Saline County, Nebraska Genealogy Records

Selected record inventories for Saline County, their listed years, and where to ask for access.

Selected inventory review: 2026-11-02. Selected inventory entries checked against official repository descriptions and geographic catalog metadata. Coverage and access limits are explained with the inventory. Official inventory or catalog

Formed
1855
County seat
Wilber
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Saline CountyToday's boundaries · U.S. Census Bureau

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.

Newspapers

Open the source inventory or catalog

Repository access note: 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: Library of Congress, Directory of U.S. Newspapers in American Libraries.

Where to find the records

  • Find Saline 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, Saline" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.

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Boundaries and parent counties

Formed from: Jones County (extinct)

Later formed partly from Saline County: Fillmore County

Nebraska TerritoryJones (extinct)SalineSalineJones (extinct)
Saline as created in 1855Where its land was the day beforeToday's boundaryBoundaries: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

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.