, the source of the town's name
Historic downtown square

Events
Furnas County Fair — the county's annual agricultural fair.
Eager Beaver Days — Beaver City's hometown celebration, held each September around the town square with a parade and family activities.

Education

Local Schools
Southern Valley Schools (K-12) has its junior/senior high school campus in Beaver City.

Health Resources

Hospitals & Clinics
Tri Valley Health System (Cambridge, about 31 miles northwest) — the area's nearest hospital.

Highway Access

Beaver City sits along US Highway 283, a north-south route connecting Arapahoe and Cambridge to the northwest. Nebraska Highway 89 passes through town as well, crossing US-283 before continuing east toward Stamford.