{"id":6767,"date":"2016-06-18T13:51:36","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T13:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/?page_id=6767"},"modified":"2016-06-18T13:51:36","modified_gmt":"2016-06-18T13:51:36","slug":"hamilton-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/nebraska\/hamilton-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton County, Nebraska Genealogy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--Hamilton County, Nebraska Begin-->\n\n<!--CONTENT Area Begin-->\n\n<h1>Hamilton County, Nebraska Records<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hamilton County, Nebraska<\/strong> <em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Hamilton+County,+NE\/\" title=\"Hamilton County Map\">Map It<\/a>)<\/em> was created on <strong>February 16, 1867<\/strong> from Unorganized area of the Nebraska Territory. The county was named  in honor of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Hamilton\" title=\"Alexander Hamilton\">Alexander Hamilton<\/a>, the first\u00a0United States Secretary of the Treasury. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Hamilton County<\/strong> is bordered by <a href=\"\/nebraska\/polk-county\/\" title=\"Polk County, Nebraska\">Polk County<\/a>\u00a0 (northeast), <a href=\"\/nebraska\/york-county\/\" title=\"York County, Nebraska\">York County<\/a>\u00a0 (east), <a href=\"\/nebraska\/clay-county\/\" title=\"Clay County, Nebraska\">Clay County<\/a>\u00a0 (south), <a href=\"\/nebraska\/hall-county\/\" title=\"Hall County, Nebraska\">Hall County<\/a>\u00a0 (west), <a href=\"\/nebraska\/merrick-county\/\" title=\"Merrick County, Nebraska\">Merrick County<\/a>\u00a0 (north).<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Hamilton County<\/strong> Cities and Towns include Aurora, Giltner, Hampton, Hordville, Marquette, Phillips, Stockham.<\/p>\n\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/mapgeeks.org\/nebraska\/#Nebraska_County_Maps_of_Road_and_Highways\" title=\"Map of Hamilton County, Nebraska\">Map of Hamilton County, Nebraska<\/a> contains  detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.<\/p>\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Hamilton County, Nebraska Courthouse Records<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"secimgrt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/_images\/courthouse\/ne\/Hamilton-County-Nebraska-Courthouse.jpg\" alt=\"Hamilton County, Nebraska Courthouse\" title=\"Hamilton County, Nebraska Courthouse\" border=\"0\"><br \/><em>Hamilton County, NE Courthouse<\/em><\/div>\n\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.co.hamilton.ne.us\/\" title=\"Hamilton County Courthouse\">Hamilton County Courthouse<\/a> is located in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.cityofaurora.org\/\" title=\"Aurora, Nebraska\">Aurora, Nebraska<\/a>.  Learn More About State of Nebraska <a href=\"\/court-records\/nebraska\/\" title=\"State of Nebraska Court Records\">Court<\/a>, <a href=\"\/court-records\/nebraska\/#tax\" title=\"State of Nebraska Tax Records\">Tax<\/a>, <a href=\"\/court-records\/nebraska\/#land\" title=\"State of Nebraska Land Records\">Land<\/a> and <a href=\"\/court-records\/nebraska\/#probate\" title=\"State of Nebraska Probate Records\">Probate<\/a> Records.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Clerk's Office <strong>DOES NOT DO RESEARCH<\/strong>.\u00a0Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. <\/p>\n\n<p>The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in\u00a0Hamilton\u00a0county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk. <\/p>\n\n  <ul>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.co.hamilton.ne.us\/clerk.html\" title=\"Hamilton County Clerk\">Hamilton County Clerk<\/a> has Marriage Records from <strong>1870<\/strong>. The County Clerk is responsible for Marriage Licenses and can also be expected to hold delayed birth registrations. Other records of interest to the researcher include military discharges, voter registrations, estray notices, marks and brands, physician\u2019s registers, farm and ranch names, and school registers.<\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.co.hamilton.ne.us\/registerofdeeds.html\" title=\"Hamilton County Register of Deeds\">Hamilton County Register of Deeds<\/a> has Land Records from <strong>1871<\/strong>. The County Register of Deeds is responsible for maintaining and securing the land records of the county. The duties include preserving of old land records and maintaining records that have been recorded which include, warranty deeds, mortgages, deeds of trust, plats and any other documents that affect a specific piece of land in the county.<\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.co.hamilton.ne.us\/countycourt.html\" title=\"Hamilton Clerk of Courts\">Hamilton Clerk of Courts<\/a> has Probate Records from <strong>1871<\/strong> and Court Records from <strong>1871<\/strong>. The Clerk of Courts duties include misdemeanor cases, including preliminary hearing in felony cases, civil cases involving less than $45,000, small claims involving less than 1871,400, probate, guardianship, conservatorship, adoption, and eminent domain and function as juvenile courts.<\/li>\n\n  <\/ul>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Census Records Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Hamilton County, Nebraska Census Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/nebraska\/\" title=\"State of Nebraska Census Records\">State of Nebraska Census Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Population Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/1870-census\/\" title=\"1870 U.S. Federal Census\">1870<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1880-census\/\" title=\"1880 U.S. Federal Census\">1880<\/a> <em>(free index)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1890-census\/\" title=\"1890 U.S. Federal Census\">1890<\/a> <em>(fragmented)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1900-census\/\" title=\"1900 U.S. Federal Census\">1900<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1910-census\/\" title=\"1910 U.S. Federal Census\">1910<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1920-census\/\" title=\"1920 U.S. Federal Census\">1920<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1930-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1930<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1940-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1940<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>State Population Schedules:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/1668\" title=\"Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885\">1860-1885<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/6585\" title=\"Nebraska, State Census, 1885\">1885<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/mortality-schedule\/\" title=\"1850 - 1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules\">1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/agricultural-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Agriculture Census\">1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/manufacturer-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Industry Census\">1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Union Veterans Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/veterans-schedule\/\" title=\"1890 Union Veterans Census\">1890<\/a><\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Census Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Vital Records Begin-->\n\n<h2>Hamilton County, Nebraska Vital Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/vital-records\/nebraska\/\" title=\"State of Nebraska Vital Records\">State of Nebraska Vital Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Birth &amp; Death\u00a0Records:<\/strong> from late 1904\u00a0to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Marriage &amp; Divorce\u00a0Records:<\/strong> from January 1909\u00a0to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Locations:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/dhhs.ne.gov\/publichealth\/pages\/vitalrecords.aspx\" title=\"Nebraska Office of Vital Statistics\">Nebraska Office of Vital Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records Online:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/nebraska-vitalrecords\/\" title=\"USAVital.com\">USAVital<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/ssdi\/\" title=\"Social Security Death Index\">Social Security Death Index<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records by Mail:\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/dhhs.ne.gov\/publichealth\/Documents\/birth.pdf\" title=\"Birth Certificate\">Birth Certificate<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/dhhs.ne.gov\/publichealth\/Documents\/death.pdf\" title=\"Death Certificate\">Death Certificate<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/dhhs.ne.gov\/publichealth\/Documents\/marriage.pdf\" title=\"Marriage Certificate\">Marriage Certificate<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/dhhs.ne.gov\/publichealth\/Documents\/divorce.pdf\" title=\"Divorce Certificate\">Divorce Certificate<\/a>\u00a0Applications.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>In Person:<\/strong> Nebraska Health &amp; Human Services System, Vital Records, 1033 &ldquo;O&rdquo; Street, Suite 130, Lincoln, Nebraska, Gold&rsquo;s Galleria, 1st floor (11th &amp; N Streets); PH (402) 471-2871<\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Vital Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/p3101kjspjr6EE9ECDA688C7BA87\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/oq68g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKKOJNMKJ\" alt=\"Discover you family history through historical newspapers at Newspapers.com\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<!--Resources Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Hamilton County, Nebraska   Resources<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=MessageBoards&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/boards\/localities.northam.usa.states.nebraska.counties.hamilton\/mb.ashx\" title=\"Hamilton County, Nebraska Message Boards\">Hamilton County, Nebraska Message Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/genealogy.com\/forum\/regional\/states\/topics\/ne\/hamilton\/\" title=\"Hamilton County, Nebraska Genealogy Forum\">Hamilton County, Nebraska Genealogy Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Resources Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n\n<!--Links Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Hamilton County, Nebraska External Links<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/nebraska-newspaper\/\" title=\"Nebraska Historical Newspapers\">Nebraska Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/search?ie=UTF8&tag=raogk-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=c055cc73635c0d39cc8048ee9d427558&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=books&keywords=Hamilton%20county%20Nebraska\" title=\"Hamilton County, Nebraska Books - Amazon\">Hamilton County, Nebraska Books - Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.findagrave.com\/\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1844\" title=\"Hamilton Co., Nebraska - FindaGrave\">Hamilton Co., Nebraska - FindaGrave<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.cyndislist.com\/us\/ne\/counties\/hamilton\/\" title=\"Hamilton County Links - Cyndi's List\">Hamilton County, Nebraska Links - Cyndi's List<\/a><\/li>\n\n <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/nebraskanewspapers\/\" title=\"Historical Newspapers from Nebraska (1868\u20131983)\">Historical Newspapers from Nebraska (1868\u20131983)<\/a><\/li>\n\n <li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/sites.rootsweb.com\/~nehamilt\/\" title=\"Hamilton Co. NEGenweb\">Hamilton Co. NEGenweb<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=NE-County&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/search\/places\/usa\/Nebraska\/Hamilton\/\" title=\"Hamilton County, Nebraska Data Collections\">Hamilton County, Nebraska Ancestry Database Collections<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-7727563-10934994?sid=Fold3Text&url=https:\/\/www.fold3.com\/search-results\/state\/nebraska?&xid=1114&keywords=Hamilton+County\" title=\"Hamilton County, Nebraska Military Records\">Hamilton County, Nebraska Military Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Links Area End-->\n\n<div style=\"padding: 5px\" align=\"center\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2923883526\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--CONTENT Area End-->\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/affiliates.genealogybank.com\/b.aspx?id=9070&mm=13\" alt=\"genealogybank\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=0 width=1 height=1 src=\"https:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=c5t0VAKPnsA\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.lduhtrp.net\/m7122p59y31NVVQVTURNPPTVOVSU\" alt=\"fold3\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.awltovhc.com\/ag106g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKLNPMLJR\" alt=\"newspaper\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=raogk-20&l=ur2&o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Amazon Books\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n\n<script>var clicky_site_ids = clicky_site_ids || []; clicky_site_ids.push(101215284);<\/script>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/static.getclicky.com\/js\"><\/script>\r\n<noscript><p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clicky\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"\/\/in.getclicky.com\/101215284ns.gif\" \/><\/p><\/noscript>\n\n<!--Hamilton County, Nebraska End-->\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3404,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6767"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6767\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=6767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}