Decatur Genealogy (in Burt County, NE)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Decatur are also found through the Burt County and Nebraska pages.


Decatur Birth Records

1912-1994 Nebraska Birth Index, 1904-1911 Birth Ledgers Ancestry online

Nebraska, Birth Records, 1904-present Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Decatur Cemetery Records

Deman-Hinds Cemetery Find a Grave online

Golden Spring Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hillcrest Cemetery Billion Graves online

Hillcrest Cemetery Find a Grave online

Holy Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Holy Family Cemetery Nebraska Gravestones online

Decatur Census Records

1854 Nebraska Territorial Census (included in Nebraska Compiled Census Index) Ancestry online

1856 Nebraska Territorial Census (included in Nebraska Compiled Census Index) Ancestry online

Federal Census Index 1910, Decatur Precinct US Gen Web Archives online

Federal Census of 1940, Decatur, Nebraska LDS Genealogy online

Nebraska, State Census, 1885 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Decatur Church Records

Church records, 1861-1929 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Decatur Branch (Decatur, Nebraska)) FamilySearch Library

Decatur Death Records

1904-1968 Nebraska Index to Deaths Ancestry online

Nebraska, Death Records, 1904-present Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Decatur Histories and Genealogies

Decatur, Nebraska, the Depression years 1930-1940 : a history of Decatur, Nebraska and its citizens FamilySearch Library

Story of An Old Town Ancestry online

Story of an old town : with reminiscences of early Nebraska and biographies of pioneers.. FamilySearch Library

The continued story of an old town, Decatur, Nebraska : based on and including Story of an old town / by Alonzo P. DeMitt [i.e Milt] (1902) FamilySearch Library

Decatur Immigration Records

1890-1957 Nebraska Federal Naturalization Records Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1868-1943; index, 1871-1932 FamilySearch Library

Decatur Marriage Records

1855-1908 Nebraska Marriage Records Ancestry online

1909-1955 Nebraska Index to Marriages Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1871-1994; index, 1887-1995 FamilySearch Library

Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1909-present Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Decatur Newspapers and Obituaries

Decatur Advertiser 1955-1960 Decatur Herald Newspaper online

Decatur Advertiser 1955-1960 Newspapers.com online

Decatur Herald 1902-1942 Decatur Herald Newspaper online

Decatur Herald 1902-1942 Newspapers.com online

Decatur News 1895-1896 Newspapers.com online

Decatur News 1895-1947 Decatur Herald Newspaper online

Decatur News 1947-1955 Newspapers.com online

Vindicator 1877-1878 Decatur Herald Newspaper online

Vindicator 1877-1878 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Decatur

According 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.

Decatur Advertiser [Microform]. (Decatur, Neb.) 1955-1960

Decatur Herald [Microform]. (Decatur, Neb.) 1902-1942

Vindicator [Microform]. (Decatur, Neb.) 1877-1878

Decatur Probate Records

1806-1989 Nebraska Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Decatur School Records

Decatur High School yearbook, 1984 Classmates online

Decatur High School yearbook, 1984 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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