Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Butler County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Tax records
- Precinct Assessment Records · Assessor · RG212 · Subgroup ONE · Series ONE1875-1923
- Tax Lists · Treasurer · RG212 · Subgroup TWO · Series ONE1869-1969
- Delinquent Tax Lists · Treasurer · RG212 · Subgroup TWO · Series TWO1869-1938
- State Tax Suit · District Court · RG212 · Subgroup SEVEN · Series NINE1905-1911
County government
- Sale & Redemption Records · Treasurer · RG212 · Subgroup TWO · Series THREE1872-1907
- Miscellaneous Volumes · Treasurer · RG212 · Subgroup TWO · Series FOUR1915-1917
- Bond Records · County Clerk · RG212 · Subgroup FOUR · Series TWO1890-1909
- Brand And Estray Records · County Clerk · RG212 · Subgroup FOUR · Series THREE1873-1893
Marriages, births and deaths
Deeds and land
Court records
- Term Dockets · County Court · RG212 · Subgroup SIX · Series ONE1876-1908
- Justice Of The Peace Dockets · County Court · RG212 · Subgroup SIX · Series TWO1872-1933
- Daily Journals · District Court · RG212 · Subgroup SEVEN · Series FOUR1960-1981
- Complete Record · District Court · RG212 · Subgroup SEVEN · Series FIVE1961-1981
Naturalization records
Schools
- Bellwood District #41 · School District Records · RG212 · Subgroup NINE · Series ONE1910-1957
- Alexis Twp, #64 · School District Records · RG212 · Subgroup NINE · Series TWO1906-1925
- School District, #1-R · School District Records · RG212 · Subgroup NINE · Series THREE1928-1977
- School District, #40 · School District Records · RG212 · Subgroup NINE · Series FOUR1874-1947
- School District, #83 · School District Records · RG212 · Subgroup NINE · Series FIVE1890-1955
- School District, #86 · School District Records · RG212 · Subgroup NINE · Series SIX1905-1923
- Surprise High School · School District Records · RG212 · Subgroup NINE · Series SEVEN1906-1945
- Misc. Materials · School District Records · RG212 · Subgroup NINE · Series EIGHT1890-1970
Other records
Wills and estates
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected dated series headings from History Nebraska county government finding aids. These guides were revised at different dates and may describe missing film, closed records or records held elsewhere. Consult the linked PDF page and full guide, then confirm current access with History Nebraska. Undated and ambiguous headings were omitted.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Find Butler County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the register of deeds, the county clerk, the county court, the clerk of the district court and history Nebraska.
- 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, Butler" 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: Greene County (now Seward), Loup County (original, extinct), York County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Loup County, Seward County, York County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1856, 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.