Nebraska Online Genealogy Records

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Online Genealogy Records

Nebraska Statewide Online Genealogy Records This table shows links to statewide collections. To find links to collections on the county level, use the county Wiki pages. Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a FamilySearch center or FamilySearch affiliate library.
For United States nationwide collections, go to the United States Online Genealogy Records page.
Vital Records Births 1900-Onward Nebraska Births at MyHeritage; index & images ($) 1904-1994 Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994 at Ancestry; index & images ($) Marriages 17thc-20thc: US Marriages at Findmypast; index only ($) 1855-1908: Nebraska Select County Marriage Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1855-1995: Nebraska Marriages at FamilySearch; index only 1856-1898: Nebraska Compiled Marriages at Ancestry; index only ($) 1909-Onward Nebraska Marriages at MyHeritage; index & images ($) Deaths 1900-1955: Nebraska Deaths, - at MyHeritage; index & images ($) 1904-1968: Nebraska Index to Deaths at Ancestry; index only ($) 1962-2014: US Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch; index only ($) 1935-2014: US Social Security Death Index at Ancestry; index only ($) 1936-2007: US Social Security Applications and Claims Index at Ancestry; index only ($) 1956-1968: Nebraska Death Index at MyHeritage; index only ($) Nebraska Death Records & Indexes at DeathIndexes Divorce African American See US African American Online Genealogy Records 1846-1867: US Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1861-1872: US Freedmen's Bureau Marriages at FamilySearch; index only ($) 1865-1874: US Freedman's Bank Records at FamilySearch; index only ($) African American Digital Bookshelf at FamilySearch Discover Freedmen Archives and Libraries Biography 1904-1914: Nebraskans at USGenNet;; index & images 900 Famous Nebraskans at Nebraska State Education Association; index only County and Town Histories, includes biographies Western Nebraska History and Biography at Ancestry; images only Cemetery Records BillionGraves Index at FamilySearch; index & images Cemetery Records at BillionGraves Cemetery Records at Find a Grave Nebraska Gravestones Census See US Census Online Genealogy Records 1854-1870: Nebraska Compiled Census Index at Ancestry; index only ($) 1860-1885: Nebraska State Census Collection at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1885: Nebraska State Census at FamilySearch; index & images; Also at Ancestry ($) 1890: US Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War at FamilySearch; index & images Census Records of Nebraska at USGenNet Church Records 1875-1899: Nebraska Church Records at FamilySearch; index & images Compiled Genealogies 1500-2000: North America Family Histories at Ancestry; index & images ($) Nebraska Extracted Family History at Ancestry; index & images ($) Court and Criminal Records 1870-1990: Nebraska Prisoner Records at Nebraska State Historical Society Directories 1822-1995: US City Directories at Ancestry; index & images ($) Nebraska City/County Directories at Nebraska State Historical Society Gazetteers 1890-1911: Gazetteer Index at Nebraska State Historical Society History 1890-1891: Nebraska State Gazetteer at USGenNet;e-book Western Nebraska History and Biography at Ancestry; index & images County and Town Histories, includes biographies Immigration Records See US Immigration Online Genealogy Records 1500s-1900s: All US and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index at Ancestry; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Nebraska; Also at MyHeritage ($) 1895-1956: US Border Crossings from Canada at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Nebraska Cultural Immigration Groups 1920-1939: Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Nebraska Germans Immigrating to the US at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Nebraska Italians Immigrating to the US at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Nebraska Russians Immigrating to the US at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Nebraska Indigenous Peoples of Nebraska See US Native American Online Genealogy Records	Land Records 1800-1955: US Bureau of Land Management Tract Books at FamilySearch; index & images 1860-1954: Tract Books Index at Nebraska State Historical Society 1863-1908: US Homestead Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1890-1908: Nebraska Broken Bow Homestead Records at FamilySearch; index & images County Atlases and Plat Books at Nebraska State Historical Society Land Office Records at Bureau of Land Management Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary Maps Atlas of Historical County Boundaries at The Newberry Library Maps of Nebraska at MapofUS Military Nationwide Databases US Military Online Genealogy Records General Records 1891: Nebraska Resident Military Roster at Ancestry; index only ($) 1893: Roster of Nebraska Veterans and Enlistees at USGenNet Indian Wars, dates vary See US Military Online Genealogy Records Revolutionary War, 1774-1783 See US Military Online Genealogy Records War of 1812, 1812-1815 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Mexican War, 1846-1848 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Florida War, 1855-1858 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Civil War, 1861-1865 See US Military Online Genealogy Records 1861-1865: Nebraska Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers at FamilySearch; index & images 1861-1869: Nebraska Volunteers at Ancestry; index only ($) 1861-1869: Nebraska Pawnee Scouts at Ancestry; index only ($) 1890: US Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War at FamilySearch; index & images Nebraska Civil War Veterans Database at Nebraska State Historical Society Spanish-American War, 1898 See US Military Online Genealogy Records World War I, 1917-1918 See US Military Online Genealogy Records 1917-1918: WWI Draft Registration Cards at Nebraska State Historical Society World War II, 1941-1945 See US Military Online Genealogy Records 1940-1945: Nebraska WW II Draft Registration Cards at FamilySearch; index & images Korean War, 1950-1953 See US Military Online Genealogy Records US Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Nebraska at Archives.gov Vietnam War, 1964-1972 See US Military Online Genealogy Records US Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Nebraska at Archives.gov The Vietnam Veterans Memorial at VietVet.org Naturalization See US Naturalization Online Genealogy Records 1855-1989: Nebraska Naturalization Records at FamilySearch; index & images 1890-1957: Nebraska Federal Naturalization Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) Newspapers 1800-Current: Nebraska, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 's-current at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1854-2011: Nebraska Newspaper Archives at Genealogy Bank Names and Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com™ (Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Nebraska) at MyHeritage; index & images ($) NewspaperArchive Nebraska Newspapers & Periodicals at Ancestry; index only ($) Nebraska Newspapers at Chronicling America Nebraska Newspapers at Nebraska State Historical Society Obituaries 1980-2014: US GenealogyBank Obituaries at FamilySearch; index & images Nebraska Obituaries Periodicals Journals Online at USGenNet Nebraska Newspapers & Periodicals at Ancestry; index only ($) PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) at Allen County Public Library; index Probate Records 1806-1989: Nebraska Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary Tax Records 1862-1874: US Internal Revenue Assessment Lists at FamilySearch; images only Voting Records

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