Madison County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Madison County

Madison 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
Madison County Courthouse 110 Clara Davis Drive PO Box 290; Madison, NE 68748-0290 Phone: 402.454.3311 County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1868, probate records from 1863, divorce and court records from 1907.

Parent County
1856--Madison County was created 26 January 1856 from McNeale and Loup(old) Counties. County seat: Madison

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Antelope
 * Boone
 * Pierce
 * Platte
 * Stanton
 * Wayne

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

 * Norfolk 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.