Adams County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Adams County


 * This article is about a southern Nebraska county. For other uses, see Adams.

Adams 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
Adams County Courthouse 500 W 5th; Hastings, NE 68901 Phone: 402.461.7107 County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk District Court has divorce and land records.

Parent County
1867--Adams County was created 16 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Hastings

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Buffalo
 * Clay
 * Franklin
 * Hall
 * Hamilton
 * Kearney
 * Nuckolls
 * Webster

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Hastings

Maps

 * View the 1885 Adams County Nebraska map in the David Rumsey Map Collection.
 * Find



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


 * Platte River
 * Little Blue 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

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1806 – 1989 Nebraska Wills and Probate Records 1806-1989 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Societies and Libraries
Societies


 * Adams County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 424 Hastings, NE 68902-0424 e-mail: achs@inebraska.com; adamscountygenea@gmail.com Website


 * Adams County Historical Society P.O. Box 102 1330 N Burlington Ave Hastings, NE 68901-0102 Phone:(402) 463-5838


 * Nebraska State Genealogical Society Box 5608 Lincoln, NE 68505


 * Nebraska State Historical Society P.O. Box 82554 1500 R St. Lincoln, NE 68501-2554 Phone: 402-471-3270


 * Nebraska History Network 1997 280th Seward 68434-7823


 * Nebraska Military Historical Society Hastings 68901


 * North Central Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 362 O’Neill NE 68763


 * Northeastern Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 169 Lyons NE 68038


 * Northwest Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 6 Alliance, Nebraska 69301


 * West Nebraska Family Research &amp; History Center 1602 Ave. A Scottsbluff, NE 69361 Phone: 308-635-2400

Libraries


 * Hastings Public Library 517 W. 4th St. Hastings, Ne 68901 402-461-2346

State DAR Library The State DAR Library is located in the Lue R. Spencer Genealogical Library at the Edith Abbott Memorial Library. It is open during the normal library hours.


 * Edith Abbott Memorial Library 2nd and Washington Streets Grand Island, NE 68801


 * Grand Island Library 211 N Washington St Grand Island, NE 68801 Phone: +1 308-385-5333 Website:  http://www.grand-island.com/your-government/library


 * Spencer Historical and Genealogy Society Website: http://myshgs.org/about-shgs/


 * Beatrice Public Library 100 North 16th Street Beatrice, Nebraska 68310 Phone:  402-223-3584   Fax:  402-223-3913 Email:   lriedesel@beatrice.lib.ne.us  Director  Laureen Riedesel (402) 223-3584 Website:  http://www.beatrice.ne.gov/library/

Family History Centers

 * Hastings 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.