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Thayer 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.

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Coordinates: 39.99°0′N 91.19°0′W / 39.99°N 91.19°W / 39.99; -91.19

Thayer County, Nebraska
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Location in the state of Nebraska
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Facts
Founded	January 26, 1871
County Seat	Hebron
Courthouse
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Address	Thayer County Courthouse 225 N. 4th Street P.O. Box 208 Hebron, Nebraska 68370-1549 Phone: 402.768.6126

County Courthouse

Thayer County Courthouse
225 N 4th Street PO Box 208
Hebron, NE 68370-1549
Phone: 402.768.6126

County Judge has marriage, probate and court records.
Clerk District Court has divorce records.
County Clerk has land records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1871--Thayer County was created 26 January 1871 from Jefferson County. County seat: Hebron ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Clay
• Fillmore
• Jefferson
• Nuckolls
• Republic County, Kansas
• Saline
• Washington County, Kansas

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Thayer County, Nebraska census records online, see: Nebraska Census.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Thayer County, Nebraska for European and African American settlers included:

• Little Blue 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

• Introduction to LDS 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

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Thayer County, Nebraska page 434, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ National Park Service, "(Auto Tour Route) Maps" in Oregon National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
4. ↑ National Park Service, "(Auto Tour Route) Maps" in California National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
5. ↑ National Park Service, "Auto Tour Route Maps" in Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/mopi/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).

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