Lancaster County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Lancaster County

Lancaster 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
Lancaster County Courthouse 555 S 10th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone: 402.441.7484 County Judge has marriage and probate records. County Clerk has land records.

Parent County
1855--Lancaster County was created 6 March 1855 from Cass and Pierce(old) Counties. County seat: Lincoln

Boundary Changes

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Nebraska - shows boundary changes for Nebraska Counties
 * Nebraska Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

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

Populated Places
Cities and Villages


 * Lincoln
 * Hickman
 * Waverly
 * Bennet
 * Davey
 * Denton
 * Firth
 * Hallam
 * Malcolm
 * Panama
 * Raymond
 * Roca
 * Sprague

Neighboring Counties

 * Butler
 * Cass
 * Gage
 * Johnson
 * Otoe
 * Saline
 * Saunders
 * Seward

Cemeteries

 * A transcription of Wyuka Cemetery (Lincoln, NE) Interments 1877 to February 1881 is available online at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/services/refrence/la_pubs/Those_Who_Slumber.pdf

Other cemeteries

BillionGraves:


 * Calvary Cemetery, Lincoln
 * Malcolm Cemetery, Malcolm
 * St. Paul's Cemetery, Elk, also known as St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
 * Waverly Cemetery, Waverly

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.

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Lancaster County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Court

 * 1870 - 1990 — Nebraska Prisoner Records 1870-1990 — index only

Land
For more information see Nebraska Land and Property
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Nebraska Gazetteer - database for all known places found in 1890 and 1911 Nebraska gazetteers
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Nebraska - shows boundary changes for Nebraska Counties



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 $

Marriage Records
Online Marriage Records Indexes and Images
 * 1855 - 1995 — at FamilySearch — index only
 * 1856 - 1898 — Nebraska Marriages 1856-1898 at Ancestry.com ($), index only

Family History Centers

 * Lincoln 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.
 * Lancaster County Genealogy (Nebraska Genealogy)
 * Lancaster County Genealogy (Nebraska Genealogy)