Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Genealogy

Find genealogy records: churches, cemeteries, historical and genealogical societies, libraries, newspapers, city directories and government offices for Omaha, Nebraska, Douglas County Seat, Nebraska.

Nebraska Online Genealogy Records

Cemeteries

 * Laurel Hill Cemetery records, Omaha, Nebraska, 1867-1990
 * Portal cemetery (Omaha, Nebraska)

for a Complete list see

City Directories

 * Omaha (Douglas County, Nebraska) city directory : including Carter Lake and East Omaha
 * Omaha (Nebraska) city directories1866, 1868,1870,1872-1876,1878-1918, 1920-1921, 1923,1925-1926, 1928,1929,1931-1935

City Maps

 * Map and street directory of Omaha, Nebraska : the metropolis of a great agricultural empire and a city of opportunity 1924

Also see County and State Maps

History
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 10 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha is the anchor of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, which includes Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the Missouri River from Omaha. On July 4, 1854, the city, of Omaha,_Nebraska (Wikipedia) was informally established.


 * More material History of the city of Omaha, Nebraska : and South Omaha 1894 index
 * History of the City of Omaha, Nebraska : and South Omaha 1894
 * Omaha and Douglas County, Nebraska, pioneers &amp; Bible records

Neighboring Towns

 * Omaha Nebraska Family History Center

See populated places on county or state page

Newspapers

 * Mortuary notices and obituaries as published in the Omaha World-Herald : 1986-1993
 * Potters Field, 48th & State Street, Omaha, Nebraska
 * Omaha Nebraskian : Omaha Nebraska, marriages & obituaries, 1856-1861

Societies
Also see County and State Societies

Vital Records
See Douglas County Records

Other Possible Resources
County, State, and College