Adams County, Nebraska Genealogy


 * This article is about a southern Nebraska county. For other uses, see Adams.

United States Nebraska  Adams County

County Courthouse
Adams County Courthouse 500 W 5th; Hastings, NE 68901 Phone: 402.461.7107 County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk District Court has divorce and land records.

Parent County
1867--Adams County was created 16 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Hastings

Neighboring Counties

 * Buffalo
 * Clay
 * Franklin
 * Hall
 * Hamilton
 * Kearney
 * Nuckolls
 * Webster

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Hastings

Maps

 * View the 1885 Adams County Nebraska map in the David Rumsey Map Collection.
 * Find

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


 * Platte River
 * Little Blue 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
 * Hastings 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.