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Adams County, Nebraska

Street maps, historic prints and keepsakes for 7 Adams County towns.

The oldest is Ayr, established 1883. The largest by population is Hastings (25,152).

Town	Established	Population
Ayr	1883	83
Hastings	–	25,152
Holstein	–	191
Juniata	–	748
Kenesaw	–	919
Prosser	1907	76
Roseland	1889	263

About these towns

Ayr: It is part of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Hastings: Hastings was founded in 1872 at the intersection of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad and the St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad.

Holstein: Holstein was platted in 1887 when the Kansas City and Omaha Railroad was extended to that point. A large portion of the early settlers being natives of Germany and Denmark caused the name Holstein, after Schleswig-Holstein, to be selected.

Juniata: Juniata was named by the Burlington Railroad for a river in Pennsylvania and is the oldest town in Adams County. It was platted, organized, and became the county seat in late 1871, the first school district in the county was established there, and the first newspaper in the county, the Adams County Gazette, was published there.

Kenesaw: In a 2004 attempt to increase the population and school enrollment, the village offered free home lots on the condition that the new owner build a house within a year.

Prosser: Prosser got its start following construction of the railroad through the territory in the spring of 1888. It was named for T.

Roseland: It is part of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.