Frontier County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska  Frontier County

Frontier 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
Frontier County Courthouse 1 Wellington St P.O. Box 40 Stockville, NE 69042-0040 Phone: 308.367.8641 County Clerk has marriage and military records. County Judge has divorce, probate, court and naturalization records. Clerk and treasurer have cemetery records. Superintendent Schools has school census.

Parent County
1872--Frontier County was created 17 January 1872 from unorganized territory. County seat: Stockville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Dawson
 * Furnas
 * Gosper
 * Hayes
 * Hitchcock
 * Lincoln
 * Red Willow

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 $

Societies and Libraries
County, Township and City Societies


 * Frontier County Genealogical Society PO Box 242 Curtis 209 Center Avenue Curtis, NE 69025

Nebraska Historical & Genealogical Societies


 * The Nebraska State Genealogical Society (NSGS) Box 5608 Lincoln, NE 68505-0608 Email- General Inquiry: conference@nsgs


 * Nebraska State Historical Society P.O. Box 82554 1500 R St. Lincoln, NE 68501-2554 Phone: 402-471-3270


 * Nebraska Military Historical Society 1330 N. Burlington Ave. P.O. Box 1286 Hastings 68901-1286


 * Nebraska Jewish Historical Society 333 S. 132nd St. Omaha, NE 68154 Phone: 402-334-6442


 * North Central Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 362 O’Neill NE 68763


 * Northeastern Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 169 Lyons NE 68038


 * Northern Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 362 O’Neill NE 68763


 * Northwest Nebraska Genealogical Society P.O. Box 6 Alliance, Nebraska 69301


 * Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants Contact: Martin W. Beerman, Historian Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants 19509 Frances Circle Omaha, NE 68130-2982


 * The Danish Brotherhood/Sisterhood Museum of Danish America 4210 Main Street PO Box 249 Elk Horn, IA 51531 Phone: 712.764.7008 877.764.7008 (toll free) 712.764.7010 Email: genealogy@danishmuse

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.