Smithfield, NE Public Records
Smithfield is an incorporated village in Gosper County, Nebraska, with an estimated population of 57 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 0.2 square miles of land.
🏢 Smithfield Village Office
Smithfield's own village 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 village 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 village; see the offices below.
📇 Smithfield Contact on File
| Government | Village Of Smithfield |
| Contact listed | Administrator |
| Mailing address | PO Box 295, Smithfield, NE 68976 |
| 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 Smithfield
Smithfield is in Gosper 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.
📍 Gosper County at a Glance
| County | Gosper County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 1,808 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Gosper County Clerk of the District Court
| Address | P.O. Box 136, Elwood, NE 68937 (mailing address) |
| Phone | (308) 785-2611 |
| 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/…/gosper-district-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Gosper County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Smithfield
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Smithfield, NE:
📋 Smithfield 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 | Gosper 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) |