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Cedar County, Nebraska

Street maps, historic prints and keepsakes for 10 Cedar County towns.

The oldest is Randolph, established 1889. The largest by population is Hartington (1,517).

Town	Established	Population
Belden	–	113
Coleridge	–	537
Fordyce	–	134
Hartington	–	1,517
Laurel	–	972
Magnet	–	43
Obert	–	22
Randolph	1889	879
St. Helena	–	89
Wynot	–	216

About these towns

Coleridge: Mr. Norris and the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway failed to reach agreement for a right of way through his town of Norris in 1883.

Hartington: Hartington includes a number of historic buildings. These include three brick structures on the National Register of Historic Places: the Prairie School Hartington City Hall and Auditorium (1921–1923), the Romanesque Revival Cedar County Courthouse (1890–1891), and the Colonial Revival Hartington Hotel (1917).

Laurel: In 2021 the city completed its last phase of a $2.6 million Downtown Revitalization Project which included removing the median from and pouring new concrete on East 2nd (Main) Street, widening the downtown sidewalks, and constructing a new city hall which houses the city offices, senior center, and can be used for parties and events.

Magnet: Magnet was platted in 1893 when the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway was extended to that point. Magnet was so named by its founder B.

Obert: Obert was established in 1907 when the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway was extended to that point. It was named for a railroad official.

Randolph: Randolph got its start in the year 1886, following construction of the railroad through the territory. It was named for Lord Randolph Churchill, a British statesman.

St. Helena: St.