Colfax County, Nebraska Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Colfax County Courthouse 411 E 11th Street Schuyler, NE 68661 Phone: 402.352.3434 County Judge has marriage records from 1869, probate records from 1886 and court records form 1885; Clerk District Court has divorce records from 1881; County Clerk has land records from 1860

Parent County
1869--Colfax County was created 15 February 1869 fromPlatte County. County seat: Schuyler

Neighboring Counties

 * Butler
 * Cuming
 * Dodge
 * Platte
 * Saunders
 * Stanton

Cemeteries
Clarkson, Nebraska Sousek Cemetery

Columbus Cemetery Supervisor 1060 12th Avenue, Columbus NE (402) 562-4251 www.columbusne.us/

Dodge, Nebraska: Saint Patricks Cemetery Tabor Cemetery

Howells, Nebraska Grove Hill Cemetery S S Peter and Paul Cemetery Saint Johns Cemetery

Schuyler, Nebraska: Dry Creek Cemetery Saint Johns Cemetery Grandview Cemetery

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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