Nuckolls county was created in 1860 though it was not organized until June of 1871. It was formed from Clay county and Nelson is its present county seat.

The history of the county as part of the state of Nebraska begins with the Great Trail era. The Overland Route from Saint Joseph, Missouri to California entered Nebraska in Jefferson county and passed through Nuckolls County along the course of the Little Blue River. Though settlement began as early as 1858, this area was at that time on the cutting edge of the frontier. The threat from the First Americans was great and reached a peak with the Great Raid in August 1864.

By 1866 all Whites had been driven from the county, but by 1870 settlers were returning in numbers. In June of the next year the orgainization and first election took place.

Elkton was the first county seat. In the election of 1873 the county seat was centralized in Nelson. Superior, located in the southern part of the county is the largest town and was surveyed in 1875.

Saint Stephens, located in the northwestern portion of the county, was the first church established in the county.

Nuckolls County Resources

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Nebraska State Historical Society P.O. Box 82554 Lincoln, NE 68501-2554 1-800-833-6747 (Good in or out of Nebraska)

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Searching for ancestors that may have been in Nebraska before 1882? Here is the best place to look on line. Nuckolls County [Andreas' Project] is not on line yet, but should be in February. (the typist is typing as fast as possible!) Volunteers are typing the entire two volumes of Andreas' History of Nebraska and putting it on line. Please visit the Andreas site: Andreas' 1884 History of Nebraska on line

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The NEGenWeb Project State Coordinator Visit These Nebraska Web Sites NEGenWeb Project main page NEGenWeb Project County Site List   USGenWeb Nebraska Archives Project   NEGenWeb Project Resource Center   NEGenWeb Project County Unknown   Nebraska Census Project   Nebraska Tombstone Transcription Project   History of Nebraska, A. T. Andreas, pub. (1882)   Oldtime Nebraska:   Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet: Nebraska page   Societies & Libraries   Nebraska Records   Nebraska State Historical Society   Nebraska State Genealogical Society

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USGenWeb Project

In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database Project. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index.

At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page.

In June, as the Kentucky project was nearing completion, it was decided to start a page for each of the remaining states, and as with the Kentucky project, volunteers were found to host the state pages. If the state in which you are interested does not have a page and you wish to be responsible for it, of if you would like to contribute your data or create a county page within a given state, contact the person responsible for maintaining that state and/or county.

Interested in knowing more about the project? Read page requirements, download sample pages and gif files to help get you started, find free web space to put your pages, lots of links for graphics and backgrounds you can use, html editors you can download, subscribe to state mailing lists and lots of other help. - Rules

There is also a World Wide Project. Visit the WorldGenWeb Project

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