Where Smithfield's records are kept. Court and property records for Smithfield sit with Gosper County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Nebraska.
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As a small town, Smithfield relies on Gosper 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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State records
Nebraska Secretary of State Corporate and Business Search
Secretary of State business search for the status of corporations and other entities, trade names, trademarks and service marks registered in the state, with good standing certificates. Business services: 402-471-4079.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska handles federal civil and criminal cases statewide, with case files found through PACER. Nebraska state court cases are held by the Nebraska Judicial Branch.
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.
State Treasurer's Unclaimed Property Division: search unclaimed bank accounts, wages, insurance benefits, deposits and safe deposit box contents by name, file and track claims, and report property as a holder.
What we hold on Smithfield, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Smithfield at a glance
County
Gosper County
County seat
Elwood
Population
60
Gosper County population
1,893
Local records
Gosper County offices
ZIP codes
68976
About Smithfield public records
Smithfield, a place of 60 people, keeps its own council and town business records. Elwood, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Our Gosper County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Smithfield, Nebraska
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Smithfield address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $5,914 in back wages agreed for 1 worker. 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
$5,914
Workers due back wages
1
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
1
Employer
Cases
Back wages
Workers
Tuffys Bar and Grill
1
$5,914
1
Every employer whose address on the record is in Smithfield, by back wages agreed; 0 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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Other places in Gosper County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Gosper County records are on the county page.