Clay County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Clay County

Clay 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
Clay County Courthouse 111 W Fairfield St; Clay Center, NE 68933 Phone: 402.762.3463 County Clerk has birth and death records 1917-1918, marriage and land records from 1871 and military records 1921. Clerk District Court has divorce and naturalization records. County Court has probate records.

History


The county is named after U.S. Speaker of the House Henry Clay (1777-1852).

Parent County
1867--Clay County was created 16 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Clay Center

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Fillmore
 * Hall
 * Hamilton
 * Nuckolls
 * Thayer
 * Webster
 * York

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


 * 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

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.