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Centralia, Kansas Public Records

Where Centralia's records are kept. Court and property records for Centralia sit with Nemaha County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kansas.

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As a small town, Centralia relies on Nemaha County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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City records

City of Centralia

The City of Centralia publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.

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City records

City of Centralia offices

The City of Centralia lists its offices here, the clerk, the board and the departments that keep its records.

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State records

Kansas Fictitious Business Names Filings

The Kansas Secretary of State's business services search corporations, LLCs and other registered entities and check whether a name is available. Kansas keeps no statewide filing for sole proprietor trade names.

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Police & jail

Nemaha County Sheriff's Office

The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office in Kansas posts its jail roster and visitation rules, and handles open records requests, fingerprinting for employment, VIN inspections, concealed carry permits and offender registration.

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County court

Kansas district court records search

As Kansas courts transition to a new centralized case management system, their public records will become available through an online portal.

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Local record guide

About public records in Centralia

What we hold on Centralia, and who keeps its records.

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Centralia at a glance

County
Nemaha County
County seat
Seneca
Population
485
Nemaha County population
10,273
Local records
Nemaha County offices
ZIP codes
66415

About Centralia public records

Centralia is an incorporated place in Nemaha County, a place of 485 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. The Nemaha County offices are in Seneca, the county seat. See our Nemaha County page for every county office.

Abandoned mine records

Coal ground under Centralia

What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.

Centralia sits over the Western Region and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.

Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by KDHE Abandoned Mine Land Program and that office is where to ask for them.

Kansas abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Centralia, Kansas

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Centralia address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $0 in back wages agreed for 0 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.

Investigations closed
1
Back wages agreed
$0
Workers due back wages
0
Civil money penalties
$70,534
Employers on the record
1
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
The Tire Cutters, Inc1$00

Every employer whose address on the record is in Centralia, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Kansas wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Centralia public-records FAQs

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How do I register to vote in Centralia, Kansas?

Voter registration in Kansas is run by the Kansas Secretary of State, and the county election officer keeps the roll for Centralia. You can register online, by mail or in person. Registration books close 21 days before an election.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Centralia, Kansas?

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Kansas come from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics. The fee is $20 for each certified copy (the first $20 is a five year record search fee that includes one copy if the record is found).

How do I look up property records in Centralia, Kansas?

Deeds for property in Centralia are recorded by the county Register of Deeds, the county appraiser sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Nemaha County page lists those offices.

How do I request a Centralia police report?

Incident and crash reports for Centralia come from the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.

How do I find business license records in Centralia, Kansas?

Businesses that operate in Centralia register with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services, which runs the state business entity search. Businesses should check with the county and city where they operate for local permits and licenses; many trades need state agency licenses.

How do I run a Kansas criminal background check?

Kansas criminal history checks are run by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Central Repository. The fee is $20.00 for a name based online search; $30 for a certified name based check; $35 for a fingerprint based Kansas check. Name based search online at www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory (no longer by mail or walk in), or a certified or fingerprint based request to the KBI.

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Other places in Nemaha County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Nemaha County records are on the county page.