Knox County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Knox County

Knox 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
Knox County Courthouse PO Box 166; Center, NE 68724 Phone: 402.288.4282 County Clerk has marriage records. County Judge has probate and court records. Clerk District Court has divorce records. Register of Deeds has land records.

History


The county is named for General Henry Knox (1750-1806), Revolutionary War hero, and the nation's first Secretary of War.

Parent County
1857--Knox County was created 10 February 1857 from Pierce County and unorganized territory. County seat: Center

Neighboring Counties

 * Antelope
 * Bon Homme County, South Dakota
 * Boyd
 * Cedar
 * Charles Mix County, South Dakota
 * Holt
 * Pierce
 * Yankton County, South Dakota

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.