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Find the right office in Washington 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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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Washington County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Washington County.
Police Departments. In addition to Washington County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Washington County is supported by municipal police departments, including the Blair Police Department and the Fort Calhoun Police Department. These agencies collaborate with the Sheriff's Office on major investigations and regional crime prevention initiatives, making sure of full coverage across Washington County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Washington County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 1555 Colfax Street in Blair, Nebraska 68008 (phone: 402-426-6869), provides law enforcement services throughout unincorporated areas of Washington County and operates Washington County Jail. Arrest records in Washington County are public records under Nebraska Revised Statute § 84-712, which establishes the state's public records law.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
444 South 16th St. Blair, NE 68008 • Phone: (402) 426-6866
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 5 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.
Washington County lies on the edge of the Western Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by Conservation and Survey Division, University of Nebraska, Geological and Mineral Resources and linked below.
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 37 investigations in Washington County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $44,205 in back wages agreed for 209 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athans INC | Fort Calhoun | 1 | $12,167 | 16 |
| Mary's Corner Retreat, LLC | Blair | 1 | $6,353 | 1 |
| River Wilds Golf Club LLC | Blair | 1 | $5,664 | 1 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Community | Blair | 4 | $5,300 | 65 |
| Pcsi | Blair | 1 | $3,999 | 94 |
| Atlas Electric LLC | Blair | 1 | $3,102 | 2 |
| Northwest Feed and Grain Co., Inc. | Blair | 1 | $2,077 | 2 |
| Poonam, Inc. | Blair | 1 | $1,222 | 3 |
| Pearson's Painting, Inc. | Blair | 1 | $1,170 | 6 |
| Good Shepherd Luthern Community | Blair | 1 | $1,010 | 1 |
| C & K Enterprises, Inc. | Blair | 2 | $486 | 3 |
| Memorial Community Hospital Corporation | Blair | 1 | $456 | 6 |
| Pinnacle Telemarketing Ltd | Blair | 1 | $418 | 1 |
| John M. O'Dell & Co. | Arlington | 1 | $398 | 1 |
| Lauritsen Enterprises, Inc. | Kennard | 1 | $199 | 1 |
| Blair Super Foods Inc | Blair | 1 | $184 | 6 |
| Crowell Memorial Home | Blair | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Menlo Logistics, Inc. | Blair | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| DeSoto Engineering, Inc. | Blair | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Johnson Feed, Inc. | Blair | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Joel & Kim Swanson | Fort Calhoun | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Assisted Living CONCEPTS, INC. | Blair | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Arlington Country Market | Arlington | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Country Tire, Inc. | Blair | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Larj, Inc. | Blair | 1 | $0 | 0 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 31 on the Washington County record; 9 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 6 more with smaller records are on the Nebraska wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Washington County Sheriff or a city police department in Washington 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 Washington County are kept by the Washington 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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