Arthur County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Arthur County

Arthur 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.

Arthur County, Nebraska Record Dates
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County Courthouse
Arthur County Courthouse Main Street Arthur, NE 69121 Phone: 308.764.2203 County Court has marriage, probate and court records from 1913. Clerk District Court has divorce records from 1913. County Cemetery Sexton has burial records. County Superintendent of schools has school census from 1913.

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

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Garden
 * Grant
 * Hooker
 * Keith
 * McPherson

Court
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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 $

Societies and Libraries
County, Township and City Societies


 * Arthur County Historical Society P.O. Box 134 Arthur NE 69121-0134 Phone: 308-764-2367

Nebraska Historical & Genealogical Societies


 * The Nebraska State Genealogical Society (NSGS) Box 5608 Lincoln, NE 68505-0608 Email- General Inquiry: conference@nsgs


 * Nebraska State Historical Society P.O. Box 82554 1500 R St. Lincoln, NE 68501-2554 Phone: 402-471-3270


 * Nebraska Military Historical Society 1330 N. Burlington Ave. P.O. Box 1286 Hastings 68901-1286


 * Nebraska Jewish Historical Society 333 S. 132nd St. Omaha, NE 68154 Phone: 402-334-6442


 * North Central Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 362 O’Neill NE 68763


 * Northeastern Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 169 Lyons NE 68038


 * Northern Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 362 O’Neill NE 68763


 * Northwest Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 6 Alliance, Nebraska 69301


 * Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants Contact: Martin W. Beerman, Historian Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants 19509 Frances Circle Omaha, NE 68130-2982


 * The Danish Brotherhood/Sisterhood Museum of Danish America 4210 Main Street PO Box 249 Elk Horn, IA 51531 Phone: 712.764.7008 877.764.7008 (toll free) 712.764.7010 Email: genealogy@danishmuse

Librairies

 * Arthur County Library Library in Arthur 205 First St P. O. Box 254 Arthur, NE 69121

Web Sites

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