Lincoln County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Lincoln County

County Courthouse
Lincoln County Courthouse 301 North Jeffers Street North Platte, Nebraska 69101 Phone: 308-535-3500308-532-4051 County Clerk has marriage records. Clerk District Court has divorce records. County Court has probate and court records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1860--Lincoln County was created 7 January 1860 from unorganized territory. County seat: North Platte

Populated Places

 * Brady
 * Dickens
 * Hershey
 * Maxwell
 * North Platte
 * Sutherland
 * Wallace
 * Wellfleet

Neighboring Counties

 * Custer
 * Dawson
 * Frontier
 * Hayes
 * Keith
 * Logan
 * McPherson
 * Perkins

Cemeteries

 * Antelope Valley Cemetery (northeast of Brady)
 * Ash Grove Cemetery (German Lutheran: south and west of Wellfleet)
 * Birdwood Creek (gravesite: north and west of Hershey)
 * Birdwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery (north and west of Hershey)
 * Brady Cemetery (west and north of Brady)
 * Buchner family Cemetery (S.S. Buchner: north and east of Wallace)
 * Chamberline family cemetery (James Chamberline: north and east of Dickens on Chamberline Ranch)
 * County Cemetery (souh and west of Sutherland: abandoned)
 * Dickens Cemetery
 * Floral Lawns Memorial Cemetery (south and east of North Platte)
 * Frontier Cemetery south and west of Sutherland)
 * Garfield Cemetery
 * Gaslin Cemetery (south and east of Brady)
 * Good Hope Cemetery (northwest from North Platte)
 * Hansen Family Cemetery ( Hans C Hansen: north of Curtis)
 * Kilmer Valley Cemetery (south and west of Arnold)
 * Lamont Cemetery (Riverside District: south and west of Hershey)
 * Lindberg Cemetery (west and north of Gothenburg)
 * Listen Family Cemetery (west and south of Dickens)
 * McBaugh Family Cemetery (Maxwell Precinct)
 * Melton Family Cemetery (west and south of Dickens)
 * Miriam Cemetery (south and east of North Platte)
 * Morning View Cemetery (south of Wallace)
 * John A. Murphy Cemetery (Catholic: west and north of Farnam)
 * Myrtle Cemetery (northeast of North Platte)
 * North Platte City Cemetery
 * Peckham Rural Cemetery (south and west of Gothenurg)
 * Plainview Cemetery (south and west of Maxwell)
 * Platte Valley Cemetery (east of Hershey)
 * Pleasant Valley Cemetery (south of Wallace)
 * Riverside Cemetery (west and north of Hershey)
 * St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery (south and west of North Platte)
 * Sutherland City Cemetery (1) (south of sutherland)
 * Sutherland City Cemetery (2) (northeast corner of town)
 * Svea-Dal Cemetery (northeast of Brady)
 * Sykes Family Cemetery (north and east of Wallace)
 * Trinity Cemetery (Lutheran: in Huebner: south and east of Hershey)
 * Wellfleet Cemetery
 * Wyuka and Fairview Cemetery
 * Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery (German Lutheran: north and east of Wellfleet)

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Created in 1935 from the East Nebraska District, was a unit of the Western States Mission. Record of members 1935-1941
 * Record of members 1929-1941

Court
There is a District Court and a County Court in Lincoln County. District courts primarily hear felony criminal cases, equity cases, and civil cases involving more than $51,000. County courts handle misdemeanor cases; traffic and municipal ordinance violations; preliminary hearings in felony cases; civil cases involving $51,000 and less; small claims cases; some divorce cases; probate, guardianship, conservatorship, and adoption proceedings; and juvenile matters.


 * Lincoln County District Court PO Box 1616 North Platte, Nebraska 69103
 * Lincoln County Court PO Box 519 North Platte, NE 69103

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

Surname Lists
Surname listof early settlers of North Platte area.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * North Platte Nebraska Family History Center

Web Sites

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