Nance is a unique county in Nebraska. Most counties and the land that they encompass were settled through the Homestead Acts that came through congress in the 1800’s. Through this settlers could come out to the western half of the US and plot their land to sow and bring fourth new prosperity to the land. It was a great way to get rid of a lot of land and try to repurpose it to productive agricultural use.
The story of Nance is a little different. This land wasn’t originally apart of the homestead acts but was cut out to be the Pawnee Indian Reservation back in 1857.