Crawford, NE Public Records
Crawford is an incorporated city in Dawes County, Nebraska, with an estimated population of 795 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 1.2 square miles of land. That is down about 46 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Crawford City Hall
Crawford's own city government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the city clerk under Nebraska's Public Records Statutes. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the city; see the offices below.
📇 Crawford Contact on File
| Government | City Of Crawford |
| Contact listed | City Clerk - Treasurer |
| Mailing address | 135 Elm St, Crawford, NE 69339 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Crawford
Crawford is in Dawes County. In Nebraska, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds (the County Clerk in smaller counties). Divorce cases in Nebraska are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in Nebraska are handled by the County Court in each county.
📍 Dawes County at a Glance
| County | Dawes County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 8,003 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Dawes County Clerk of the District Court
| Address | 451 Main Street Suite B, Chadron, NE 69337 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (308) 432-0109 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Nebraska District Court case records for the county (felonies, civil cases, divorce and other domestic cases) |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | nebraskajudicial.gov/…/district-court-contacts ↗ nebraskajudicial.gov/…/dawes-district-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Dawes County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Crawford
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Crawford, NE:
📋 Crawford Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Nebraska are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Nebraska, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds (the County Clerk in smaller counties). |
| Court cases & divorce | Dawes County courthouse. Divorce cases in Nebraska are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Nebraska are handled by the County Court in each county. |
| State court system | Nebraska Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | Nebraska Sex Offender Registry (Nebraska State Patrol) |