Webster County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Webster County

Webster 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


Webster County Courthouse 621 N Cedar Street Red Cloud, NE 68970 Phone: 402.746.2716 County Clerk has marriage, land divorce, probate and court records from 1871 and naturalization records from 1874.

Parent County
1867--Webster County was created 16 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Red Cloud

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Clay
 * Franklin
 * Jewell County, Kansas
 * Kearney
 * Nuckolls
 * Smith County, Kansas

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.