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  • Kearney County —
    Information Updated:  Aug 31, 2009
    • Formed from:  portions of territorial lands [original county].
    Established:  10-Jan-1860
    County Seat:  Menden, Nebraska

    County history - Kearney County is named in honor of nearby Fort Kearney, which in turn was named after Brigade General Stephen W. Kearny.

    Kearney Courthouse
    1. Kearney County - American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
    2. Kearney County - Cities/Towns/Townships:  From Wikipedia
    3. Kearney County - Genealogical/Historical Society (None found online at the time of this update.)
          Kearney County Historical Society
          713 South Minden Avenue
          Minden, NE 68959
          308-832-2831 or 308-832-2676
    4. Kearney County - US/NEGenWeb site:  (Archives)
    5. Kearney County - US/NEGenWeb site:  Genealogy & History
    6. Kearney County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
      Additional Local History/Genealogy:
    7. Kearney County Cemeteries - Listings (county & cemetery); may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
    8. Kearney County - Genealogy Toolbox
    9. Kearney County Vital Records - Kearney County Clerk, Courthouse, Minden, NE 68959.
    10. South Central Nebraska Genealogical Society - (nescngs) serving several counties in the area.
      Census Information:
    11. 1920 Census (T) - County Federal census, ED-146


  • Lancaster County —
    Information Updated:  May 28, 2009
    • Formed from:  portions of Nebraska Territory (Cass County)[1855].
    Established:  10-Oct-1859
    County Seat:  Lincoln, Nebraska

    County history - The county is named after the then, county seat. The county seat was the village of Lancaster. Lancaster was renamed Lincoln after President Abraham Lincoln and became the state capital in 1867.

    Lancaster Courthouse
    Capitol history - In response to westward migration and the call for a trans-continental railroad Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act on May 30, 1854 creating the Nebraska Territory. The ensuing controversy over the location of the Territorial Capital in Omaha was not resolved until after Statehood in 1867, when the Legislature voted to move the State Capital south of the Platte River to the western edge of settlement in the new state. Nebraska's current Capitol stands in contrast to the two territorial and two state capitols to precede it.


    Nebraska State Capitol

    1. Lancaster County - American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
    2. Lancaster County - Cities/Towns/Townships:  From Wikipedia
    3. Lancaster County - Genealogical/Historical Society  (Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society (Lincoln, NE)
    4. Lancaster County - US/NEGenWeb site:  (Archives)
    5. Lancaster County - US/NEGenWeb site:  Genealogy & History
    6. Lancaster County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
      Additional Local History/Genealogy:
    7. Lancaster County Cemeteries - Listings (county & cemetery); may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
    8. Lancaster County - Genealogy Toolbox
    9. Lancaster County Vital Records - Lancaster County Clerk, 555 South Tenth Street, Room 108, Lincoln, NE 68508-2803.
               Note:  For marriage records, contact the County Clerk's office in the county where the marriage license was applied for. For divorce records contact the Clerk of the District Court in the county where the divorce was granted.
    10. Lancaster County - 1908 University of Nebraska yearbook


  • Pierce County —
    Information Updated:  Dec 14, 2009
    • Formed from:  portions of Izard, and McNeale Counties and Un-Organized territory.
    Established:  xx-xxx-1856
    County Seat:  Pierce, Nebraska

    County history - Pierce County is named in honor of Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth president of the United States.

    Pierce Courthouse
    1. Pierce County - American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
    2. Pierce County - Cities/Towns/Townships:  From Wikipedia
    3. Pierce County - Genealogical/Historical Society  (Pierce Historical Society & Museum / Pierce, NE)
    4. Pierce County - US/NEGenWeb site:  (Archives)
    5. Pierce County - US/NEGenWeb site:  Genealogy & History
    6. Pierce County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
      Additional Local History/Genealogy:
    7. Pierce County Cemeteries - Listings (county & cemetery); may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
    8. Pierce County - Genealogy Toolbox
    9. Pierce County Vital Records - Pierce County Clerk, P.O. Box 218, 111 W. Court Room 1, Pierce, NE 68767-0218.
      Census Information:
    10. 1870 Census (I) and (T) - Pierce County, NE 1870 Federal Census.


  • Platte County —
    Information Updated:  Aug 31, 2009
    • Formed from:  portions of territorial lands [original county].
    Established:  xx-xxx-1856
    County Seat:  Columbus, Nebraska

    County history - Platte County is named for the Platte River, which runs through the area. French explorer &tienne de Veniard, sieur de Bourgmont in 1714, who named it the Nebraskier, an Oto [Indian] word meaning "flat water". The French word for flat, plate (pronounced plat, or platte), was later applied. The river provided valuable transportation for the French trade in furs with the Pawnee and Oto Indians.

    Platte Courthouse
    1. Platte County - American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
    2. Platte County - Cities/Towns/Townships:  From Wikipedia
    3. Platte County - Genealogical/Historical Society  (Platte County Historical Society & Museum (Columbus, NE)
    4. Platte County - Genealogical/Historical Society
    5. Platte County - US/NEGenWeb site:  (Archives)
    6. Platte County - US/NEGenWeb site:  Genealogy & History
    7. Platte County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
      Additional Local History/Genealogy:
    8. Platte County Cemeteries - Listings (county & cemetery); may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
    9. Platte County - Genealogy Toolbox
    10. Platte County Vital Records - Platte County Clerk, 2610 14th Street, Columbus, NE 68601-4929.
      Census Information:
    11. 1870 Census (T) - Federal Census of Platte County (51 separate pages which may be viewed by number)


  • Polk County —
    Information Updated:  Sep 7, 2009
    • Formed from:  portions of territorial lands (York county in those days), [original county], 1856.
    Established:  06-Aug-1870
    County Seat:  Osceola, Nebraska

    County history - Polk County is named in honor of James Knox Polk, eleventh President of the United States (1845 - 1849).

    Polk Courthouse
    1. Polk County - American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
    2. Polk County - Cities/Towns/Townships:  From Wikipedia
    3. Polk County - Genealogical/Historical Society (None found online at the time of this update.)
          Polk County Historical Society
          P.O. Box 565
          Osceola, NE 68651
          402-747-7901
    4. Polk County - US/NEGenWeb site:  (Archives)
    5. Polk County - US/NEGenWeb site:  Genealogy & History
    6. Polk County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
      Additional Local History/Genealogy:
    7. Polk County Cemeteries - Listings (county & cemetery); may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
    8. Polk County - Genealogy Toolbox
    9. Polk County Vital Records - Polk County Clerk, Courthouse, Osceola, NE 68651.
      Census Information:
    10. 1870 Census (T) - NE 1870 Federal Census, McFadden Post Office.



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