History of towns surrounding McCook

Friday, August 7, 2020

There’s a reason why our Genealogical Society is called Southwest Nebraska. Perhaps it should cast an even wider net, but the majority of our state records are related to the region it is named after. It seems logical to me that in order for any of our towns, including McCook, to survive, we have to include regional populations from our rural areas, across the border into NW Kansas and no doubt reaching into the corner of NE Colorado when we proclaim the benefits of living here. After all, McCook most certainly wouldn’t have a budget of 1.2 million dollars from sales tax if only McCook residents shopped within the city limits. So, when we thank people for shopping locally, we should be thanking our regional shoppers also because they supply the bread for our butter.

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