Local Wiki

Dawson County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

County Board meets: First and third Tuesdays of each month at 9:00 AM (immediately following the Board of Equalization).
Meeting location: Commissioners' Room, 2nd Floor, Dawson County Courthouse, 700 North Washington Street, Lexington, NE 68850.
County Clerk / Election Commissioner: Michaela Arndt · (308) 324-2127 ext. 3 · michaela.arndt@dawsoncountyne.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.dawsoncountyne.gov/commissioners/
Chairman, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected by district (Districts 1-5). Chairman: PJ Jacobson. Vice-Chairman: Rod Reynolds, elected annually by the board.

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Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (3)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (4)

Eddyville
Farnam
Overton
Sumner

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024

School districts (5)

Cozad Community Schools
Gothenburg Public Schools
Lexington Public Schools
Overton Public Schools
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schs

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Water & utility districts (1)

Central Platte NRD

Source: Nebraska Natural Resources District (NRD) — State of Nebraska GIS, county resolved via polygon intersection against Census county boundaries