Overton is a village in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States.

Overton got its start following construction of the Union Pacific Railroad through the territory.

[5] A group of African Canadian families from Elgin, Ontario began moving near Overton in 1879.

Over the course of five years, members of the Robinson, Guilds, Green, Emanuel, Riley, Hatter, Meehan, Small, and Walker families relocated to Nebraska, filing homestead petitions and starting farms.

[6] The Plectron company, which manufactured alert radio receivers used by fire departments, was started in Overton in 1955; it transferred operations to Lexington in the 1980s[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.40 km2), all land.

24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.