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Alfalfa County at a glance
- State
- Oklahoma
- County seat
- Cherokee
- Population
- 5,699
- Area
- 881 sq mi
- Founded
- 1907
- Cities and towns
- 7
Alfalfa County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Alfalfa County's unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in Alfalfa County is provided by Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments in cities like Cherokee and Helena.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Alfalfa County, with headquarters located at 300 S. Grand Street in Cherokee, Oklahoma 73728. Arrest records and incident reports in Alfalfa County are considered public records under the Oklahoma Open Records Act (51 O.S. § 24A.1 et seq.), which establishes the right of citizens to access governmental records with limited exceptions.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
300 S. Grand Ave, Suite 1, Cherokee, OK 73728 • Phone: (580) 596-3269
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Alfalfa County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
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What is on record in Alfalfa County
- Old mine sites
- 18
- Sites with no status in the records
- 1
- Past producers, now closed
- 17
- Prospects and occurrences, never worked
- 1
- Producing when recorded
- 2
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel; Copper
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 20
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit, sand pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated
- Maps surveyed
- 1968 to 1969
- Records behind them
- 50 records for 41 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 21 mine sites inside the county: 17 past producers, now closed, 1 prospect or occurrence that was never worked, 2 sites producing when the record was made, 1 site with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 20 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Copper.
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.
Oklahoma mine map and abandoned mine records
- Oklahoma Department of Mines, Historic Underground Mining MapsHistoric underground mine maps listed county by county (Atoka, Coal, Craig, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Rogers, Tulsa and others) with mine name, section, township and range and map date.
- Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Land Restoration (Abandoned Mine Land)The state AML program, with a Report an Abandoned Mine form (name, email, county, town or land location).
- Oklahoma Geological Survey, Coal Illustrations and MapsThe survey's map of the Oklahoma coalfield and stratigraphic columns of the coal bearing strata.
Named workings recorded in Alfalfa County (21 shown, 20 unnamed on the map)
- Great Salt Plains-1Copper | Occurrence | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 3 records for this one site
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 3 records for this one site
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 3 records for this one site
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
Oklahoma 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.
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Wage and hour cases in Alfalfa County
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 4 investigations in Alfalfa County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $111,518 in back wages agreed for 27 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
- Investigations closed
- 4
- Back wages agreed
- $111,518
- Workers due back wages
- 27
- Civil money penalties
- $9,338
- Employers on the record
- 3
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Mudlogging, LLC | Cherokee | 2 | $91,363 | 15 |
| Thurman Harvesting | Burlington | 1 | $19,581 | 11 |
| Arts Trucking, INC | Cherokee | 1 | $575 | 1 |
Every employer on the Alfalfa County record, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Oklahoma wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Alfalfa County. Ask that agency for its record. Attorney General Opinion 2012 OK AG 22 holds that a mug shot taken and kept by a law enforcement agency is an arrestee's physical description and so an open record that must be disclosed under the Open Records Act (51 O.S. 24A.8(A)).
How do I get a criminal background check in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma?
The Oklahoma criminal history record comes from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). Request a name based check online through CHIRP at chirp.osbi.ok.gov; fingerprint based checks go by mail or in person, with fingerprinting at OSBI headquarters by appointment (405-848-6724). Fee: From November 1, 2026 (74 O.S. 150.9): $20.00 for a name based check and $25.00 for a state fingerprint based check.
How can I look up sex offenders in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma?
Search the Oklahoma Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
How do I register to vote in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma?
Register with the county election board or through the Oklahoma State Election Board. You can also register online with the state online registration. Applications must be received at least 25 days before an election; online registration needs an Oklahoma driver license or state ID and a signature on file with Service Oklahoma.
How do I look up property records in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Alfalfa County are kept by the Alfalfa County clerk. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma?
Certified birth and death certificates for Oklahoma come from the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Vital Records Service. Online or by phone at (405) 426-8880 through the state's partner VitalChek, with mail delivery or Will Call pickup in Oklahoma City, Tulsa or McAlester, or by mail with check or money order payable to OSDH to Vital Records Service, PO Box 248964, Oklahoma City, OK 73124-8964; there is no walk in service. Fee: $20.00 for the first copy and $15 for each additional copy (online and phone orders).
How do I find business license records in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma?
Business entity filings are searched with the Oklahoma Secretary of State. Many common business activities need no state license, but counties and municipalities may still require licenses for them, according to the state business portal.
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