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CURRENT LOCALITY
Welcome to Mullen
Community home page with local information and photos.
Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia
Hooker County and the town of Mullen geography and demographics
as of the 2000 census.
Sand Hills Golf Club
T&L Golf Magzine "Not-So-Little Course on the
Prairie" article with in-depth description of playing golf
on the Sandhills course.
Sandhills Region
University of Nebraska photographs around Mullen countryside and
the surrounding area. This site is slow loading but well worth
waiting for seven very beautiful scenery photos.
Mullen Schools 1999-2000
Elementary and High School information and photos, staff,
organizations and sports, happenings and accomplishments,
schedule of activities.
St. Mary's Catholic Church at Mullen
History and information about this parish in Mullen and mission
to surrounding communities.
Mullen Climate Summary
Average monthly temperatures and precipitation from August 1948
through September 2005.
Hooker County QuickFacts
People, business, and geography summary profiles from U.S. Census
Bureau 2000 data.
Mullen Neighborhood Profile
Demographics, cost of living, and quality of life statistics
compared to national averages.
Mullen,
Seneca and Thedford, Nebraska Tornadoes
Storm-chaser's description and pictures of tornadoes beginning
between Tryon and Mullen on June 4, 1999.
Mullen Area Community Foundation
Explanation of the foundation established to receive charitable
gifts for community betterment and economic development projects.
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MAPS
1872 County Map of Nebraska
Nebraska map of 1872; Entered According to Act of Congress in the
Year 1872 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian
of Congress at Washington
Johnson's Late Map of Nebraska
Northwest quadrant of Nebraska map from JOHNSON'S HISTORY OF NEBRASKA by Harrison Johnson, Omaha, published in 1880 showing
the Counties, Cities & Towns circa 1879. Railroad Lines are
highlighted in red. Rivers and many streams are named.
Mardos Memorial Library
AN EARLY REPRESENTATIVE MAP OF NEBRASKA Printed in 1884
U.S. Atlas
Hooker County NE map 1895
Nebraska Digital Map Library
State of Nebraska 1887, includes counties; Map of Nebraska,
Copyright 1895/1901; State of Nebraska railroad map, 1908
1908 New International Encyclopedia
Nebraska map showing Mullen, Hecla, Weir, and Abby.
U.S. Geological Survey Image
and ACME Mapper Image
Toggle between aerial photo and topographical map of Mullen with
zoom and reposition capabilities. Images can be downloaded,
printed, emailed.
Confluence Project Visit #1
and Vist #2
The goal of this project is to visit each of the latitude and
longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take
pictures at each location. The pictures and stories of a location
3.6 miles SE of Mullen are posted on these pages. Visit #1 was
January 2001, visit #2 was February 2004. A 360-degree panoramic movie filmed at the
confluence can be viewed.
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HISTORY & BIOGRAPHIES
Hooker County
Brief historical sketch of Hooker County.
Mullen -- Hooker County history
Location, history, and pictures of the beginning development for
Hooker County and the Mullen community.
Nebraska in the Making
Drawings with brief descriptions of Hooker County's early
history.
Dry Valley
Cherry County history of early pioneers describes THE VIRGINIA
SETTLEMENT (95) northwest of Mullen, in Cherry County, between the
Middle and North Loup Rivers, in a large section of land known as
Dry Valley.
Joseph Hooker Biography
The Nebraska legislature chose to name Hooker County after this
Civil War Union General.
Who's Who in Nebraska 1940
Descriptive history of Hooker County submitted by Mrs. A. G.
Humphrey, and biographical sketches of 21 prominent citizens.
COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY REMINISCENCE and BIOGRAPHY OF
WESTERN NEBRASKA
Biographical sketches include pioneers from Hooker County and
surrounding area. There is a complete names index hyperlinked to
the corresponding biographical pages.
Settling the Sandhills: A Study in Conflict
Review of the interactions between cattle ranchers and homestead
farmers over land use and fencing practices in the Sandhills
during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Native American Occupation of Nebraska
Summary of what has been learned about Native American occupation
of the Sand Hills during the past half-century of professional
investigations and questions concerning the formation of sand
dunes.
Land Development and Use
Overview of Sand Hills settlement and how the land has been used
for cattle and crops.
SEMI-CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF NEBRASKA
Historical Sketch by A. E. SHELDON, A. M., Director of Field
Work, Nebraska State Historical Society includes Hooker County
Biographical Sketches
MHS 2003-2004 Student Web Pages
Sandhills history stories and photos of Seneca, Seneca
1880's to 1980's, Brownlee, Hecla, Sandhills
Cemeteries, Dry
Valley Church, Mullen Theater, Jewel
Diner, and the Blizzard
of 1949
Traveling Schoolhouses
Nebraska State Historical Society article about transportable
schoolhouses first built in Hooker County in 1935
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OBITUARIES
Collier Obituaries Collection
Index to obituaries collected by Mamie Osborne Collier with
clippings primarily from Hooker and Cherry Counties
Sandhills Express
Central Nebraska's Electronic Newspaper obituary archives including
Mullen obituaries
Nebraska
GenWeb Project Obituary Abstracts
Index of obituary abstracts since 2001 can be searched by
entering mullen or "hooker county" (with quotation marks) in the search box, then click the Find! button.
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DATA RESOURCES
Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS) Library
List of Hooker County records among holdings at Nebraska State
Historical Society Library, Lincoln, NE
Nebraska State Gazetteer Business Directory
Hooker County Business Directory and Farmers List for 1890-1891
Nebraska State Gazetteer Farmers List
Mullen farmers listed in the Cherry County Business Directory and
Farmer List for 1890 - 1891
Nebraska Place-Names
Book published in 1925 by Nebraska University has a list and
brief descriptions of post offices, railroad stations, and towns
in addition to Mullen that have existed in Hooker County
Nebraska Genealogical Society
Journals published January 1923 through October 1944 with topic
index for all issues and every name index for Volumes I-VIII
Nebraska Vital Statistics
Birth and death records are at the Department of Health and Human
Services office in Lincoln NE.
Check the Genealogy
Research information about Nebraska
vital statistics for helpful guidelines.
BIRTH INFORMATION: RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTY IN 1917-18
AND PERSONS WITH LINKS TO THIS COUNTY
Abstraction from civilian draft registration cards including
name, birth date, ethnicity, and birth location.
USGenWeb Project
Hooker County, Nebraska, links and resources information
USGenWeb Project pages for surrounding counties:
Cherry County
Thomas County
McPherson County
Grant
County
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FORUMS
Rootsweb
Hooker County message board
Genealogy Forum
Hooker County message board
Genealogy Forum
Hooker County mailing list subscription
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related links.
This page was last updated on Oct 19, 2006
Hooker County Nebraska History & Genealogy
By Sandhills Roots Digger, Nina (Scott) Clark
