The county was named for Lt. Samuel A. Cherry, an Army officer who was stationed at Fort Niobrara and who had been killed in South Dakota in 1881. Cherry County is in the Nebraska Sandhills. It is the largest county in the state at nearly 6,000 square miles, larger than the state of Connecticut.
Owing to its size as Nebraska’s largest county by area, Cherry County borders 11 counties, more than any other county in Nebraska. Seven of them are in Nebraska and four are in South Dakota.
Cherry County Businesses
| Business/WWW | Address | City | Contact # |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALENTINE | |||
| Speedee Mart | Open 5 - 11 | ||
| 203 US-20 | Valentine | (402) 376-2224 | |
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