Hayes County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Hayes County

Hayes 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
Hayes County Courthouse Troth St. P.O. Box 370 Hayes Center, NE 69032 Phone: 308.286.3413 County Clerk has divorce, burial and land records.

Parent County
1877--Hayes County was created 19 February 1877 from unorganized territory. County seat: Hayes Center

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Chase
 * Dundy
 * Frontier
 * Hitchcock
 * Lincoln
 * Perkins

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.