Boyd County is named for James E Boyd, who was the Governor of Nebraska in 1891 and 1892 to 1893.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Gregory County, South Dakota and Charles Mix County, South Dakota
E – Charles Mix County, South Dakota and Knox County
S – Holt County
W – Keya Paha County
Created: March 20, 1891
County Seat:
Butte 1891 – present
County Courthouse – Butte
Location: 401 Thayer Street / Park Street
Built: 1965 – 1966
Style: Modern
Architect: B H Backlund & Associates Inc. of Omaha
Contractor: Busbomm & Rauh of Salina, Kansas
Description: The building faces west and is a two story light brown colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Butte. The central west entrance of the building has a small canopy over the doorway. There are yellow colored vertical panels between the windows. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the hallways run north-south. The combined County District Court and County Court courtroom is located along the north side of the second story. The building houses the District Court and County Court of the 8th Judicial District. On the west side is the old red colored brick County Jail built in 1907.
See: The architect, B H Backlund and Associates Inc. of Omaha, designed courthouses in Brown County and Cuming County.
See: On the east side of the courthouse is the old one story red colored brick jail built in 1904.
See: The 8th Judicial District includes Blaine County, Brown County, Cherry County, Custer County, Garfield County, Greeley County, Holt County, Howard County, Keya Paha County, Loup County, Rock County, Sherman County, Valley County and Wheeler County.
History: The county was created in 1891 and Butte was selected as the county seat. A two room store was moved into the center of Butte and was the first courthouse. The second courthouse was a two story brick structure built in 1904 and remodeled in 1941. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1965 to 1966.
County Courthouse – Butte
County District Court courtroom
Old County Jail built in 1907
Photos take 2010 and 2024
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