Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Scotts Bluff County

Scotts Bluff 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
Scotts Bluff County Courthouse 1825 10th Street Gering, NE 69341 Phone: 308.436.6600 County Clerk has marriage records. County Judge has divorce, probate and court records.

Parent County
1888--Scotts Bluff County was created 6 November 1888 from Cheyenne County. County seat: Gering

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Banner
 * Box Butte
 * Goshen County, Wyoming
 * Sioux

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Scottsbluff
 * Scottsbluff Dist

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.



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

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 $

Family History Centers

 * Scottsbluff 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.