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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Buy Wisconsin hunting and fishing licenses, read hunting, fishing and ATV regulations, find state parks and wildlife areas, and report spills or natural resource violations to the DNR.

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Barron County Clerk

Barron County Clerk, the office that keeps county filings and public records, with the copies and searches it publishes.

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Wisconsin State Patrol

Request Wisconsin State Patrol records, pay a citation, get crash reporting information, read concealed carry rules, and find State Patrol post locations and contacts.

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Police & jail

Federal Bureau of Investigation Milwaukee Office

The FBI Milwaukee Field Office covers all of Wisconsin, investigating federal crimes and taking tips from the public. It also lists wanted persons; an Identity History Summary comes from FBI CJIS at edo.cjis.gov.

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Wisconsin Attorney General

The Wisconsin Department of Justice, led by the Attorney General, gives the state legal advice, investigates statewide crimes and provides forensic analysis of evidence. Court case records come from the Wisconsin Court System.

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Vital records

Wisconsin Death Records

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Vital Records Office sells certified death certificates by mail or through VitalChek. County Register of Deeds offices and the Milwaukee and West Allis health offices also issue them.

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Barron County at a glance

State
Wisconsin
County seat
Barron
Population
46,711
Area
890 sq mi
Founded
1859
Cities and towns
13

Barron County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Barron County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement services throughout Barron County, particularly in unincorporated areas.

Police Departments. Law enforcement in Barron County is provided by Barron County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Barron County Sheriff's Office, located at 1420 State Highway 25 North, Barron, WI 54812, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Barron County and provides detention services. Municipal police departments operate in Rice Lake (Rice Lake Police Department, 30 East Messenger Street), Cumberland (Cumberland Police Department, ), and Barron (Barron County Police Department, 1456 East LaSalle Avenue). Arrest records in Barron County are considered public records under Wisconsin Statutes §19.31-19.39, the Wisconsin Public Records Law.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Barron County are maintained by Barron County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request access to arrest records through the Sheriff's Office, following the guidelines set by Wisconsin's public records law, known as the Wisconsin Open Records Law.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. In Barron County, mugshots are taken and retained by Barron County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the arrest records and can be accessed by the public through the Sheriff's Office or its official website. While Wisconsin does not have specific mugshot removal laws, individuals seeking to remove or restrict access to their mugshots may need to pursue legal avenues or contact the Sheriff's Office for guidance.

The Barron Jail is located at 1420 State Hwy 25 North, Barron, WI. You can visit the county Sheriff's Office website for an online inmate search tool or contact the jail directly at (715) 537-5559 for assistance with locating an inmate.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Barron County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Barron County

Old mine sites
161
Sites with no status in the records
2
Past producers, now closed
71
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
90
Producing when recorded
32
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; crushed stone
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
119
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit, sand pit, quarry, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated
Maps surveyed
1975 to 1982
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 195 mine sites inside the county: 71 past producers, now closed, 90 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 32 sites producing when the record was made, 2 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 119 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; crushed stone.

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. Wisconsin has no coal AML program; the old lead and zinc workings are in the southwest counties.

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Barron County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Wisconsin mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Barron County (195 shown, 119 unnamed on the map)

Wisconsin 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.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Barron County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 17 investigations in Barron County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $94,558 in back wages agreed for 173 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
17
Back wages agreed
$94,558
Workers due back wages
173
Civil money penalties
$16,753
Employers on the record
17
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Private Properties, LLCRice Lake1$28,30717
MasTec, Inc.Rice Lake1$23,48828
Rice Lake Family Restaurant, Inc.Rice Lake1$14,8045
Bp AT&TRice Lake1$12,96419
Apple Minnesota LLCRice Lake1$9,05842
Keystone Senior Management Services, IncRice Lake1$2,75022
Seneca Foods CorporationCumberland2$2,13626
Marketplace Foods of Rice Lake, Inc.Rice Lake1$1,64527
Greg's Excavating, IncAlmena1$1,0959
JCs Lake Life LLCChetek1$3883
Badger Taxi, LLCCameron1$591
COG, Inc.Rice Lake1$00
Paulson's Super Valu, Inc.Rice Lake1$00
Parker Hannifin Corporation Quick CouplingChetek1$00
Island City Assisted Living Adult Family HomeCumberland1$00
GCM Enterprises, LLCChetek1$00
GJ Adventures II, Inc.Rice Lake1$00

Every employer on the Barron County record, by back wages agreed; 8 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Wisconsin wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Barron County, Wisconsin?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Barron County Sheriff or a city police department in Barron County. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Barron County, Wisconsin?

The Wisconsin criminal history record comes from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crime Information Bureau. Anyone may pay a fee and request adult criminal history record information by name online through the Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS).

How can I look up sex offenders in Barron County, Wisconsin?

Search the Wisconsin 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 Barron County, Wisconsin?

Register with the municipal clerk (city, village or town clerk) or through the Wisconsin Elections Commission. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online and mail registration closes 20 days before the election; you can register in person at the municipal clerk's office until the Friday before the election at 5:00 p.m. or close of business, and at the polls on Election Day with a proof of residence document.

How do I look up property records in Barron County, Wisconsin?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Barron County are kept by the Barron County register of deeds. Property values are set by the municipal assessor, and tax bills come from the town, village or city treasurer. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Barron County, Wisconsin?

Certified birth and death certificates for Wisconsin come from the Wisconsin Vital Records Office, Department of Health Services. Birth, marriage, death and divorce records are also available through Wisconsin county Register of Deeds offices, and birth and death records through the Milwaukee City Health Office and the Southwest Suburban Health Department (Cities of West Allis and Greenfield). By U.S. mail to PO Box 309, Madison, WI 53701, or online or by phone through VitalChek at 877-885-2981. Fee: $20 for the first copy of each record and $3 for each additional copy of the same record.

How do I find business license records in Barron County, Wisconsin?

Business entity filings are searched with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.

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