Thomas County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Thomas County

Thomas 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
Thomas County Courthouse 503 Main Street Thedford, NE 69166 Phone: 308.645.2261 County Clerk has marriage records from 1887 and land records. Clerk District Court has divorce and court records. County Judge has probate records.

Parent County
1887--Thomas County was created 31 March 1887 from unorganized territory. County seat: Thedford

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Blaine
 * Cherry
 * Hooker
 * Logan
 * McPherson

Maps

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



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 $

Web Sites

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