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County records reflect direct impact on the lives of residents. Marriages and divorces, taxes, elections, civil and criminal suits, naturalization proceedings, property ownership, county board decisions, and education are recorded at the county level. The Nebraska State Historical Society preserves records from most of Nebraska’s ninety-three counties on microfilm or in original paper form. These important resources for family historians also provide evidence for county residents about taxes paid, social security or insurance entitlements for a spouse, property ownership, local ordinances, and many other situations. For more information about these collections described below or to order a search for a specific record, contact our Reference Services Department.

 

Adams County [RG213].pdf

Antelope County [RG278].pdf

Arthur County [RG283].pdf

Banner County [RG262].pdf

Blaine County [RG280].pdf

Boone County [RG242].pdf

Box Butte County [RG252].pdf

Brown County [RG211].pdf

Buffalo County [RG221]

Burt County [RG205].pdf

Butler County [RG212].pdf

Cass County [RG220]

Cedar County [RG250].pdf

Chase County [RG219].pdf

Cherry County [RG225].pdf

Cheyenne County [RG259].pdf

Clay County [RG254].pdf

Colfax County [RG208].pdf

Cuming County [RG247].pdf

Custer County [RG258].pdf

Dakota County [RG243].pdf

Dawes County [RG240].pdf

Dawson County [RG217].pdf

Deuel County [RG268].pdf

Dixon County [RG244].pdf

Dodge County [RG266]

Douglas County [RG230]

Dundy County [RG272].pdf

Fillmore County [RG236].pdf

Franklin County [RG256].pdf

Frontier County [RG215].pdf

Furnas County [RG284]

Gage County [RG200].pdf

Garden County [RG270].pdf

Garfield County [RG286].pdf

Gosper County [RG285].pdf

Greeley County [RG234].pdf

Hall County [RG260].pdf

Hamilton County [RG257].pdf

Harlan County [RG223].pdf

Hayes County [RG288].pdf

Hitchcock County [RG216].pdf

Holt County [RG261].pdf

Hooker County [RG276].pdf

Howard County [RG224].pdf

Jefferson County [RG238]

Johnson County [RG214].pdf

Kearney County [RG226].pdf

Keith County [RG273]

Keya Paha County [RG271].pdf

Kimball County [RG203].pdf

Knox County [RG239].pdf

Lancaster County [RG207]

Lancaster County Probate Records [RG207, SG8, S2, SS5]

Lincoln County [RG218].pdf

Logan County [RG289].pdf

Loup County [RG281].pdf

Madison County [RG251].pdf

McPherson County [RG290].pdf

Merrick County [RG241].pdf

Morrill County [RG264].pdf

Nance County [RG233].pdf

Nemaha County [RG249].pdf

Nuckolls County [RG228].pdf

Otoe County [RG210].pdf

Pawnee County [RG279].pdf

Perkins County [RG222].pdf

Phelps County [RG255].pdf

Pierce County [RG282].pdf

Platte County [RG267].pdf

Polk County [RG202].pdf

Red Willow County [RG293].pdf

Richardson County [RG245].pdf

Rock County [RG269].pdf

Saline County [RG274].pdf

Sarpy County [RG209].pdf

Saunders County [RG204].pdf

Scotts Bluff County [RG248].pdf

Seward County [RG201].pdf

Sheridan County [RG253].pdf

Sherman County [RG229].pdf

Sioux County [RG291].pdf

Stanton County [RG275].pdf

Thayer County [RG231].pdf

Thomas County [RG265].pdf

Thurston County [RG237].pdf

Valley County [RG235].pdf

Washington County [RG206].pdf

Wayne County [RG263].pdf

Webster County [RG232].pdf

Wheeler County [RG292].pdf

York County [RG246].pdf

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