Description
Seward County is located 55 km (34 mi) WNW of Lincoln; County Seat: Milford.
History
This county was originally named for General Greene of Missouri. The name was changed to Seward County by an act of the State legislature on 3 January 1862 after General Greene joined the Confederacy during the Civil War. Seward County is named in honor of William H. Seward (1801-1872), Secretary of State during Abraham Lincoln's Presidency (1861-1865). The county boundaries were defined on 6 March 1855 and the county was formally established by an act of the legislature on 26 January 1856. (US-T131/1960/NE Place-Names/JT Link,p131)