Platte County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Platte County

Platte 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
Platte County Courthouse 2610 14th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Phone: 402.563.4904 County judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk District Court has divorce and court records. County Assessor has land records.

Parent County
1856--Platte County was created 26 January 1856 from Loup(old)County. County seat: Columbus

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Butler
 * Colfax
 * Madison
 * Merrick
 * Nance
 * Polk
 * Stanton

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Columbus Nebraska Family History Center

Web Sites

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