Grant County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Grant County

Grant 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
Grant County Courthouse P.O. Box 139 Hyannis, Ne 69350-0139 Phone: 308.485.2488 County Clerk has marriage and land records 1888, court records from 1897, naturalization records 1891-1912, divorce records from 1890 and military records from 1921. County Judge has probate records.

Parent County
1887--Grant County was created 31 March 1887 from unorganized territory. County seat: Hyannis

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Arthur
 * Cherry
 * Garden
 * Hooker
 * Sheridan

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.



Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

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

Web Sites

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