Nemaha County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas Nemaha County

Guide to Nemaha County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Nemaha County Courthouse 607 Nemaha Street Seneca, Kansas 66538-1761 Phone: 785.336.2146 Nemaha County Website County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records 1885-1911. Clerk District Court has marriage, probate and court records from 1857.

Populated Places
The following are locations in Nemaha County, Kansas:


 * Seneca City
 * Sabetha City

Cemeteries
Tombstone Photos of Nemaha County

Local Histories
Nemaha County - in Andreas' History of Kansas

Tennal's History of Nemaha County, Kansas

Military Records
During the Civil War men from this county enlisted in the 7th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry; the 8th Regiment, Kansas Infantry; and the 11th, 13th and 15th Regiments, Kansas Infantry.

Newspapers
Seneca Area Newspaper Archive

Sabetha Herald Archive 1888-2011

Probate Records
'''Online Records


 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage

 * 1811 - 1911 at | FamilySearch — index
 * 1840 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1855 - 1911 at | FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

Death

 * 1885 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Libraries
Seneca Free Public Library 606 Main St Seneca, KS Website

Mary Cotton Library 915 Virginia Street Sabetha, KS Website

Societies
Nemaha County Historical Society 113 N. 6th St. Seneca 66538 Telephone Number: 785-336-6366

Museum Archive Website

Websites

 * Photos of People and Places in Nemaha County
 * Working Research Database of Nemaha County
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * Nemaha County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)