📄 Get a Death Certificate

Get a Death Certificate in Polk County, NE

This service isn't handled by the County Clerk. Here's where to go instead.

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Certified death certificates come from DHHS Vital Records

Not the Polk County Clerk · Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

$16.00per certified copy

The department “shall be entitled to charge and collect in advance a fee of sixteen dollars to be paid by the applicant for each certified copy” (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-612(1)). The county clerk does not issue certified death certificates.

📄DHHS application for a certified death certificateNebraska Department of Health and Human Services↓ PDF 🌐DHHS Vital RecordsOrdering in person, by mail or online↗

📄Download Form — fill it out at homeDeath Certificate Application Form (HHS-92 Rev. 7/2024, $16.00 each) — complete it before you go↓

📋Office Information

⚠️ This office does not process death certificates — the Nebraska DHHS Vital Records does. The office below is your county's County Clerk — useful for other services.

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Not printed: street address (only a PO box is published).

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Phone

(402) 747-5431

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Hours

The Polk County Clerk/Register of Deeds Office is located on the second floor of the Courthouse in Osceola, NE. The office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The office is open during the noon hour.

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Mailing Address

PO Box 276, Osceola, NE 68651

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Fax

(402) 747-2656

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Official Website

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County Seat

Osceola

Where this came from

Street address: Clerk page gives only a PO box and says the office "is located on the second floor of the Courthouse in Osceola"; no street address attributed.

Call or check the county website for the County Clerk's office address and hours.

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Based on available public records

This page shows the best information we have for Polk County. Fees and hours may vary — call ahead to confirm before visiting.

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