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NEMAHA KANSAS
Genealogy and History

Welcome to Genealogy Trails
Volunteers working to put free historical data online.

My name is Annie Lentz and as your NEMAHA, KANSAS host I try to post as much data online as possible in order to make it freely available to all. We gratefully accept contributions of raw data such as census information, marriage/birth/death records, obituaries, county histories, biographies, old newspaper items - anything that would help someone build their family tree!!

Feel free to contact me with your contributions - every little bit helps.

I regret that I am unable to do personal research

Founded in 1855, Nemaha County is bisected by its namesake, the Nemaha River which flows north into Nebraska. Formed by glacial deposits, the area is primarily composed of gently rolling hills. Besides the Nemaha River, these hills are the headwaters of the Delaware River on the east side of the county and the Vermillion River in the south of the county. The early history of the county is rich in trail history. Many immigrants to Oregon passed thru the county in the 1840's and 1850's as they journeyed from St. Joseph, Missouri to connect with the Oregon Trail at Marysville, Kansas. The military trail took soldiers and supplies thru the county as they travelled to Fort Kearney. The Overland Stage line of the 1850's became the Pony Express route in the 1860's. In eastern Nemaha County, Lane's highway brought northerners into Kansas from the east. With the settlement of some of these early voyagers, the early communities began to develop along these trails. In the 1870's the railroads began entering the county exerting their influence on the development of the county and its communities. The first settlers of the county were primarily northerners from New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. A second "wave" of immigration brought families from Germany and Switzerland to help settle the county.

Surrounding Counties
BROWN County
JACKSON County
MARSHALL County
POTTAWATOMIE County



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