The government entity responsible for maintaining vital records in Nebraska is the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services, where they issue certified copies of birth, death, divorce & marriage records. Records are also available from the county clerk where the event occurred, and these county offices have older records than the state department as well, dating back to, or near, the date of their founding.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services can provide:
Record Type | Available From |
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Nebraska Birth Records | 1904 – 2024 |
Nebraska Death Records | 1904 – 2024 |
Nebraska Divorce Records | January 1909 – 2024 |
Nebraska Marriage Records | January 1909 – 2024 |
County | Year Founded |
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Adams County, NE | 1867 |
Antelope County, NE | 1871 |
Arthur County, NE | 1913 |
Banner County, NE | 1888 |
Blaine County, NE | 1885 |
Boone County, NE | 1871 |
Box Butte County, NE | 1886 |
Boyd County, NE | March 20, 1891 |
Brown County, NE | 1883 |
Buffalo County, NE | 1855 |
Burt County, NE | 1854 |
Butler County, NE | 1856 |
Cass County, NE | 1854 |
Cedar County, NE | 1855 |
Chase County, NE | 1873 |
Cherry County, NE | 1883 |
Cheyenne County, NE | 1871 |
Clay County, NE | 1855 |
Colfax County, NE | 1869 |
Cuming County, NE | 1855 |
Custer County, NE | February 17, 1877 |
Dakota County, NE | March 7, 1855 |
Dawes County, NE | 1885 |
Dawson County, NE | 1871 |
Deuel County, NE | 1889 |
Dixon County, NE | 1856 |
Dodge County, NE | 1855 |
Douglas County, NE | November 23, 1854 |
Dundy County, NE | 1873 |
Fillmore County, NE | 1856 |
Franklin County, NE | 1867 |
Frontier County, NE | 1872 |
Furnas County, NE | 1873 |
Gage County, NE | 1855 |
Garden County, NE | 1909 |
Garfield County, NE | 1884 |
Gosper County, NE | 1873 |
Grant County, NE | March 31, 1887 |
Greeley County, NE | 1871 |
Hall County, NE | 1858 |
Hamilton County, NE | 1867 |
Harlan County, NE | 1871 |
Hayes County, NE | February 19, 1877 |
Hitchcock County, NE | 1873 |
Holt County, NE | 1876 |
Hooker County, NE | 1889 |
Howard County, NE | 1871 |
Jefferson County, NE | 1856 |
Johnson County, NE | 1855 |
Kearney County, NE | 1860 |
Keith County, NE | 1873 |
Keya Paha County, NE | November 4, 1884 |
Kimball County, NE | 1888 |
Knox County, NE | 1854 |
Lancaster County, NE | 1859 |
Lincoln County, NE | 1860 |
Logan County, NE | 1885 |
Loup County, NE | 1883 |
Madison County, NE | 1867 |
McPherson County, NE | 1890 |
Merrick County, NE | 1858 |
Morrill County, NE | 1908 |
Nance County, NE | 1879 |
Nemaha County, NE | 1855 |
Nuckolls County, NE | 1860 |
Otoe County, NE | 1854 |
Pawnee County, NE | 1854 |
Perkins County, NE | 1887 |
Phelps County, NE | 1873 |
Pierce County, NE | 1856 |
Platte County, NE | 1856 |
Polk County, NE | 1856 |
Red Willow County, NE | 1873 |
Richardson County, NE | 1855 |
Rock County, NE | 1888 |
Saline County, NE | 1855 |
Sarpy County, NE | February 7, 1857 |
Saunders County, NE | 1856 |
Scotts Bluff County, NE | 1888 |
Seward County, NE | 1855 |
Sheridan County, NE | 1885 |
Sherman County, NE | 1871 |
Sioux County, NE | 1877 |
Stanton County, NE | 1865 |
Thayer County, NE | 1872 |
Thomas County, NE | 1887 |
Thurston County, NE | 1889 |
Valley County, NE | 1871 |
Washington County, NE | 1854 |
Wayne County, NE | 1870 |
Webster County, NE | 1871 |
Wheeler County, NE | November 4, 1877 |
York County, NE | 1855 |