Stanton County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Stanton County

Stanton 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
Stanton County Courthouse 804 Ivy Street; PO Box 347; Stanton, NE 68779 Phone: 402.439.2222 County Clerk has marriage records from 1869, land records from 1868, naturalization and military records. County Court has probate records. Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1875.

Parent County
1855--Stanton County was created 6 March 1855 from unorganized territory. County seat: Stanton

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Colfax
 * Cuming
 * Madison
 * Pierce
 * Platte
 * Wayne

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.