Cheyenne County, Nebraska Genealogy

United States Nebraska Cheyenne County

Cheyenne 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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Cheyenne County, Nebraska
Map
Location in the state of Nebraska
Location of Nebraska in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	June 22, 1867
County Seat	Sidney
Courthouse
File:Cheyenne county courthouse.gif Photo courtesy [[]]
Address	Cheyenne County Courthouse 1000 10th Ave. Sidney, Nebraska 69162-1612 Phone: 308.254.2141

County Courthouse

Cheyenne County Courthouse
1000 10th Ave
Sydney, Nebraska 69162
Phone: 308.254.2141

County Clerk has marriage and land records.
County Court has probate records.
Clerk District Court has divorce records.

History

Parent County

1867--Cheyenne County was created 22 June 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Sidney

Places/Localities

Populated Places

• Daltan
• Gurley
• Lodgepole
• Potter
• Sidney The town was founded by the Union Pacific Railroadin 1867 and grew up around the military base of Fort Sidney where soldiers were stationed to guard the transcontinental railroadfrom Indian attacks.

Neighboring Counties

• Banner
• Deuel
• Garden
• Kimball
• Logan County, Colorado
• Morrill
• Sedgwick County, Colorado
• Weld County, Colorado

Resources

Cemeteries

• USGenWeb has a list of Cheyenne County cemeteries, their locations and links to online transcriptions as well as connections to Find-a-grave where it applies.

Census

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

Church

Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Nebraska denominations, view the Nebraska Church Records wiki page.

Court

Cheyenne County has both a District and a County Court. The District Court issues writs, files papers delivered to him, endorses papers, and keeps records of court proceedings. The County Court files copies of Land records as well as birth, marriage, and death records.

• Distric Court
  Courthouse
  1000 10th Ave
  PO Box 217
  Sidney, Nebraska 69162-0217
  Telephone: (308)254-2814
• County Court
  Courthouse
  1000 10th Ave
  Sidney, Nebraska 69162-0217
  Telephone: (308)254-2141

Land

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Nebraska Land and Property for additional information about early Nebraska land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Cheyenne County, Nebraska Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Nebraska Local Histories.

Maps

Newspapers

For information on Nebraska newspapers, see Nebraska Newspapers.

Probate

In most counties in Nebraska, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.

The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for Nebraska - Adams - Probate records.

Taxation

Nebraska tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses before 1820 or to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the records.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.

Societies and Libraries

• Cheyenne County Genealogical Society (DDGS)
  PO Box 802
  Sidney, Nebraska 69162
  Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~necheyen/CCGS.htm
  The society has all Cheyenne County marriage records prior to 1 Jan 1987, cemetery transcription books done in 1998, census films for the county, and a county history with biographies. See their GenWeb site for fees. The collections of the CCGS have been moved to the Sidney Public Library to the B. Seda Hertiage Room.
• Sidney Public Library
  1112 12th Ave.
  Sidney, NE 69162
  (308)254-3110
• Cheyenne County Historical Society
  Fort Sidney Complex
  6th & Jackson Sts.
  Sidney, Nebraska 69162
  (308)254-2550

Family History Centers

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Sidney 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.
• FamilySearch Catalog