Sioux County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Sioux County

Sioux 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
Sioux County Court House P.O. Box 158 Harrison, NE 69246 (308) 668-2443

County Clerk has land records. County Judge has marriage, probate and court records. Clerk District Court has divorce records.

Parent County
1877--Sioux County was created 19 February 1877 from unorganized territory. County seat: Harrison

Populated Places
Harrison

Neighboring Counties

 * Box Butte
 * Dawes
 * Fall River County, South Dakota
 * Goshen County, Wyoming
 * Niobrara County, Wyoming
 * Scotts Bluff

Cemeteries
Nebraska Headstones Search for a headstone photo in Nebraska

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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