Nebraska, Chase County
Where Wauneta's records are kept. Court and property records for Wauneta sit with Chase County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Nebraska. Wauneta has no police department of its own; law enforcement comes from the Chase County Sheriff's Office.
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As a small town, Wauneta relies on Chase County and the State of Nebraska for its public records. The cards below are the Nebraska state offices, and the Chase County offices are on our Chase County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
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.
Open official site Nebraska Secretary of State Corporate and Business SearchCounty court
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.
Open official site Nebraska Federal CasesProperty records
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.
Open official site Nebraska Property RecordsState records
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.
Open official site Nebraska Unclaimed Property DivisionVital records
Request birth and death certificates, marriage records and divorce filings in Nebraska.
Open official site Nebraska Vital RecordsPolice & jail
The Chase County Sheriff's Office handles law enforcement for Wauneta, which has no police department of its own.
Open official site Chase County Sheriff's OfficeEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Wauneta, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Wauneta, a place of 549 people, keeps its own council and town business records. The Chase County offices are in Imperial, the county seat. Our Chase County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 4 investigations with a Wauneta address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $1,952 in back wages agreed for 2 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.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Wauneta | 1 | $1,952 | 2 |
| Wauneta Roller Mills, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Walgren's Super Market, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Wauneta Cooperative Oil Company | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Wauneta, 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.
Same county
Other places in Chase County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Chase County records are on the county page.