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Bayfield County at a glance
- State
- Wisconsin
- County seat
- Washburn
- Population
- 16,220
- Area
- 2,042 sq mi
- Founded
- 1845
- Cities and towns
- 9
Bayfield County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Bayfield County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement across the unincorporated areas of Bayfield County.
Police Departments. In addition to Bayfield County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Bayfield County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Bayfield County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 117 E 5th Street, Washburn, WI 54891, provides primary law enforcement services throughout Bayfield County's unincorporated areas and by contract to some municipalities. Inmate information can be obtained by calling the jail or visiting the Sheriff's Office in person during business hours. The Sheriff's Office website, accessible through Bayfield County portal at www.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov, may provide limited roster information, though full inmate searches often require direct contact. Arrest records are public documents under Wisconsin Statutes §19.31-19.39, the state's open records law.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Bayfield County are maintained by Bayfield County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Bayfield County are taken and retained by Bayfield County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.
The jail is located at 615 2nd Avenue East, Washburn, WI 54891. You can call the jail at (715) 373-6322 for information about recent arrests.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Bayfield County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
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What is on record in Bayfield County
- Old mine sites
- 124
- Sites with no status in the records
- 2
- Past producers, now closed
- 59
- Prospects and occurrences, never worked
- 65
- Producing when recorded
- 9
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 1
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel; Copper; Flagstone
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 150
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit, sand pit, quarry
- Maps surveyed
- 1961 to 2005
- Records behind them
- 294 records for 285 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 135 mine sites inside the county: 59 past producers, now closed, 65 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 9 sites producing when the record was made, 2 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 150 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Copper; Flagstone.
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.
Wisconsin mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Bayfield County (135 shown, 150 unnamed on the map)
- Bender ProspectCopper | Occurrence | Surface and underground | 2 records for this one site
- MontroseCopper | Unknown
- Unnamed Prospect Near Lake OsbornCopper | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed Prospect Near Long MiCopper | Occurrence
- Unnamed Prospect Near Long Mile FCopper | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed Prospect Near MarengoCopper | Occurrence
- Unnamed Prospect Near MarengoCopper | Occurrence
- Unnamed Prospect Near Marengo RivCopper | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed Prospect Near Ounce RiverCopper | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed Prospect Near Totagatic RCopper | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed Prospect Near Upper Eau CCopper | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed Prosect Near Long MilCopper, Nickel | Occurrence
- Unnamed Prospect Near Lake OwenCopper, Silver | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Bayview Sandstone QuarryFlagstone | Past Producer | Surface
- A. T. Guyer Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Alfred J. Schneider Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- August Voigt Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Barbara and Simon Susienka PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Bayfield County Gravel Deposit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Bayfield County Gravel Deposit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Bayfield County Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Bayfield County Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Bayfield County Gravel Pit #3Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Bayfield County Sand Deposit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Bayfield County Sand Deposit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Bayfield County Sand Deposit #3Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Bayfield County Sand Deposit #4Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Cable Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Cable Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Charlotte G. Perry Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Chequamegon Bay Sand DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Crescent Springs Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Crest View Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Crooked Lake PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Dan Maxcy Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Darrell Krouse Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Deep Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Drummond Gravel Deposit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Drummond Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Dudley Wallin Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Ellen W. Miller Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Elmer E. Gruel Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- F. L. Wolfe Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Florence Dempsey Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Fourmile Creek Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Frank Yachinich Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Fred Peterson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Gilbert A. Larson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Gilbert F. Rasmussen Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Gilbert F. Rasmussen Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Grandview Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Grandview Sand Deposit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Grandview Sand Deposit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Grandview Township Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- H. J. Ehlers Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Hammil Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Harlor M. Smith Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Harlow Detle Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Hazel Hills Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Henry Maschivitz Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Hitesman PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Holly Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Iron River GravelSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Iron River PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Irving Svendson Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Island Lake Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- J. M. Black Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- John A Anderson Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- John D. Hare Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- John D. Miskulin Jr. Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- John L. Hegstrom Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- John Lunda Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Joseph Galik Sand DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Joseph J. Mihalk Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- K. D. Bark Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- L. Olson PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Lake Horseshoe Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Lake Owen Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Lake Owen Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Leo Spanjer's PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Lillian Ottman Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Lind PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- M. Reed and E. Case Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Mason Township Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Mildred Westbeg Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Mill Pond Lake Sand Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Mill Pond Lake Sand Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Moquah Grael Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Moquah Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Motyka Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Nekoosa Edwards Sand DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Nekoosa Edwards Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Nels Olson Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- P. Radloff Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Pat E. Mason Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Paul Schnabel Sand DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Peter Heclmovich Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Peterson Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Pot Lake Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Price Lake Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Red Cliff Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Richard E. Smith Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Roberta Anderson Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Roy S. Smith Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Russell Madson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sam Johnson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sand River Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Sand River Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Spider Lake Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Svend Rasmussen Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Thomas Fischer Sand DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Thomas G. Kliszcz Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Thomas J. Swenson Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Town of Bayview Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #3Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #4Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #5Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #6Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #7Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #8Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- W. F. Defoe Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- W. and K. H. Sponsel Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Wald PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Walter Wald Gravel Deposit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Walter Wald Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Walter Wald PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Wayne Vernon Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Wissota Sand & Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Nd Unnamed Prospect Near Long MiOccurrence
- Nd Unnamed Prospect Near MarengoOccurrence
- Rd Unnamed Prosect Near Long MilOccurrence
- Rd Unnamed Prospect Near MarengoOccurrence
- Unnamed Prospect Along Anderson COccurrence
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.
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Wage and hour cases in Bayfield County
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 7 investigations in Bayfield County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $12,077 in back wages agreed for 15 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
- 7
- Back wages agreed
- $12,077
- Workers due back wages
- 15
- Civil money penalties
- $266,353
- Employers on the record
- 7
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Management Inc | Washburn | 1 | $6,740 | 2 |
| Ironbluebear, Inc. | Iron River | 1 | $4,693 | 3 |
| White River Hardwoods, Inc. | Mason | 1 | $384 | 1 |
| Gateway Store of Iron River, Inc. | Iron River | 1 | $261 | 9 |
| Iron River Cooperatives, Inc. | Iron River | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Leino's Gas & Goods, Inc. | Washburn | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Bayfield Fruit Company | Bayfield | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Bayfield County record, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has 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 Bayfield County, Wisconsin?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Bayfield County Sheriff or a city police department in Bayfield County. Ask that agency for its record.
How do I get a criminal background check in Bayfield 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 Bayfield 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 Bayfield 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 Bayfield County, Wisconsin?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Bayfield County are kept by the Bayfield 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 Bayfield 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 Bayfield County, Wisconsin?
Business entity filings are searched with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.
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