Gosper County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Gosper County

Gosper 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
Gosper County Courthouse 507 Smith Ave,P.O. Box 136 Elwood, NE 68937-0136 Phone: 308.785.2611 County Judge has marriage and probate records from 1891 and court records 1920. County Clerk has divorce records from 1880 and land records.

Parent County
1873--Gosper County was created 26 November 1873 from Kearney County and unorganized territory. County seat: Elwood

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Dawson
 * Frontier
 * Furnas
 * Phelps

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


 * Platte 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

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 $

Web Sites

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