Thayer County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Thayer County

County Courthouse
Thayer County Courthouse 225 N 4th Street PO Box 208 Hebron, NE 68370-1549 Phone: 402.768.6126 County Judge has marriage, probate and court records. Clerk District Court has divorce records. County Clerk has land records.

Parent County
1871--Thayer County was created 26 January 1871 from Jefferson County. County seat: Hebron

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Fillmore
 * Jefferson
 * Nuckolls
 * Republic County, Kansas
 * Saline
 * Washington County, Kansas

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


 * Little Blue 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.