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Hamilton 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.
Coordinates: 39.99°0′N 91.19°0′W / 39.99°N 91.19°W
| Hamilton County, Nebraska | |
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 Location in the state of Nebraska | |
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| Facts | |
| Founded | February 16, 1867 |
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| County Seat | Aurora |
| Courthouse | |
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| Address | Hamilton County Courthouse 1111 13th Street, Ste. 1 Aurora, Nebraska 68818-2017 Phone: 402.694.3443 |
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County Courthouse
Hamilton County Courthouse
1111 13th St. Ste. 1
Aurora, NE 68818
Phone: 402.694.3443
County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1870.
County Judge has probate and court records.
Clerk District Court has divorce records. [1]
History
Parent County
1867--Hamilton County was created 16 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Aurora [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Hamilton County, Nebraska census records online, see: Nebraska Census.
Church
Court
History
Land
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Hamilton County, Nebraska for European and African American settlers included:
- Platte River
- Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon[3]
- California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California[4]
- Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah[5]
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Hamilton County, Nebraska page 431, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Jim Tompkins, "The Oregon Trail 1841-1848 Map I" in Oregon Trail Landmarks at http://www.oregonpioneers.com/OTMap1.jpg (accessed 18 July 2011).
- ↑ "Oregon California Trails Association" at http://octatrails.micromaps.com/ (accessed 18 July 2011).
- ↑ "The Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at http://lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/pioneerstory.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
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