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