Washington County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Washington County

Washington 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
Washington County Courthouse 1555 Colfax Street Blair, NE 68008 Phone: 402.426.6822 County Clerk has birth, death, burial and land records. County Judge has marriage, probate and court records. Clerk District Court has divorce court.

Parent County
1854--Washington County was created 23 November 1854 as an original county. County seat: Blair

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Burt
 * Dodge
 * Douglas
 * Harrison County, Iowa
 * Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Cemeteries

 * Herman Cemetery, Herman BillionGraves

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

 * Blair 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.