Nemaha County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Nemaha County

Nemaha 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
Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Auburn, NE 68305 Phone: 402.274.4213 County Clerk has marriage records 1856, land and military records. County Judge has probate and court records. Clerk District Court has divorce records.

Parent County
1854--Nemaha County was created 23 November 1854 as an original county. County seat: Auburn

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Atchison County, Missouri
 * Holt County, Missouri
 * Johnson
 * Otoe
 * Pawnee
 * Richardson

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


 * Missouri 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

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.