Rock County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Rock County

Rock 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
Rock County Courthouse 400 State St; PO Box 367; Bassett, NE 68714 Phone:402.684.3933 County judge has marriage records. County Clerk has divorce, probate, court and land records from 1889.

Parent County
1888--Rock County was created 6 November 1888 from Brown County. County seat: Bassett

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Blaine
 * Boyd
 * Brown
 * Garfield
 * Holt
 * Keya Paha
 * Loup

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.