Nelson Genealogy (in Nuckolls County, NE)

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


Nelson 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

Nelson Cemetery Records

Nelson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oxbow Cemetery Find a Grave online

Smith Cemetery Find a Grave online

Nelson Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Nelson, 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

Nelson Death Records

1904-1968 Nebraska Index to Deaths Ancestry online

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

Nelson Immigration Records

1890-1957 Nebraska Federal Naturalization Records Ancestry online

Nelson Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, April 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, July 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, May 1922 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, September 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, September 1912 Library of Congress online

Nelson Marriage Records

1909-1955 Nebraska Index to Marriages Ancestry online

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

Nelson Newspapers and Obituaries

Alliance Herald 1892-1894 Newspapers.com online

Nelson Gazette 1924-1927 Nelson Public Library online

Nuckolls County Herald 1882-1882 Newspapers.com online

Nuckolls County Herald 1894-1948 Newspapers.com online

Nuckolls County Sun 1900-1900 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Nelson

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.

Nelson Gazette [Microform]. (Nelson, Nuckolls County, Neb.) 1884-Current

Nuckolls County Herald [Microform]. (Nelson, Neb.) 1894-1948

Nelson Probate Records

1806-1989 Nebraska Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Nelson School Records

Nelson High School yearbook, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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