Dawson County Resources
If you have a resource or know about a resource in Dawson County, please contact me.
Dawson County NEGenWeb Project
If you have a resource or know about a resource in Dawson County, please contact me.
| Dawson County Courthouse |
Web Site 700 North Washington Lexington, Nebraska 68850 |
| Dawson County Clerk Marriages fron 1873 to present Fees: $2.00 uncertified, $5.00 certified Information needed: full name of both parties, year helpful. These are indexed. |
Dawson County Clerk P.O. Box 370 Lexington, Nebraska 68850 |
| County Court, Judges Office Wills & Probate Fees: .25 per page, certified $1.00 a page Phone:(308)324-5606 From 1870's forward Not indexed, and on older Wills they will have to go into the vault and search. Ass.Judge Bliven would appreciate being called first. |
County Court, Judges Office 700 North Washington Lexington, Nebraska 68850 |
| Register of Deeds Fees: .25 to .50 a page depending if record is standard or legal sized, it varies. They may need more than just a name to get information. (308)324-4271 |
Register of Deeds 700 N. Washington Lexington, Nebraska 68850 |
| District Court Clerk Divorces (308)324-4261 |
District Court Clerk 700 N. Washington Lexington, Nebraska 68850 |
| Naturalization Records We now have the Index of Naturalization Record, Book 1 posted online. Naturalization records from the early years can sometimes be difficult to find. The NEGenWeb Project has some basic information on how to look for these records in their Basic Helps section. NEW!! The National Archives-Central Plains Region has begun a project to provide lists of the naturalizations from the District Court Records to the Nebraska USGenWeb Archives Project. The U.S. District Court, North Platte records for 1930-51 have been posted now. |
Book 1 Naturalization Index U.S.District Court Naturalization Records 1930-51 |
| Dawson County History Be sure to see what we have on our Dawson County History page. There are more items to check out there! |
Dawson County History |
| Dawson County Maps Maps are now on their own page. There are maps from 1874 up to 1898, plus the 1904 Platbook. |
Dawson County Maps |
| Newspapers in Dawson County Addresses for current newspapers in Dawson County. |
Dawson Co. Newspapers |
| Cemeteries in Dawson County Index for the cemeteries that we now have online |
Dawson Co. Cemeteries |
| Dawson County Obituaries The Tri-City Trib and the Lexington Clipper-Herold both post recent obits online now. |
Dawson County Obituaries Tri-City Tribune Lexington Clipper-Herald Reynolds Love Funeral Home |
| Dawson County Marriage Index We have both the Groom's and the Bride's Marriage Indexes available now. |
Groom's Index Bride's Index |
| Dawson County Military pages | Dawson County Military |
| Dawson County Naturalization Index | Naturalization Index |
| Dawson County Newspaper Clippings Great source for more Dawson County surnames! | Newspaper Clippings |
| Dawson County in By-gone Days See how the buildings, towns and country looked when your ancestors lived here. |
Photos from By-gone Days |
| Nebraska Archives | Dawson County Index |
| Dawson County 1860, 1870, 1880 census information | Census files |
| Dawson County Schools Items submitted about schools in the county. |
Schools |
Reveal True Story of John J. Cozad  Transcription of newspaper handed out by The Robert Henri Museum & Historic Walkway and the Cozad Chamber of Commerce. |
Reveal True Story of John J. Cozad |
| The Story of the 30 Mile Canal Contributed by Pam Rietsch and the Mardos Memorial Library. Transcribed and prepared for the web by Connie Snyder. |
30 Mile Canal |
| Lexington Chapter From "Historical and Descriptive Review of NE, Vol II - 1892" found in the NEGenWeb Project OnLine Library and part of the Mardos Memorial Library Collection. |
Lexington 1892 |
| Cozad Genealogy Club |
Wilson Public Library 910 Meridian Cozad, NE 69130 |
| Lexington Genealogy Society (Publishes "Dawson County Genealogical Newsletter") |
Box 778 Lexington, NE 68850 |
| Lexington Public Library Hours: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Monday-Thursday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday & Saturday |
Lexington Public Library 907 N. Washington PO Box 778 Lexington, NE 68850 (308) 324-2151 |
| Dawson County Historical Society Dawson County Museum 1805 N. Taft, PO Box 369 Lexington NE 68850 The Museum in Lexington has an extensive archive for public use. |
Dawson County Museum Tel: (308)324-5340 Hours: Monday - Saturday; 9 am - 5 pm Sunday; 1 pm - 5 pm |
| Cozad Historical Society 100th Meridian Museum |
206 E. 8th St. P.O. Box 325 Cozad, NE 69130-0325 (308) 784-1100 |
| Gothenburg Historical Museum Dick Larson President Open May-Sept Hours: Wed-Sat 10-4 pm |
1420 Ave F Gothenburg, NE 69138 (308) 537-2023 Email: gothenburghistory@questoffice.net |
| Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles |
612 N. Grant Lexington, NE 68850 (308) 324-2393 |
| Pony Express Station |
1617 Avenue A Gothenburg, NE 69138 (308) 537-2680 |
| Robert Henri Museum |
218 East 8th St. P.O. Box 355 Cozad, NE 69130 (308) 784-4154 |
| Sod House Museum |
I-80 and Hwy 47 Gothenburg, NE 69138 (308) 537-2680 |
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| Note: The USGS GNIS mapping site has been experiencing difficulties at times. These lists are provided in hopes that you may find a certain locale in Dawson County that isn't found on maps today. To see maps for each location, please visit the main GNIS database form and enter the name into the Feature box on the form. | |
| Populated Places in Dawson County: | Populated Places |
| Cemeteries in Dawson County: | Dawson County Cemeteries |
| Schools in Dawson County: | Dawson County Schools |
| Valleys in Dawson County: | Dawson County Valleys |
| Dawson County Mailing List To subscribe to the Dawson County Mailing List: Send mail to: NEDAWSON-L-request@rootsweb.com for the regular list or: NEDAWSON-D-request@rootsweb.com for the digest list Subject line: leave blank Body: subscribe ** turn off your signature file, please. |
Subscribe: NEDAWSON-L NEDAWSON-D |
These are some of the reference books available for Lookups. Any person listed is a volunteer. Please follow the guidelines for lookups and remember to thank your volunteer. You may request a look-up from these resources, using these guidelines:
If you would like more in-depth research, you can contact one of the genealogical societies in the county or check our professional researcher page.
| Reference | Who to contact |
|---|---|
| Early History of the Cozad Community & Pioneer Families 1873-1998 Judy will do lookups. You can purchase the book through the Cozad Genealogy club | Judy Andres jandres@cozadtel.net |
| 1939 Minute Man, Lexington High School yearbook (limited lookups) | Judy Arnold - jjarnold@intcomm.net (email not valid) |
| Sumner, Nebraska Centenial 1890-1990 (with index) | LeRoy Eaton - leaton@earthlink.net |
| History of Sumner, Nebraska prepared for the Diamond Jubilee by John Stuart | LeRoy Eaton - leaton@earthlink.net |
| Farnam...From these beginnings we grew published in 1982 by the Farnam History Committee (limited lookups) | Weldon Hoppe - hoppe@alltel.net (email not valid) |
| WWII era scrapbook. This scrapbook was found at a garage sale and covers some of the men who enlisted from Dawson County during this time period and includes some of the news about them during the war. | Vicky Stephens - geneseek@atcjet.net |
| Jackie Rudnick has volunteered to take photos of individual tombstones at
Cozad or Hewitt Cemeteries. She will also do lookups for Cozad Cemetery. | Jackie Rudnick - ravenna53@yahoo.com |
(See Dawson County Links for more sites.)Nebraska State Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 5608
Lincoln, NE 68505
(Publishes "Nebraska Ancestree")
NSGS Publications Catalog
(link to the catalog found on the State NEGenWeb Project Site)
Nebraska State Genealogical Society Nebraska State Historical Society
P.O. Box 82554
Lincoln, NE 68501-82554
Guide to NSHS information available through NSHS and NEGenWeb
(links to some of the information available through the NSHS website and the NEGenWeb Project.)
Specific NSHS data available through NEGenWeb
(older out-of-print leaflets and publications posted with permission of the NSHS.)Nebraska State Historical Society Where to write for vital records in Nebraska:
Nebraska Vital Record Information Nebraska Civil War Veterans
An index of Nebraska Civil War veterans compiled by Gerald E. Sherard and edited for Internet by John Chandler Clement and preserved by the Denver Public Library.
NOTE: The gopher is temporarily offline while the library is moving it to their html pages.Nebraska Civil War Veterans Cyndi Howells Genealogy Links site
Cyndi Howells Nebraska Resources
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