Kimball County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Kimball County

Kimball 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
Kimball County Courthouse 114 E 3rd Street Kimball, NE 69145; Phone: 308.235.2241 County Clerk has divorce and probate records. County Judge has marriage and court records.

Parent County
1888--Kimball County was created 6 November 1888 from Cheyenne County. County seat: Kimball

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Banner
 * Cheyenne
 * Laramie County, Wyoming
 * Weld County, Colorado

State Census Records

 * 1854 - 1870 - Nebraska, Compiled Census Index, 1854-1870 at Ancestry.com - index ($)
 * 1860 - 1885 - Nebraska State Census Collection 1860-1885 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - Nebraska State Census 1885 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for Nebraska starting in 1860. For links to Federal census indexes, see Nebraska Census.

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.