Boone County, Nebraska Genealogy

Boone 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
County Clerk has marriage records from 1932, divorce, probate and court records. Recorder of Deeds has land records. State Archives, 1500 “R” St., Lincoln, NE 68508 has marriage records to 1932.

Parent County
1871 Boone County was created 1 March 1871 from unorganized territory. County seat: Albion

Description
Boone County is located in the north-eastern part of the state. Its county seat is Albion. The county was named after Daniel Boone.

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

 * Albion
 * Cedar Rapids
 * Petersburg
 * Primrose
 * Raeville
 * St. Edward

Neighboring Counties

 * Antelope
 * Greeley
 * Madison
 * Nance
 * Platte
 * Wheeler

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
Boone County


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

Zion Lutheran Church, Albion


 * Records of Zion Lutheran Church, Albion, 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

 * View an 1885 historic Boone County Nebraska map in the David Rumsey Map Collection.
 * 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
 * Find



Revolutionary War

 * 1775 - 1783 - at FamilySearch - images only
 * For more nationwide Revolutionary War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1891 - Nebraska Resident Military Roster on June 1, 1891 at Ancestry.com - ($), Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines of the War of 1812, the Mexico War, and the War of the Rebellion, residing in Nebraska June 1, 1891
 * 1893 - Roster of Nebraska Veterans - list of veterans in 1893
 * For more nationwide Civil War databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

WWI

 * 1917 - 1918 - World War I Drafts 1917-1918 - index only
 * For more nationwide World War I databases, see US Military Online Genealogy Records.

Newspapers
 Nebraska Newspapers Online Nebraska Newspaper Catalogs
 * Nebraska Newspapers - contains images of newspapers throughout Nebraska
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Nebraska newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Nebraska newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Nebraska newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * Nebraska State Historical Society - catalog of known Nebraska newspapers; lists repositories that have the newspapers
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

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

Societies and Libraries
County, Township and City Societies


 * Boone County Historical Society 1025 West Fairview Albion, NE 68620 Phone: 402-395-6558; 402-395-2971 Website


 * Boone-Nance County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 231 Belgrade, NE 68623 Website


 * Rae Valley Heritage Association 1249 State Highway 14 Petersburg, NE 68652 Phone: 402-386-5334 Email: [mailto:rvalley@megavision.com rvalley@megavision.com]

Libraries


 * Albion Public Library Director: Staci Sandman 437 S 3rd St 112 4th St. W. Albion, NE 68620-1413 Phone: (406) 395-2021 Fax: (406)395-2021 Email: albionpubliclibrary@gmail.com


 * St. Edward Public Library 302 Beaver St. P. O. Box 249 St. Edward, NE 68660 Phone: (402) 678-2204 Email: sepl@gpcom.net

Websites

 * USGenWeb