Michigan, Calhoun County
Where Battle Creek's records are kept. Battle Creek has its own city government, police department and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Battle Creek's own offices, along with State of Michigan offices; the Calhoun County offices are on our Calhoun County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of Battle Creek, Michigan site, with offices at 10 N. Division St., community events and news, FOIA records requests, permits and licenses, utility billing and the police department.
Open official site City of Battle CreekPolice & jail
The Battle Creek Police Department at 34 N. Division Street, with crime and animal concern reporting, online police reports, crash reports, officer commendations and complaints, department policies, community events and a records division.
Open official site Battle Creek Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The BCPD Administrative and Records Division at 34 N. Division Street handles arrest records checks, gun permits and registrations, fingerprinting and UD-10 traffic accident reports; other police reports require a FOIA request.
Open official site Battle Creek Police Administrative and Records DivisionCity records
Battle Creek FOIA requests go through the city online request portal, with the City Attorney at 10 N Division Street as contact and the FOIA policy and FAQs on what may be requested.
Open official site Battle Creek Public Record Request (FOIA)City records
Battle Creek permits and licenses for construction, remodeling, additions and demolition are applied for and managed online through BSA Online, alongside business licenses, trade permits and planning and zoning applications.
Open official site Battle Creek Permits and LicensesPolice & jail
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for Battle Creek area subjects.
Open official site FBI Most WantedPolice & jail
The Offender Tracking Information System lists Michigan prisoners, parolees, probationers, absconders and discharged offenders, searchable by name, offender number, age, race and marks, scars or tattoos.
Open official site Michigan Department of Corrections OTIS Offender SearchVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
The Library of Michigan holds city and county histories, newspaper clippings, vital records, cemetery transcripts and plat maps for use during library hours, plus county guides and FamilySearch affiliate access on site.
Open official site Library of Michigan Family HistoryCounty court
Federal bankruptcy court with locations in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette and Traverse City; it offers court calendars, opinions, copies of documents, a phone case information line and PACER access.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of MichiganCounty court
Site of Michigan's One Court of Justice: Supreme Court and Court of Appeals news, cases, opinions and orders, a trial court directory, court forms, MiFILE electronic filing and help for people representing themselves.
Open official site Michigan CourtsEverything else, organized
16 more Battle Creek sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Battle Creek, a place of 52,721 people, is in Calhoun County, whose county seat is Marshall. Court and property records sit with Calhoun County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan. Battle Creek's own offices are in the cards above, and our Calhoun County page lists each 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 3 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 6 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. 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. 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.
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 Michigan is run by the Michigan Bureau of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Battle Creek.
Deeds for property in Battle Creek are recorded by the Calhoun County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Calhoun County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Michigan come from the state vital records office, Michigan Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
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.