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Cass County, Nebraska genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

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Coordinates: 39.99°0′N 91.19°0′W / 39.99°N 91.19°W / 39.99; -91.19

Cass County, Nebraska
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Location in the state of Nebraska
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Facts
Founded	November 23, 1854
County Seat	Plattsmouth
Courthouse
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Address	Cass County Courthouse 346 Main Street, #202 Plattsmouth, Nebraska 68048 Phone: 402.296.9300

County Courthouse

Cass County Courthouse
346 Main St #202
Plattsmouth, NE 68048
Phone: 402.296.9300

County Clerk has marriage records from 1855.
Count Court has probate and court records from 1854.
Cemetery Board has burial records.
Clerk District Court has divorce records from 1855.
Register of Deeds has land records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1854--Cass County was created 23 November 1854 as an original county. County seat: Plattsmouth ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Fremont County, Iowa
• Lancaster
• Mills County, Iowa
• Otoe
• Sarpy
• Saunders

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Cass County, Nebraska census records online, see: Nebraska Census.

Churches

•  Immanuel Lutheran Church, located at 36712 Church Road, Louisville, Nebraska, 68037-2918
• Trinity Lutheran Church, located at 31104 Church Road, Murdock, Nebraska 68407-2216

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Cass County, Nebraska for European and African American settlers included:

• Missouri River
• Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon^[3]
• California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California^[4]
• Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah^[5]

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cass County, Nebraska page 428, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ National Park Service, "(Auto Tour Route) Maps" in Oregon National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
4. ↑ National Park Service, "(Auto Tour Route) Maps" in California National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
5. ↑ National Park Service, "Auto Tour Route Maps" in Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/mopi/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).

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