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United States Nebraska  Adams County


 * This article is about a southern Nebraska county. For other uses, see Adams.

Adams 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
Adams County Courthouse 500 W 5th; Hastings, NE 68901 Phone: 402.461.7107 County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk District Court has divorce and land records.

Parent County
1867--Adams County was created 16 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Hastings

Description
Adams County is located in the central southern region of the state. It is named for John Adams The county was home to The U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot, known locally as "The NAD" which was the largest of the Navy's WWII inland munitions plants. The first permanent settlers to locate in Adams County were Mortimer Kress, alias Wild Bill, and his partner, Jerome Fouts, or California Joe. The old emigrant trail passed through the county with them heading toward the gold in California. The settlers came by 1910, with the largest numbers comprising German Americans, Scandinavian Americans, and Americans from the East Coast colloquailly known as Yankees; the Yankees concentrated in the towns and cities, while the others became wheat farmers. The railroad facilities possessed by Adams County are superior to most others in the State. The advantages also in the settling up and developing of the new country are due largely to the establishment of these roads.

Boundary Changes

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Nebraska - shows boundary changes for Nebraska Counties
 * Nebraska Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Townships

 * Ayr
 * Blaine
 * Cottonwood
 * Denver
 * Hanover
 * Highland
 * Juniata
 * Kenesaw
 * Little Blue
 * Logan
 * Roseland
 * Silver Lake
 * Verona
 * Wanda
 * West Blue
 * Zero

Neighboring Counties

 * Buffalo
 * Clay
 * Franklin
 * Hall
 * Hamilton
 * Kearney
 * Nuckolls
 * Webster

State Census Records

 * 1854 - 1870 - Nebraska, Compiled Census Index, 1854-1870 at Ancestry.com - index ($)
 * 1860 - 1885 - Nebraska State Census Collection 1860-1885 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - Nebraska State Census 1885 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for Nebraska starting in 1860. For links to Federal census indexes, see Nebraska Census.

Church
Ward and Branch Records


 * Hastings

Court

 * 1870 - 1990 Nebraska Prisoner Records 1870-1990

Land
Online Land Records

For more information see Nebraska Land and Property
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Nebraska Gazetteer - database for all known places found in 1890 and 1911 Nebraska gazetteers
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Nebraska - shows boundary changes for Nebraska Counties
 * View the 1885 Adams County Nebraska map in the David Rumsey Map Collection.
 * 1980 - 1911 Gazetteers 1980-1911
 * Maps of the US - rotating county formation maps.



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


 * Platte River
 * Little Blue 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

Revolutionary War

 * 1775 - 1783 - at FamilySearch - images only
 * For more nationwide Revolutionary War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

Civil War

 * 1891 - Nebraska Resident Military Roster on June 1, 1891 at Ancestry.com - ($), Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines of the War of 1812, the Mexico War, and the War of the Rebellion, residing in Nebraska June 1, 1891
 * 1893 - Roster of Nebraska Veterans - list of veterans in 1893
 * For more nationwide Civil War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

WWI

 * 1917 - 1918 - World War I Drafts 1917-1918 - index only
 * For more nationwide World War I databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

Newspapers
 Nebraska Newspapers Online Nebraska Newspaper Catalogs
 * Nebraska Newspapers - contains images of newspapers throughout Nebraska
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Nebraska newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Nebraska newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Nebraska newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * Nebraska State Historical Society - catalog of known Nebraska newspapers; lists repositories that have the newspapers
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1806 – 1989 Nebraska Wills and Probate Records 1806-1989 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Marriages

 * 1855 - 1995 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1856 - 1898 Nebraska Marriages 1856-1898 at Ancestry.com ($)

Societies

 * Adams County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 424 Hastings, NE 68902-0424 E-mail:[mailto:achs@inebraska.com achs@inebraska.com] E-mail[mailto:adamscountygenea@gmail.com adamscountygenea@gmail.com] Website Website


 * Adams County Historical Society P.O. Box 102 1330 N Burlington Ave Hastings, NE 68901-0102 Phone:(402) 463-5838


 * Nebraska State Genealogical Society Box 5608 Lincoln, NE 68505


 * Nebraska State Historical Society P.O. Box 82554 1500 R St. Lincoln, NE 68501-2554 Phone: 402-471-3270 Website


 * Nebraska History Network 1997 280th Seward 68434-7823


 * Nebraska Military Historical Society Hastings 68901


 * North Central Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 362 O’Neill NE 68763


 * Northeastern Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 169 Lyons NE 68038


 * Northwest Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 6 Alliance, Nebraska 69301


 * West Nebraska Family Research History Center 1602 Ave. A Scottsbluff, NE 69361 Phone: 308-635-2400

Libraries

 * Hastings Public Library 517 W. 4th St. Hastings, Ne 68901 402-461-2346

State DAR Library The State DAR Library is located in the Lue R. Spencer Genealogical Library at the Edith Abbott Memorial Library. It is open during the normal library hours.


 * Edith Abbott Memorial Library 2nd and Washington Streets Grand Island, NE 68801


 * Grand Island Library 211 N Washington St Grand Island, NE 68801 Phone: 1 308-385-5333 Website


 * Spencer Historical and Genealogy Society Website


 * Beatrice Public Library 100 North 16th Street Beatrice, Nebraska 68310 Phone:  402-223-3584 Fax:  402-223-3913 Email:[mailto:lriedesel@beatrice.lib.ne.us lriedesel@beatrice.lib.ne.us] Director  Laureen Riedesel (402) 223-3584 Website

Family History Centers

 * Hastings Nebraska Family History Center

Websites

 * USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.