Boone County, Nebraska

County Seat: Albion  |  License Plate: #23  |  Region: Northeast Nebraska

Boone County is located in north-central Nebraska, part of the rolling uplands that define northeast Nebraska's agricultural landscape. The county encompasses approximately 686 square miles of farmland, small towns, and tributary streams feeding the Cedar and Elkhorn river systems. Founded in 1871 and organized in 1873, Boone County has a heritage of farming, Czech and German immigrant settlement, and strong rural community life.

Towns in Boone County

Albion (county seat, ZIP 68620) — commercial and governmental hub of Boone County, home to the Boone County Fair and Boone Central Schools.

Cedar Rapids (ZIP 68627) — small farming community in southern Boone County along US-281.

Loretto (ZIP 68620) — unincorporated rural community in central Boone County.

Petersburg (ZIP 68652) — small village in northern Boone County near the Antelope County line.

Primrose (ZIP 68655) — rural community in western Boone County.

Raeville (ZIP 68652) — unincorporated community anchored by St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in northeastern Boone County.

Saint Edward (ZIP 68660) — incorporated village in southeastern Boone County with Saint Edward Public Schools.

Vorhees — small rural locality in Boone County.