Prior to 1860, some county enumerations were taken in eastern Nebraska. They were published, as shown below, in a now-defunct periodical entitled NEBRASKA AND MIDWEST GENEALOGICAL RECORD, published by the Nebraska Genealogical Society 1922-1944. This series may be used in the James C. Olson Research Library (East Room) at the Nebraska State Historical Society (1500 "R" Street). The call number is 978.2 N27. Requested pages up to fifty sheets will be copied for mail requests at the usual fees. (see A Guide to Research Sources in The Reference Department at the Nebraska State Historical Society).
The territorial and 1869 Nebraska census enumerations from NEBRASKA AND MIDWEST GENEALOGICAL RECORD are now available on the web as part of the NEGenWeb Project. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Journals/NMGR/index.html
1854 Census: Vol. Date Page First District: XIII Jan. 1935 1(includes the present counties of Richardson and Pawnee with parts of Nemaha, Johnson and Gage)
Second District: XIII April 1935 13(includes greater part of the counties Nemaha and Otoe)
Third District: XIII April 1935 18(almost identical with Cass County)
Fourth District: XIII July-Oct. 1935 25(corresponds closely to the present counties of Douglas and Sarpy)
Fifth District: XIII July-Oct. 1935 32(corresponds to Dodge County as it was first laid out and probably additional territory)
Sixth District: XIII July-Oct. 1935 34(includes Burt County and greater part of Washington County)
1855 Census: Vol. Date Page Richardson County XIV Jan. 1936 1 Pawnee County " " 6 Nemaha County April 1936 13 Otoe County " July-Oct. 1936 25 Cass County XV Jan. 1937 6 Douglas County " April 1937 17 Washington County " July-Oct. 1937 25 Dodge County " " 26 1856 Census: Richardson County XVI Jan. 1938 1 Pawnee County " " 6 Nemaha County April 1938 13 Otoe County " Oct. 1938 25 Cass County XVII Jan. 1939 1 Lancaster County " April 1939 13 Clay County " " 14 Dodge County " " 15 Platte County " " 19 Cuming County " " 20 Douglas County " July-Oct. 1939 25 " (North Dist.) XVII Jan. 1940 1 " " " " April 1940 17 Washington County " July-Oct. 1940 28 Burt County " " 32 Dakota County XIX Jan. 1941 4 1865 Census: Otoe County XIX April 1941 13 " " " July-Oct. 1941 25 " " XX Jan. 1942 3 " " " April 1942 13 " " " July-Oct. 1942 25 " " XXI Jan. 1943 1 " " " April 1943 19 " " " July-Oct. 1943 25 Cuming County XXII Jan. 1944 6 1869 Census: Stanton County XXII April 1944 20 Butler County " July-Oct. 1944 30