Welcome to Antelope County. The county was formed in 1871 and named because a group of men, chasing cattle thieves, killed some antelope after having been without food for two days. The population is 6,685 and county seat is Neligh.
There are several other communities in Antelope county including: Elgin, Tilden, Brunswick, Clearwater, Oakdale, Orchard, and Royal. This area of Nebraska is where you begin to enter cow country and the Sandhills.
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A must-see area is the Ashfall State Historical Park near Royal. Twelve million years ago, a volcano in Idaho spewed ash over a large area.