Wheeler County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Wheeler County

Wheeler 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
Wheeler County Courthouse Main St; PO Box 127; Bartlett, NE 68622 Phone: 308.654.3235 County Clerk has court and land records.

Parent County
1877--Wheeler County was created 17 February 1877 from unorganized territory. County seat: Bartlett

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Antelope
 * Boone
 * Garfield
 * Greeley
 * Holt
 * Valley

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index


 * Sherard, Gerald E. (Gerald Emerson). Civil War veterans, Garfield &amp; Wheeler counties, Nebraska. (Lakewood, Colorado : G.E. Sherard, [1990?],.

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.