Otoe County, Nebraska Genealogy

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Parent County
1854--Otoe County was created 23 November 1854 from Cass and Pierce(old) Counties. County seat: Nebraska City

Neighboring Counties

 * Atchison County, Missouri
 * Cass
 * Fremont County, Iowa
 * Gage
 * Johnson
 * Lancaster
 * Nemaha

Cemeteries
A list of cemeteries of Otoe County is available on the county's GenWeb site, with links to transcripts and photographs of tombstones for some of those cemeteries.

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


 * Missouri 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Nebraska City 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.