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United States Nebraska Adams County

Adams 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

Adams County, Nebraska
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Location in the state of Nebraska
Map of the U.S. highlighting Nebraska Location of Nebraska in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 16, 1867
County Seat	Hastings
Courthouse
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Address	Adams County Courthouse 4th and Denver Streets Hastings, Nebraska 68901 Phone: 402.461.7107

County Courthouse

Adams County Courthouse
500 W 5th;
Hastings, NE 68901
Phone: 402.461.7107

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

History

Parent County

1867--Adams County was created 16 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Hastings ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Buffalo
• Clay
• Franklin
• Hall
• Hamilton
• Kearney
• Nuckolls
• Webster

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Hastings

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• View the 1885 Adams County Nebraska map in the David Rumsey Map Collection.
• Find

Migration

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

• Platte River
• 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
• Hastings Nebraska Family History Center

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), Adams County, Nebraska page 428, 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. ↑ Jim Tompkins, "The Oregon Trail 1841-1848 Map II" in Oregon Trail Landmarks at http://www.oregonpioneers.com/OTMap2.jpg (accessed 18 July 2011).
4. ↑ "Oregon California Trails Association" at http://octatrails.micromaps.com/ (accessed 18 July 2011).
5. ↑ "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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