Loup County is named for the Loup River which flows through the Sandhills region.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Rock County
E – Garfield County
S – Custer County
W – Blaine County
Created: February 23 1883 
County Seat:
Kent 1883
Taylor 1883 – present
County Courthouse – Taylor
Location: 408 4th Street / Broadway Street
Built: 1957 - 1958
Style: Modern
Architect: Ballmes and D E Matter of Lead, South Dakota
Contractor: Predmore, Northey & Amos of Taylor.
Description: The building faces east and is a one story stone, metal and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Taylor opposite the town park. The east front of the rectangular shaped building has a glass entrance at the center. A horizontal stone facing is along the bottom half of the building. An extended roof protects the entrance. The white colored metal siding has vertical ridges. The roof is hipped. The simple furnished courtroom is located on the west side of the building. The building houses the District Court and County Court of the 8th Judicial District.
See: The 8th Judicial District includes Blaine County, Boyd County, Brown County, Cherry County, Custer County, Garfield County, Greeley County, Holt County, Howard County, Keya Paha County, Rock County, Sherman County, Valley County and Wheeler County.
History: The county was created in 1883 and Kent was designated as the county seat but Taylor took the county seat away from Kent. The first courthouse was a two story four room frame structure built in 1884 by a rancher at no cost who wanted Taylor to be the county seat. The courthouse was demolished when the second and present courthouse was constructed in 1957 to 1958 at a cost of $28,500.
County Courthouse – Taylor
Log Cabin in town park – Taylor
Photos taken 2006 and 2010