Red Willow County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Red Willow County

Red Willow 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
Red Willow County Courthouse 502 Norris Avenue McCook, NE 69001-2006 Phone: 308.345.1552 County Clerk has marriage records from 1874 and land records from 1888. County Court has probate records. Court has divorce and court records. Veteran Service Office has military. Clerk District records. School Superintendent has school census.

Parent County
1873--Red Willow County was created 27 February 1873 from unorganized territory. County seat: McCook

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Decatur County, Kansas
 * Frontier
 * Furnas
 * Hayes
 * Hitchcock
 * Norton County, Kansas
 * Rawlins County, Kansas

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1806 – 1989 Nebraska Wills and Probate Records 1806-1989 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Family History Centers

 * McCook 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.