Washington, Pierce County
Where Ashford's records are kept. Ashford has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Pierce County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Washington. Ashford has no police department of its own; law enforcement comes from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office.
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Ashford has no town government of its own and relies on Pierce 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.
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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.
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The Pierce County Sheriff's Office handles law enforcement for Ashford, which has no police department of its own.
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In addition to his formal career.
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The Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer parcel search portal looks up parcels in Pierce County, with the Tacoma office address and phone.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Ashford, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
There is no town hall in Ashford. It is a Census designated place, not an incorporated town, so its records sit with Pierce County. The Pierce County offices are in Tacoma, the county seat. Each Pierce County office is listed on our Pierce County page.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Ashford lies on the edge of a mapped coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by Washington Geological Survey, Coal Mine Map Collection and that office is where to ask for them.
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 Ashford. 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 Ashford are recorded by the county auditor, the county assessor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Pierce County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Ashford come from the Pierce County Sheriff, 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 Ashford 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 Pierce County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Pierce County records are on the county page.