Nuckolls County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Nuckolls County

Nuckolls 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
Nuckolls County Courthouse 150 S Main St; PO Box 366; Nelson, NE 68961 Phone. 409.225.4361 County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk District Court has divorce and court records. County Clerk has land records from 1900.

Parent County
1860--Nuckolls County was created 13 January 1860 from unorganized territory. County seat: Nelson

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Clay
 * Fillmore
 * Jewell County, Kansas
 * Republic County, Kansas
 * Thayer
 * Webster

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * 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 $

Web Sites

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