Gosper County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Gosper County

County Courthouse
Gosper County Courthouse 507 Smith Ave; PO Box 136; Elwood, NE 68937-0136 Phone: 308.785.2611 County Judge has marriage and probate records from 1891 and court records 1920. County Clerk has divorce records from 1880 and land records.

Parent County
1873--Gosper County was created 26 November 1873 from Kearney County and unorganized territory. County seat: Elwood

Neighboring Counties

 * Dawson
 * Frontier
 * Furnas
 * Phelps

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Platte River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.