Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Cuming 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
- Tax Lists · Treasurer · RG247 · Subgroup TWO · Series ONE1864-1979
- Delinquent Tax Lists · Treasurer · RG247 · Subgroup TWO · Series TWO1866-1960
- Tax Sale & Redemption Records · Treasurer · RG247 · Subgroup TWO · Series THREE1874-1883
- Special Assessments · Treasurer · RG247 · Subgroup TWO · Series FIVE1920-1970
Deeds and land
- School Land Records · Treasurer · RG247 · Subgroup TWO · Series SIX1871-1914
- Numerical Index · Register Of Deeds · RG247 · Subgroup FIVE · Series ONE1870-1916
- Patent Records · Register Of Deeds · RG247 · Subgroup FIVE · Series TWO1878-1883
- Miscellaneous Record · Register Of Deeds · RG247 · Subgroup FIVE · Series THREE1905-1906
County government
- County Board Of Commissioners · County Board Of Supervisors · RG247 · Subgroup THREE · Series ONE1862-1888
- County Board Of Supervisors · County Board Of Supervisors · RG247 · Subgroup THREE · Series TWO1888-1969
- Correspondence · County Clerk · RG247 · Subgroup FOUR · Series TWO1874-1882
- Election Records · County Clerk · RG247 · Subgroup FOUR · Series THREE1872-1972
- Medical And Professional Registers · County Clerk · RG247 · Subgroup FOUR · Series FOUR1888-1937
- Brand And Estray Records · County Clerk · RG247 · Subgroup FOUR · Series FIVE1871-1925
Marriages, births and deaths
Wills and estates
Court records
- Justice Of The Peace Dockets · County Court · RG247 · Subgroup SEVEN · Series TWO1874-1955
- Justice Of The Peace Dockets · County Court · RG247 · Subgroup SEVEN · Series ONE1871-1908
- Judge'S Dockets · County Court · RG247 · Subgroup SEVEN · Series THREE1875-1921
- Judge'S Dockets · County Court · RG247 · Subgroup SEVEN · Series TWO1875-1921
- Municipal Police Court Dockets · County Court · RG247 · Subgroup SEVEN · Series FOUR1911-1951
- Case Files · District Court · RG247 · Subgroup EIGHT · Series SIX1935-1977
- Miscellaneous Volumes · District Court · RG247 · Subgroup EIGHT · Series SEVEN1873-1888
Naturalization records
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
- Cuming 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, Cuming" 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: Burt County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Burt County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1855, 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.