Dakota County NE Genealogy

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Overview of Dakota County Records

• Dakota County was created in 1855 from Burt County.
• Birth and death records from 1904 to the present, and marriage from 1909 to the present, can be obtained from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
• The Dakota County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1856, and military records starting in 1921.
• The Dakota County Court has probate records starting in 1858.
• The Dakota County Registrar of Deeds has land records starting in 1856.
• The Dakota County Clerk District Court has divorce records, court records starting in 1862, and naturalization records.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.