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Find the right office in Merrick County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska handles bankruptcy cases filed in Nebraska. Its dockets, claims and case documents are searched through PACER.
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The Nebraska Department of Revenue Property Assessment Division issues assessment rules, valuation guides and protest forms and oversees the homestead exemption. Parcel records are kept by each county assessor.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Nebraska Secretary of State.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Merrick County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Merrick County.
Police Departments. In addition to Merrick County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Merrick County is supported by municipal police departments, including the Central City Police Department. These agencies have jurisdiction within their respective city limits, while the Sheriff's Office covers the broader unincorporated areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Merrick County Sheriff's Office, located at 1510 18th Street in Central City, Nebraska, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Merrick County. Merrick County Jail, a small detention facility operated by the Sheriff's Office, houses inmates awaiting trial or serving short-term sentences.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The old survey maps record 20 holes inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Nebraska has no abandoned mine program.
Nebraska 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
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 14 investigations in Merrick County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $49,727 in back wages agreed for 86 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grosh Irrigation Company, Inc | Silver Creek | 1 | $43,477 | 67 |
| Archer Cooperative Credit Union | Archer | 1 | $3,471 | 7 |
| Life Quest, Inc. | Palmer | 1 | $1,414 | 8 |
| Amazing Grains Family Farm | Palmer | 1 | $1,177 | 2 |
| Kinkaid Enterprises, LLC | Clarks | 3 | $187 | 2 |
| Performance Plus Liquids, Inc. | Palmer | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Litzenberg Nursing Home | Central City | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| L & R Enterprises | Clarks | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Gavilon Group, LLC | Clarks | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Interconnection Systems, Inc. | Central City | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Cottonwood Estates LLC | Central City | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Merrick County record, by back wages agreed; 5 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Nebraska wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Merrick County Sheriff or a city police department in Merrick County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Nebraska criminal history record comes from the Nebraska State Patrol, Criminal Identification Division (Central Repository). Name based report (RAP sheet) on any person, online, or in person at any Nebraska State Patrol Troop Area office with the Criminal History Record Request form; fingerprint based national checks cost more. Fee: $45.00.
Search the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry (Nebraska State Patrol), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the County Clerk or Election Commissioner or through the Nebraska Secretary of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. Mail registrations must be postmarked by the third Friday before an election; in person registration at the County Clerk or Election Commissioner's office is open until 6 p.m. on the second Friday before an election.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Merrick County are kept by the Merrick County Register of Deeds. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Nebraska come from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Records. Online through the DHHS Vital Records ordering site, by mail with a check or money order made out to Vital Records to P.O. Box 95065, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5065, or in person at 301 Centennial Mall South, First Floor, Lincoln. Fee: $17.00 per copy of a birth certificate and $16.00 per copy of a death certificate.
Business entity filings are searched with the Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Any Nebraska city or village may impose an occupation tax, a privilege or license tax on an occupation or business within its boundaries.
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