Listed record inventories
Selected records and local publications, with source links and the coverage described by each repository. Consult the access note for gaps, formats and research requirements.
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriage index · reel 11892–1992
- Marriage records, volumes 1–3 · reel 11892–April 1922
Church records
Newspapers
- Anoka Herald (Anoka, Neb.)Publication: 1903-19??
- Boyd County Register (Spencer, Boyd County, Neb.)Publication: 1896-1910
- Boyd Und Gregory Co. Vorwärts (Butte, Neb.)Publication: 1899-1???
- Butte Gazette (Butte, Boyd County, Neb.)Publication: 1892-Current
- Herald-Enterprise (Lynch, Boyd County, Neb.)Publication: 1932-1932
- Lynch Herald-Enterprise (Lynch, Boyd County, Neb.)Publication: 1932-????
- Naper News (Naper, Neb.)Publication: 1900-19??
- Spencer Tribune (Spencer, Neb.)Publication: 1906-19??
- The Boyd County Democrat (Naper, Neb.)Publication: 1916-1916
- The Gross Argo (Gross, Neb.)Publication: 1901-19??
- The Lynch Herald (Lynch, Neb.)Publication: 1919-1932
- The Naper Independent (Naper, Neb.)Publication: 1916-19??
- The Naper Press (Naper, Neb.)Publication: 1916-1916
- The Perry Enterprise (Perry, Neb.)Publication: 1899-1899
- The Spencer Bee (Spencer, Boyd Co., Neb.)Publication: 1891-189?
Open the source inventory or catalog
Repository access note: Selected Nebraska State Genealogical Society microfilm holdings described by the West Nebraska Family Research & History Center. These are holdings and index spans, not a promise of online images or complete surviving county records. Dates may include gaps; consult the linked reel list and ask the center about access and copies. Reels marked as negatives may require special arrangements. The Spencer church collection is listed separately by the Nebraska State Historical Society; consult that repository for its contents and access. Selected newspaper titles whose Library of Congress catalog records explicitly name this county and state. Publication dates describe the title’s history, not surviving issues, library holdings or online images. Uncertain dates and open ends follow the catalog. Consult the linked title records for holding libraries and access; multiple formats of the same title/place/date are grouped. This is a selection from a focused county query, not an exhaustive newspaper census.
Source: West Nebraska Family Research & History Center, Nebraska State Genealogical Society microfilm collection. Source: Library of Congress, Directory of U.S. Newspapers in American Libraries.
Where to find the records
- Boyd County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the register of deeds, the county clerk, the county court, the clerk of the district court and history Nebraska, and any online record search the county offers.
- The register of deeds
Deeds and other land records.
- The county clerk
Marriage licenses and records (some counties' early marriage records are at History Nebraska).
- The county court
Probate (wills and estates).
- The clerk of the district court
Divorces, naturalizations and civil and criminal cases.
- History Nebraska
In Lincoln: the State Archives, with county records, the state censuses and newspapers.
- History Nebraska (State Archives)free
The state historical society and State Archives in Lincoln, with county records, newspapers and photographs.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Nebraska, Boyd" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Land not yet in any county
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1891, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Nebraska began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1904. Many settlers claimed land under the Homestead Act; their federal case files are at the National Archives and can name family and neighbors.