Wayne County NE Genealogy

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Overview of Wayne County Records

• Wayne County was created in 1871 from unorganized territory.
• 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 Wayne County Judge has marriage, probate, and court records starting in 1871.
• The Wayne County Clerk District Court has divorce records.
• The Wayne County Clerk has land records starting in 1870.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.