Washington, Whatcom County
Where Acme's records are kept. Acme has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Whatcom County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Washington.
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Acme has no town government of its own and relies on Whatcom County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The FBI Seattle Field Office covers Washington State, taking tips on federal crimes and listing wanted fugitives. Personal Identity History Summary checks are requested online from FBI CJIS at edo.cjis.gov.
Open official site Federal Bureau of Investigation Seattle OfficeState records
Verify the license of a Washington bank, credit union, lender or other financial business, file a complaint, look up enforcement actions, and request DFI public records.
Open official site Washington State Department of Financial InstitutionsPolice & jail
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office has a staff of over 200 employees under the leadership of Sheriff Donnell "Tank" Tanksley.
Open official site Whatcom County Sheriff's OfficeProperty records
Search Whatcom County property by owner name, address, account number or parcel number, with plat, sales and map searches.
Open official site Whatcom County Assessor and TreasurerEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Acme, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Acme is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, with no town government of its own, so its local records are kept by the county. The Whatcom County offices are in Bellingham, the county seat. See our Whatcom County page for every county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 1 mine site inside the city or town limits: 1 past producer, now closed. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Washington has no state abandoned mine land program page; the survey's coal mine maps are the record.
Acme lies on the edge of the Whatcom County Area coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this town. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by Washington Geological Survey, Coal Mine Map Collection and linked below.
Washington abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Washington is run by the Washington Secretary of State, and the county auditor keeps the roll for Acme. You can register online, by mail or in person. Online and mail registrations must be received 8 days before Election Day; you can register in person at a county elections office until 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Washington come from the Washington State Department of Health Vital Records. The fee is $25 for each certified or informational birth certificate. Local health departments in Washington also issue certificates; check with your local health department for the certificates it offers and whether it serves people in person.
Deeds for property in Acme are recorded by the county auditor, the county assessor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Whatcom County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Acme come from the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Acme register with the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division, which runs the state business entity search. More than 200 cities and towns, and some counties for their unincorporated areas, issue their business license endorsements through the state Business Licensing Service at the Department of Revenue; a city or county not on its lists must be contacted directly.
Washington criminal history checks are run by the Washington State Patrol, Identification and Background Check Section. The fee is $11.00 for a WATCH name search online; $32.00 for the Request for Conviction Criminal History form; $58.00 for a fingerprint card. Run a name and date of birth search online through WATCH (Washington Access to Criminal History), or send the Request for Conviction Criminal History form or a fingerprint card to PO Box 42633, Olympia WA 98504-2633.
Same county
Other places in Whatcom County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Whatcom County records are on the county page.