Richardson County, Nebraska Genealogy

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Parent County
1854--Richardson County was created 23 November 1854 as an original county. County seat: Falls City

Neighboring Counties

 * Atchison County, Missouri
 * Brown County, Kansas
 * Doniphan County, Kansas
 * Holt County, Missouri
 * Nemaha County, Kansas
 * Nemaha
 * Pawnee

Cemeteries
ARCHER CEMETERY - Archer was the first county seat of Richardson County, Nebraska Territory. It was settled in 1854-55 and was located 3 1/2 miles northeast of Falls City in Section 36, Township 2, NR 16 also known as Ohio Township. Archer Cemetery is all that remains. Earlier graves were not marked and many were reinterred in other cemeteries.

Findagrave

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Missouri 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.