Hayes County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 856. Its county seat is Hayes Center. The county was created in 1877, and was organized in 1884. It was named for Rutherford B. Hayes, the US President at the time of the county's creation.
Hayes County courthouse in Hayes Center
Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska
The U.S. state of Nebraska first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1905. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1915, when the state began to issue plates.
Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska
Image: 1933 Nebraska license plates 34 990
Image: Nebraska license plate 1935 from the private collection of Jim Smith
Image: Nebraska license plate 1936 from the private collection of Jim Smith