Morrill County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Morrill County

Morrill County, Nebraska genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Morrill County Courthouse; PO Box 610; Bridgeport, NE 69336-0610 Phone: 308.262.0860 County Clerk has birth, death and burial records from 1917 and land records from 1909. County Judge has marriage and probate records.

Parent County
1908--Morrill County was created 12 November 1908 from Cheyenne County. County seat: Bridgeport

Neighboring Counties

 * Banner
 * Box Butte
 * Cheyenne
 * Garden
 * Scotts Bluff
 * Sheridan

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Platte River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.