Nemaha County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Nemaha County

Guide to Nemaha County, Kansas ancestry, family history and genealogy 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
Nemaha County Courthouse 607 Nemaha Street Seneca, KS 66538 Phone: 785.336.2146 County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records 1885-1911. Clerk District Court has marriage, probate and court records from 1857.

Parent County
1855--Nemaha County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Seneca

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

Populated Places
Seneca City

Sabetha City

Neighboring Counties
Brown | Jackson | Marshall | Pawnee County, Nebraska | Pottawatomie | Richardson County, Nebraska

Cemeteries
Tombstone Photos of Nemaha County

Military
During the Civil War men from this county enlisted in the 7th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry; the 8th Regiment, Kansas Infantry; and the 11th, 13th and 15th Regiments, Kansas Infantry.

Probate
Online Records


 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth Records

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 1885 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1811 - 1911 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1840 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1855 - 1911 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

Societies and Libraries
Nemaha County Historical Society 113 N. 6th St. Seneca 66538 Telephone Number: 785-336-6366 Website

Web Sites

 * Photos of People and Places in Nemaha County
 * Working Research Database of Nemaha County
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Nemaha County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Nemaha County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)