Merrick County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Merrick County

County Courthouse
Merrick County Courthouse 1510 18th St; PO Box 27; Central City, NE 68826-0027 Phone: 308.946.2881 County Clerk has birth, and death records. County Judge has marriage, divorce, probate and court records. Register of Deeds has land records from 1873.

Parent County
1858--Merrick County was created 4 November 1858 from unorganized territory. County seat: Central City

Populated Places
Central City; Archer; Palmer; Chapman; Hord; Worms; Silver Creek; Clarks; Havens; Heber; Hord; Lockwood; Paddock; Silver Creek

Neighboring Counties

 * Greeley
 * Hall
 * Hamilton
 * Howard
 * Nance
 * Platte
 * Polk

Cemeteries
Bureau; Burke; Central City; Chapman; Clarks/Calvary; Fairview; German Methodist; Norwegian; Prairie Creek; Rosehill; Silver Creek; St. Lawrence; United Brethren; Wiegert; Zion Lutheran

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

Newspapers
Central City Nonpareil; Central City Republican; Central City Republican-Nonpareil; Central City Courier; Central City Record; Clarks News; Palmer Journal; Twin City Post; Silver Creek Sand; Silver Creek Times

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.