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Office: Logan County Emergency Management – Stapleton, NE 69163 | (308) 636-6037 | [email protected]
Services: Logan County Sheriff also serves as Emergency Management Coordinator.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US Highway 83 serves Stapleton, the county seat, in the central Nebraska Sandhills; part of the North Platte Micropolitan Statistical Area
Transit: Limited; primarily auto-dependent – confirm current regional options directly with the county.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Logan County Courthouse – Stapleton, NE 69163
Notes: Confirm current permit requirements directly with the county office; small rural population.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
County VSO: Logan County Veterans Service Officer Richard Cook, who also serves as the county’s Highway Superintendent and Weed Control Superintendent, has assisted veterans throughout the county since 2008.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Logan County Library – located inside the Logan County Courthouse, Stapleton, NE 69163, (308) 636-2343
Services: An accredited library through the Nebraska Library Commission; offers an after-hours book dropbox on the northwest corner of the courthouse building and an annual Summer Reading Program for local children.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Logan County, established in 1884, is genuinely named for Civil War General John A. Logan, who led the movement to establish Memorial Day as a national observance; many of the county’s early settlers were themselves Civil War veterans who came to farm and ranch the Sandhills. The county’s own seat was decided by the railroad rather than the ballot box at first: when the Union Pacific Railroad expanded through the county in 1911, it chose Stapleton over the original 1885 county seat of Gandy as its western terminus, and Stapleton quickly drew banks and businesses away from Gandy; the county seat was formally and finally moved to Stapleton by special election in 1929
Notes: Logan County’s namesake tie to the founding of Memorial Day, and its railroad-driven county-seat shift from Gandy to Stapleton, are distinctive threads of Nebraska Sandhills history.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
GIS Portal: Logan County GIS – accessible via logancounty.ne.gov
Parcel Search: Logan County Clerk/Assessor – Jennifer Nicholson, Stapleton, NE 69163, (308) 636-2311
Addressing/911: Coordinated through Logan County Emergency Management
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
No dedicated animal shelter confirmed within Logan County, Nebraska – flagged honestly given the county’s extremely small, sparsely populated rural geography.
Contact: Logan County Sheriff’s Office, (308) 636-2288, handles animal-related calls; nearest dedicated shelters are in larger surrounding communities such as North Platte.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Environmental Complaints: Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy – dee.nebraska.gov
Notes: Contact your specific municipality directly for current refuse collection and recycling program details.
NOTES
Logan County is genuinely named for Civil War General John A. Logan, the founder of Memorial Day, and its county seat shifted from Gandy to Stapleton after a railroad decision and a 1929 special election. No dedicated county animal shelter was confirmed. All contact information above was sourced from official county and library pages as of this writing; phone numbers and hours should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit.
About Logan County County
Logan County is one of Nebraska’s least populous counties – a North Loup River and central Sandhills native grass ranching community where Stapleton serves fewer than 800 residents in the remote grass-stabilized dune landscape of central Nebraska.
Stapleton (the county seat, population ~280) is Logan County’s governmental hub, a small central Nebraska Sandhills community on US 83 whose North Loup River access, cattle ranching economy, and courthouse anchor its identity.
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Logan County Assessor at 317 Main Street, Stapleton, NE 69163, phone 308-636-2311. NE assessed at actual value.
Courts & Legal
Logan County District Court at 317 Main Street, Stapleton, NE 69163, phone 308-636-2311, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
317 Main St., Stapleton, NE 69163
(308) 636-2311
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Logan County Court, Probate Division (probate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Logan County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Logan County Court, Probate Division Courthouse (mail: P.O. Box 8), Stapleton, NE 69163 (308) 636-2211
Logan County was founded February 24, 1885, named for Union general John A. Logan, in central Nebraska’s Sandhills, seated in Stapleton.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Nebraska adopted the Uniform Probate Code, codified as the Nebraska Probate Code (Neb. Rev. Stat. Chapter 30). In Nebraska, the COUNTY COURT has exclusive original jurisdiction over probate matters.
Small Estate Affidavit (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125 for personal property; § 30-24,129 for real property) – as of a July 2024 statutory amendment, available when personal property does not exceed $100,000 and real property does not exceed $100,000 (both thresholds raised from $50,000). At least 30 days must have passed since death, and no application or petition for a personal representative may be pending. For personal property, the affiant presents a notarized affidavit directly to the institution holding the property along with a certified death certificate. For real property, the affidavit is filed with the register of deeds in the county where the property is located.
Informal Probate – the most common path for uncontested estates, handled by the county court registrar with minimal judicial involvement.
Formal Probate – required when there’s no will, when a will’s validity is contested, or when there’s disagreement over the personal representative or how assets should be distributed. Handled by a county judge.
Step 2: filing for formal or informal probate
File an application (informal) or petition (formal) with the County Court in the county where the decedent resided.
The court appoints the personal representative and issues Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration.
The personal representative publishes notice to creditors and gives direct notice to known creditors, who have a limited window from the date of first publication to file claims.
The personal representative inventories the estate’s assets and completes the required Probate Inventory Worksheet.
The personal representative completes and files any required Nebraska inheritance tax paperwork before the estate can be closed.
After debts, taxes, and expenses are paid, the personal representative distributes the remaining assets and closes the estate.
What it costs
Nebraska does not set statutory percentage-based fees; personal representative and attorney fees are generally based on reasonable compensation for time and services.
UNIQUE TO NEBRASKA: Nebraska is one of only six states with an inheritance tax, collected at the COUNTY level. Transfers to a surviving spouse are exempt; close relatives get reduced rates; more distant relatives and unrelated beneficiaries are taxed at higher rates.
No separate state estate tax.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
317 Main St., Stapleton, NE 69163
(308) 636-2440
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS
317 Main St., Stapleton, NE 69163
(308) 636-2311
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
NE DHHS — Logan
dhhs.ne.gov
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Logan County Public Health services coordinated through regional Nebraska public health district.
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County Facts
County Seat: Stapleton
Population: 770
Area: 570 sq mi
Established: 1885
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