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Baraga County at a glance
- State
- Michigan
- County seat
- L'Anse
- Population
- 8,158
- Area
- 1,069 sq mi
- Founded
- 1875
- Cities and towns
- 4
Baraga County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Baraga County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement services throughout Baraga County, particularly in unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Baraga County is served by Baraga County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments, including the L'Anse Police Department and the Baraga Village Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Baraga County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Baraga County, located at 109 Broad Street in L'Anse, Michigan 49946. Inmate information and jail roster details can be obtained by contacting the detention facility directly at the Sheriff's Office phone number during business hours.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Baraga County are maintained by Baraga County Sheriff's Office.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup is available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing family members and attorneys to find information about current detainees.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Baraga County are taken and retained by Baraga County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the arrest record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office.
The jail is located at 940 US-41, L'Anse, MI 49946. You can call the jail directly at (906) 524-6177 to inquire about recent arrests and inmate information.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Baraga County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Baraga County
- Old mine sites
- 78
- Past producers, now closed
- 27
- Prospects and occurrences, never worked
- 51
- Producing when recorded
- 2
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 11
- Main minerals
- Iron; Granite; Gold
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 83
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit, sand pit, sand and gravel pit, open pit mine
- Maps surveyed
- 1956 to 1999
- Records behind them
- 173 records for 163 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 80 mine sites inside the county: 27 past producers, now closed, 51 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 2 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 83 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Iron; Granite; Gold.
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. GeoWebFace shows historic mining sites as points; no agency page with underground workings outlines was found, and the OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds Michigan maps.
Michigan mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Baraga County (80 shown, 83 unnamed on the map)
- Unnamed Copper ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Unnamed Copper ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Unnamed Copper ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Grummett (Ned Lake) ExplorationGold | Prospect | Underground
- Hancock ExplorationGold | Prospect | Underground
- Marquette ExplorationGold | Prospect | Underground
- Unnamed Gold ProspectGold | Prospect
- Clinton Slate & Iron Co.QuarryGranite | Past Producer | Surface
- Gomanche Creek Slate QuarryGranite | Past Producer | Surface
- Huron Bay Slate QuarryGranite | Past Producer | Surface
- N.East Branch Slate QuarryGranite | Past Producer | Surface
- Sidnaw Slate QuarryGranite | Past Producer | Surface
- Detroit Graphite Co. Graphite QuarryGraphite | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Northern Graphite Works QuarryGraphite | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Upper Peninsula Graphite DepositGraphite | Prospect
- Beaufort MineIron | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- C C I Exploration S25Iron | Prospect
- C C I Exploration S5Iron | Prospect
- C C I Exploration S50Iron | Prospect
- C C I Exploration S53Iron | Prospect
- C C I Exploration S54Iron | Prospect
- C C I Prospect S31Iron | Prospect
- C C I Prospect S35Iron | Prospect
- C C I Prospect S59Iron | Prospect
- C C I Prospect S63Iron | Prospect
- C C I Prospect S66Iron | Prospect
- C C I Prospect S71Iron | Prospect
- C C I Prospect S83Iron | Prospect
- C C I Prospect S89Iron | Prospect
- C C I Prospect S90Iron | Prospect
- C C I Prospect S91Iron | Prospect
- C. C. I. Prospect S55Iron | Prospect
- Hanna Exploration W14Iron | Prospect
- Hanna Prospect W2Iron | Prospect
- Hanna Prospect W6Iron | Prospect
- Imperial Iron MineIron | Past Producer | Underground
- Imperial Mine (Wetmore)Iron | Past Producer | Underground
- Inland Prospect 4001Iron | Prospect
- Inland Prospect 4017-4117Iron | Prospect
- Inland Prospect 4413Iron | Prospect
- Inland Prospect 4817Iron | Prospect
- Iron Prospect Group 5Iron | Prospect
- Jones and Laughlin Prospect 242Iron | Prospect
- Mcpherson Prospect 101Iron | Prospect
- Mcpherson Prospect 104Iron | Prospect
- Mcpherson Prospect 110Iron | Prospect
- Minckler Hole M12Iron | Prospect
- Norwood MineIron | Past Producer | Underground
- Ohio MineIron | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Portland MineIron | Past Producer | Surface
- Spurr MineIron | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Steward Mine (Orleans)Iron | Past Producer | Underground
- Taylor MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground | 2 records for this one site
- Titan MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed Prospect AIron | Prospect
- Unnamed Prospect BIron | Prospect
- Verona Prospect V1Iron | Prospect
- Verona Prospect V4Iron | Prospect
- Webster MineIron | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed Lead ProspectLead | Occurrence
- Skanee AreaLead, Vanadium, Zinc | Occurrence
- Unnamed Lead Zinc Uranium ProspectLead, Zinc, Uranium | Occurrence
- Baraga County PitsSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Foy No 1 PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Mead PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Norback PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Rowland Lake PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Section 23 Silver ProspectSilver | Prospect | Surface
- Silver River Silver ProspectSilver | Prospect | Surface
- Unnamed Silver ProspectSilver | Prospect
- Unnamed Silver ProspectSilver | Prospect
- Huron Bay Slate CoSlate, Dimension | Past Producer | Surface
- Arvon Slate QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Arvon Slate QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Bughole ExplorationVanadium | Prospect | Underground
- Unnamed Vanadium ProspectVanadium | Occurrence
- Imperial MinePast Producer | Underground
- Ohio Mine -Includes Norwood MinePast Producer | Surface
- Portland Open PitPast Producer | Surface
- StewardProspect | Surface
Michigan 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 Baraga County
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 5 investigations in Baraga County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $8,476 in back wages agreed for 19 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
- 5
- Back wages agreed
- $8,476
- Workers due back wages
- 19
- Civil money penalties
- $0
- Employers on the record
- 5
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.W. Schooler, Inc. | Michigamme | 1 | $3,627 | 12 |
| GK Excavating & Repair, Inc. | Baraga | 1 | $2,507 | 2 |
| Keweenaw Bay Tribal Construction Company | Baraga | 1 | $1,937 | 1 |
| T & H Tollefson Logging Inc. | Lanse | 1 | $270 | 2 |
| JCS, Inc. | Baraga | 1 | $136 | 2 |
Every employer on the Baraga County record, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Michigan wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Baraga County, Michigan?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Baraga County Sheriff or a city police department in Baraga County. Ask that agency for its record.
How do I get a criminal background check in Baraga County, Michigan?
The Michigan criminal history record comes from the Michigan State Police, Criminal Justice Information Center. Name search online through the Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT); fingerprint searches only where a state or federal law, executive order or rule requires one. Fee: $10.00 for a name based criminal record check (MCL 28.273).
How can I look up sex offenders in Baraga County, Michigan?
Search the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry (Michigan State Police), 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 Baraga County, Michigan?
Register with the city or township clerk or through the Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. Same day registration: yes. With 15 or more days before an election you can register online, by mail or in person; within 14 days and on Election Day, only in person at your local clerk's office with proof of residency.
How do I look up property records in Baraga County, Michigan?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Baraga County are kept by the Baraga County Register of Deeds. Property values are set by the city or township assessor, and tax bills come from the city or township treasurer; taxes unpaid on March 1 go to the county treasurer as delinquent. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Baraga County, Michigan?
Certified birth and death certificates for Michigan come from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics. Copies of records may also be obtained from the County Clerk in the county where the event occurred. By mail with the signed application and a copy of ID, at the drop box in the lobby of 333 S. Grand Ave., Lansing, online or by phone through VitalChek, the only authorized online service provider, or in person by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fee: $34 search fee for a standard record ($14 online processing fee); $14.00 for one copy of your own birth record if you are 65 or older.
How do I find business license records in Baraga County, Michigan?
Business entity filings are searched with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division. Assumed names of sole proprietorships and co-partnership names are filed with the county clerk in each county where business is conducted.
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