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United States Nebraska Nuckolls County

Nuckolls 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

Nuckolls County, Nebraska
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Location in the state of Nebraska
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Facts
Founded	January 13, 1860
County Seat	Nelson
Courthouse
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Address	Nuckolls County Courthouse 150 S. Main Street P.O. Box 366 Nelson, Nebraska 68961 Phone: 409.225.4361

County Courthouse

Nuckolls County Courthouse
150 S Main St; PO Box 366;
Nelson, NE 68961
Phone. 409.225.4361

County Judge has marriage and probate records.
Clerk District Court has divorce and court records.
County Clerk has land records from 1900. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1860--Nuckolls County was created 13 January 1860 from unorganized territory. County seat: Nelson ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Adams
• Clay
• Fillmore
• Jewell County, Kansas
• Republic County, Kansas
• Thayer
• Webster

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Nuckolls 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), Nuckollsemaha County, Nebraska page 433, 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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