Dawes County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Dawes County

Dawes 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
Dawes County Courthouse; 451 Main St; Chadron NE 69337-2649 Phone: 308.432.0100 County Clerk has land records from 1880. County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk District Court has divorce records.

Parent County
1860--Dawes County was created 19 February 1885 from Sioux County. County seat: Chadron

Neighboring Counties

 * Box Butte
 * Fall River County, South Dakota
 * Shannon County, South Dakota
 * Sheridan
 * Sioux

Cemeteries

 * Greenwood Cemetery Search Database and Map


 * Nebraska Gravestones.org Website - Dawes County Gravestone Digital Images within site: Dawes County Cemeteries

Family History Centers

 * Chadron Nebraska Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project - Nebraska and Dawes County
 * Family History Library Dawes County record holdings