Hall County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Hall County

Hall 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, military records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Hall County Courthouse 121 S Pine Street Grand Island, NE 68801 Phone: 308.385.5080 County Clerk has marriage records from 1869. County Judge has probate records. Clerk District Court has divorce and court records. Register has land records. Hall County Courthouse 111 West 1st Street Grand Island NE 68801-6016

Parent County
4 November 1858: Hall County was created as an original county.

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

Populated Places

 * Grand Island
 * Alda
 * Cairo
 * Doniphan
 * Wood River

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Buffalo
 * Clay
 * Hamilton
 * Howard
 * Kearney
 * Merrick

Biography

 * Biographical and Historical memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska. Comprising a Condensed History of the State, a number of Biographies of Distinguished Citizens of the same, a Brief Descriptive History of each of the Counties mentioned, and numerous Biographical Sketches of the Citizens of such Counties
 * History of Hall County, Nebraska: A Narrative of the Past with Special Emphasis Upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, and Chronological Presentation of its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time, and Special Analysis of its Military and Civil Participation in the Late World War - The book includes several biographical sketches of Hall's citizens.

Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Record of Members 1929-1941 at family History Library

History

 * 1890 History of Hall County - The Hall County portion transcribed from the book "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties"
 * Biographical and Historical memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska. Comprising a Condensed History of the State, a number of Biographies of Distinguished Citizens of the same, a Brief Descriptive History of each of the Counties mentioned, and numerous Biographical Sketches of the Citizens of such Counties
 * History of Hall County, Nebraska: A Narrative of the Past with Special Emphasis Upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, and Chronological Presentation of its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time, and Special Analysis of its Military and Civil Participation in the Late World War - A comprehensive history Hall County, Nebraska. The book includes several biographical sketches of Hall's citizens.

Land and Property

 * Hall County Register of Deeds - By using the MapSifter or Instrument Search you may search for property ownership information.

Maps

 * Hall County Historical Maps and Atlases - Contains historical maps of Hall County and its cities from 1885, 1890, and 1904 as well as early maps of Grand Island and Nebraska. The historical maps include the many of the land owner's names.
 * Hall County GIS Interactive Map



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

Military History and Records

 * : Hall County, Nebraska : Civil War, Indian wars, Spanish American War, World War I. [n.d.: n.p] 1925. this is p. 228-241 of an unknown larger work. It lists names, addresses, units, and staates. It is divided by war. (FHL book 978.241 M2r).

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

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

Railroads
Grand Island railroad history- The first Transcontinentan Railroad reached the present site of Grand Island, Nebraska in July of 1866. Railroads are still important to the town.

Vital Records

 * [ Marriage Records] at Family History Library, 1869-1993. They were kept by the Probate Court and the County Court
 * Hall County, Nebraska Marriage Indexes

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * Hall County Historical Society

Webites

 * Hall County, NE as part of American History &amp; Genealogy Project - Includes a history, censuses, and other information for Hall County.
 * Hall County, NE as part of USGenWeb Project - May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.

Family History Centers

 * Grand Island Nebraska Family History Center