Historical Records

Resources

The following history and genealogy records are available in the Wayne County Clerk's Office:

  • 1898 Plat Book of Wayne County, Nebraska
  • 1918 Plat Book of Wayne County, Nebraska
  • 1938 Edition of the History of Wayne County compiled by Dorothy Huse Nyberg (County Clerk's Office has both soft cover book and CD formats)
  • 1962 Atlas of Wayne County, Nebraska
  • 2000 Pictorial Atlas of Wayne County, Nebraska
  • Book on LaPorte, Nebraska compiled & contributed by Steve Gross – June 2009
  • Booklet on 125 Years of Wayne, Nebraska compiled & contributed by Steve Gross - July 2009
  • Card file covering Businesses in Wayne, Nebraska compiled by Bessie Baier (originals are held by the Wayne County Museum, copies were scanned by the County Clerk's office in 2008), a database is in progress
  • Cemetery Index covering the cemeteries in Wayne County compiled and contributed by the Wayne County Historical Society as of 2001
  • Cemetery Lot Records of Zion's Lutheran Church North of Hoskins in NE1/4 NW1/4 31-26-1 (see Glide Number 9.9)
  • Farm, Ranch & Home Names Register from 10/12/1912 to 7/5/1960
  • Marriage Licenses issued in Wayne County since 1870, indexed alphabetically by bride and groom's names
  • Notary Commissions 1949-1967
  • Real Estate Records since 1870, indexed both chronologically by legal description and alphabetically by Grantor's and Grantee's names
  • Registries for Physicians, Nurses, Dentists, Veterinarians and Locksmiths covering various years
  • School Superintendent's Records (by advanced request at this time)
  • Wayne County Souvenir Edition Booklet (200 years in Wayne) contributed by Steve Gross – July 2009
  • Wayne Herald Centennial Souvenir Edition 1984 (newspaper form) contributed by Steve Gross – July 2009