About Rock County Nebraska
 Rock County originated in 1888 after separating from Brown County. Bassett became the county seat that same year. The first courthouse, a frame building, was constructed in 1889. It was destroyed in a fire in 1897. A second courthouse served the county until the 1930s. In the fall of 1938 area businessmen appeared before the county board to request a special courthouse bond election. The issue passed and was added to funds provided by the federal Works Projects Administration. Construction began in 1939 and by 1940 the Art Deco-style courthouse was completed. Click here to learn more about the first coursthouse.
What's New!!!
NEW !!! - courtsey of the Rock Co. Historical Society Photo Collection the first Rock County Courthouse. Go to our exclusive page and read more about the history of the first courthouse. About 1st Courthouse
ADDED: June 30, 2008
NEW !!! - from the Rock Co. Historical Society Collections: Biographies, Obituaries and Special Occasions are now available for more of your genealogical research. Go to our "RECORDS/HISTORY to view some of these articles.
ADDED: June 7, 2008
NEW !!! - Lookup has a couple of new individuals, who volunteered to do Rock County obituaries & marriage licenses lookups.
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About the Rock County Coordinator
 My name is Matthew D. Friend. I am the Rock County Coordinator. I live in Arkansas, so I cannot do personal lookup for you, however if you need any lookup, visit our volunteered "Lookups" link and see whose available for your needs. There are many wonderful volunteers for our county. If you have any ancestors who lived during Rock County's first recorded census records of 1900; I will be glad to do lookup for you during this period until 1930. Nevertheless, If you have any questions, suggestion or any Rock County records to place online, please contact me [CLICK HERE].
About NEGenWeb Opportunity
The NEGenWeb Project was formed June, 15, 1996, when Dale Schneider created the Nebraska Genealogy Project as a part of the USGenWeb Genealogy Project. At that time, there was very little available on the web for those who were researching genealogy in Nebraska. Over the next year, volunteers were recruited to coordinate the WebPages for each county... (To Learn More...)
Surrounding Neighboring Counties
 | Rock County is surrounded by the following neighboring counties: On the north side is Keya Paha, then the east side is Holt and on the south side is Loup. Finally, on the west side is Brown. |
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Bassett is the county seat of Rock County, in the heart of the Sandhills of North-Central Nebraska.
Contact Your County Coordinator
Matthew D. Friend
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Copyright 1996
Rock Co. NEGenWeb Project
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