Red Cloud, NE Public Records
Red Cloud is an incorporated city in Webster County, Nebraska, with an estimated population of 938 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 1.0 square miles of land. That is down about 30 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Red Cloud City Hall
Red Cloud'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.
📇 Red Cloud Contact on File
| Government | City Of Red Cloud |
| Contact listed | City Clerk Treas |
| Mailing address | 540 N Webster St, Red Cloud, NE 68970 |
| 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 Red Cloud
Red Cloud is in Webster 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.
📍 Webster County at a Glance
| County | Webster County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 3,326 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Webster County Clerk of the District Court
| Address | 621 North Cedar, Red Cloud, NE 68970 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (402) 746-2716 |
| 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/…/webster-district-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Webster County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Red Cloud
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Red Cloud, NE:
📋 Red Cloud 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 | Webster 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) |