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Morrill 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

Morrill County, Nebraska
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Location in the state of Nebraska
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Facts
Founded	November 12, 1908
County Seat	Bridgeport
Courthouse
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Address	Morrill County Courthouse P.O. Box 610 Bridgeport, Nebraska 69336-0610 Phone: 308.262.0860

County Courthouse

Morrill County Courthouse;
PO Box 610;
Bridgeport, NE 69336-0610
Phone: 308.262.0860

County Clerk has birth, death and burial records from 1917
and land records from 1909.
County Judge has marriage and probate records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1908--Morrill County was created 12 November 1908 from Cheyenne County. County seat: Bridgeport ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Banner
• Box Butte
• Cheyenne
• Garden
• Scotts Bluff
• Sheridan

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Migration

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

• Platte 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), Morrill County, Nebraska page 433, 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. ↑ Jim Tompkins, "The Oregon Trail 1841-1848 Map II" in Oregon Trail Landmarks at http://www.oregonpioneers.com/OTMap2.jpg (accessed 18 July 2011).
4. ↑ "Oregon California Trails Association" at http://octatrails.micromaps.com/ (accessed 18 July 2011).
5. ↑ "The Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at http://lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/pioneerstory.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).

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