Adams County, Nebraska Genealogy


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

United States Nebraska  Adams County

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

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

 * 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 1330 N Burlington Ave Hastings, NE 68901 Phone:(402) 463-5838


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

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.