Phelps County NE Genealogy

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Overview of Phelps County Records

• Phelps County was created in 1873 from Kearney 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 Phelps County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1877 and land records starting in 1873.
• The Phelps County Judge has probate records starting in 1886.
• The Phelps County Clerk District Court has divorce records.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.