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Jefferson County Nebraska Genealogy

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Jefferson borders on the State of Kansas, and is the fourth county west of the Missouri. On the north it is bounded by Saline and on the east by Gage County, south by Kansas and west by Thayer County, it contains 576 square miles or 368,640 acres of land, at an average elevation above the level of the sea of 1,200 feet.

Jefferson County needs a new coordinator! If you would like to volunteer, please contact the State Coordinator David Gochenour

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Digital Library which contains online data and indexes

Jefferson Co. History for information relating to the history of Jefferson County, such as: towns, maps, etc.

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How you can help:
Any information on Jefferson County, such as original stories, photos, old corresponence, etc. is much appreciated. If you have information you would like to add to this page please be sure to read and follow the posted guidelines. Because of copyright concerns only items dated 1922 or earlier will be accepted unless it is your own work or you have written permission from the publisher or copyright holder. Please email me if you have any questions regarding the donation of materials to this site.

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You can also sign up for the Jefferson County, Nebraska mailing list. This list is for genealogists researching lines in Jefferson county. You can either receive the mailings individually by writing to NEJEFFER-L-request@rootsweb.com and type only the word SUBSCRIBE in the body with no subject needed; or, you can receive the mailing in a digest form sent on an irregular basis by writing to NEJEFFER-D-request@rootsweb.com

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Digital Library | History | Sources

State Coordinator David Gochenour
Assistant State Coordinator Linda Ziemann

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