Local Wiki
York County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- County Board meets
- Every other Tuesday at 8:30 AM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners Room, Main Floor, York County Courthouse, 510 N. Lincoln Ave., York, NE 68467.
- County Clerk / Election Commissioner
- Mary Melby · (402) 362-7759 ext. 5 · clerk@yorkcountyne.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/county-clerk
- Chairman, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected by district (Districts 1-5). Chair: Daniel Grotz. Vice-Chair: Randy Obermier, chosen annually by the board.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (2)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Villages (7)
- Benedict
- Bradshaw
- Gresham (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Lushton
- McCool Junction
- Thayer
- Waco
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (3)
- Heartland Community Schools
- Mc Cool Junction Public Schs
- York Public Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Water & utility districts (1)
- Upper Big Blue NRD
Source: Nebraska Natural Resources District (NRD) — State of Nebraska GIS, county resolved via polygon intersection against Census county boundaries