Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Pierce County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriage records on microfilm1879–1994
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected series from the History Nebraska county finding aid. Date spans describe the listed material and may include gaps. The guide distinguishes original records, microfilm and copies; check it for precise holdings and access. This is not a complete inventory of records still held by county offices.
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 Pierce 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, Pierce" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Land not yet in any county
Later formed partly from Pierce County: Cedar County, Knox County, Lancaster County, Otoe County, Seward County, York County
The Atlas data for Pierce County begins in 1856, later than the 1854 date above, so this is the earliest boundary on file, not its original one.
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1854, 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.