Thurston County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Thurston County

Thurston 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
Thurston County Courthouse 106 S 5th Street PO Box G; Pender, NE 68047 Phone: 402.385.2343 County judge has marriage and probate records from 1889. Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1889. County Clerk has land records from 1885.

Parent County
1889--Thurston County was created 28 March 1889 from Burt County. County seat: Pender

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Burt
 * Cuming
 * Dakota
 * Dixon
 * Monona County, Iowa
 * Wayne
 * Woodbury County, Iowa

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1806 – 1989 Nebraska Wills and Probate Records 1806-1989 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Family History Centers

 * Macy 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.