Dawson County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States &gt; Nebraska &gt; Dawson County

County Courthouse
Dawson County Courthouse PO Box 370 Lexington, NE 68850 Phone: 308.324.2127 County Clerk has marriage records from 1873; County Court has probate and court records; Clerk District Court has divorce and naturalization records; Register of Deeds has land records; Veterans Service Off has military records

Parent County
1860--Dawson County was created 11 January 1860 from unorganized territory. County seat: Lexington

Neighboring Counties

 * Buffalo
 * Custer
 * Frontier
 * Gosper
 * Lincoln
 * Phelps

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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