Hamilton County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Hamilton County

Hamilton 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
Hamilton County Courthouse 1111 13th St. Ste. 1 Aurora, NE 68818 Phone: 402.694.3443 County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1870. County Judge has probate and court records. Clerk District Court has divorce records.

Parent County
1867--Hamilton County was created 16 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Aurora

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Clay
 * Fillmore
 * Hall
 * Merrick
 * Polk
 * York

Lutheran

 * Records of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hampton, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

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.