Columbus Genealogy (in Platte County, NE)
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Columbus Birth Records
1912-1994 Nebraska Birth Index, 1904-1911 Birth Ledgers Ancestry 
Nebraska, Birth Records, 1904-present Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Columbus Cemetery Records
All Saints Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave
All Saints Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves
Calvary Cemetery Find a Grave
Calvary Cemetery Billion Graves
Christ Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave
Columbus Cemetery Find a Grave
Columbus Cemetery Billion Graves
Columbus Cemetery Nebraska Gravestones
Gruetli Cemetery Billion Graves
Potter's Field burials, Columbus, Nebraska, 1862-1960 FamilySearch Library
Potters Field Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Richland Cemetery Billion Graves
Roselawn Cemetery Billion Graves
Roselawn Memorial Park Find a Grave
Saint Bonaventure Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Patrick Cemetery Billion Graves
Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave
St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves
Columbus Census Records
1856 Nebraska Territorial Census (included in Nebraska Compiled Census Index) Ancestry
Federal Census 1900, Columbus City US Gen Web Archives
Nebraska, State Census, 1885 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Columbus Church Records
Church records, 1865-1913 (Congregational Church (Columbus, Nebraska)) FamilySearch Library
Communicants--Presbyterian Church, Colombus, Nebraska, 1870-1916 FamilySearch Library
Index to "Our Parish, The First One Hundred Years St. Bonaventure Parish, Columbus, Nebraska 1877-1977" US Gen Web Archives
Columbus City Directories
Columbus, Nebraska city directory : including alphabetical list of names, street & avenue guide, reverse telephone directory, classified business directory FamilySearch Library
Columbus, Nebraska, City Directory, 1911 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Columbus Death Records
1904-1968 Nebraska Index to Deaths Ancestry
Nebraska, Death Records, 1904-present Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Columbus Histories and Genealogies
Our own history, Columbus, Nebraska, 1541-1860 : a brief outline of events all of which took place near the Forks of the Loup and Platte rivers Genealogy Gophers
Our own history, Columbus, Nebraska, 1541-1860 : a brief outline of events all of which took place near the Forks of the Loup and Platte rivers... FamilySearch Library
Columbus Immigration Records
Columbus Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, April 1893 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, December 1914 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, July 1899 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, November 1889 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, October 1885 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, October 1902 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, September 1909 Library of Congress
Columbus Marriage Records
1855-1908 Nebraska Marriage Records Ancestry
1909-1955 Nebraska Index to Marriages Ancestry
Marriage records, 1858-1954 ; index 1868-1987 FamilySearch Library
Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1909-present Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Columbus Newspapers and Obituaries
Columbus Booster 1932-1933 Newspapers.com
Columbus Daily Telegram 1890-1892 Newspapers.com
Columbus Daily Telegramﾠ(1957-1969) Newspaper Archive
Columbus Era 1874-1880 Newspapers.com
Columbus Era 1874-1880 Newspapers.com
Columbus Journal 1874-1911 Newspapers.com
Columbus Journal 1913-1917 Newspapers.com
Columbus Journalﾠ(1878-1911) Newspaper Archive
Columbus Looking Glass 1892-1892 Newspapers.com
Columbus News 1933-1961 Newspapers.com
Columbus Republican 1875-1877 Newspapers.com
Columbus Shopping News 1933-1933 Newspapers.com
Columbus Sunday Telegram 1890-1892 Newspapers.com
Columbus Telegram 09/19/1999 to Current Genealogy Bank
Columbus Telegram 1884-2023 Newspapers.com
Columbus Telegram 1969-77 (Columbus, Nebraska) Ancestry
Columbus Telegramﾠ(1969-1977) Newspaper Archive
Columbus Times 1899-1904 Newspapers.com
Columbus Tribune 1906-1911 Newspapers.com
Columbus Tribune-Journal 1911-1913 Newspapers.com
Columbus Wochenblatt 1892-1892 Newspapers.com
Columbus journal (Columbus, Neb.) (from Aug. 28, 1878 to Nov. 9, 1911) MyHeritage
Columbus journal 08/28/1878 to 11/09/1911 Genealogy Bank
Democrat 1883-1884 Newspapers.com
Nebraska Biene 1897-1918 Newspapers.com
People's Monthly 1892-1892 Newspapers.com
Platte County Argus 1892-1905 Newspapers.com
Platte County Times 1896-1899 Newspapers.com
Platte Journal 1870-1874 Newspapers.com
Platte Valley Democrat 1879-1880 Newspapers.com
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) (from Aug. 28, 1878 to Nov. 9, 1911) Chronicling America
The Columbus journal. 1878-08-28 to 1911-11-09 Nebraska Newspapers
Offline Newspapers for ColumbusAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Columbus Daily Telegram [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1922-1939 Columbus Daily Telegram [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1961-1969 Columbus Democrat [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1885-1889 Columbus Era [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1880 Columbus Era. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1880 Columbus Gazette [Microform]. (Columbus, Platte County, Neb.) 1881-1882 Columbus Journal [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 Columbus Journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 Columbus News [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1933-1961 Columbus Republican [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1875-1877 Columbus Republican. (Columbus, Neb.) 1875-1877 Columbus Telegram [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1894-1922 Columbus Telegram [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1969-Current Columbus Times [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1899-1904 Columbus Tribune [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1906-1911 Columbus Tribune-Journal [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1911-1913 Columbus Weekly Telegram [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1889-1894 Daily Telegram [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1939-1961 Democrat [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1880s-1885 Nebraska Biene [Microform]. (Columbus, Platte County, Neb.) 1894-1918 Platte County Times [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1896-1899 Platte Journal [Microform]. (Columbus, Neb.) 1870-1874 Platte Journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1870-1874 Platte Valley Democrat [Microform]. (Columbus [Neb.]) 1879-1880 |
Columbus Probate Records
Columbus School Records
Columbus High School - Yearbook (Columbus, NE), 1925 E Yearbook
Duncan High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1962 Classmates
Duncan High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1962 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Duncan High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1962 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Kramer High School - Discoverer Yearbook (Columbus, NE), 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1950 E Yearbook
Lakeview High School yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
St Bonaventure High School - Bona Venture Yearbook (Columbus, NE), 1953 E Yearbook
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