Wayne County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Wayne County

Wayne 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
Wayne County Courthouse 510 N Pearl Street PO Box 248 Wayne, Ne 68787-1939 Phone: 402.375.2288 County judge has marriage, probate and court records from 1871. Clerk District Court has divorce records. County Clerk has land records from 1870.

History
The county is named after Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796).

Parent County
1871--Wayne County was created 4 March 1871 from unorganized territory. County seat: Wayne

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Cedar
 * Cuming
 * Dixon
 * Madison
 * Pierce
 * Stanton
 * Thurston

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.