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Benewah County at a glance

State
Idaho
County seat
St. Maries
Population
9,530
Area
784 sq mi
Founded
1915
Cities and towns
6

Benewah County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Benewah County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement across the unincorporated areas of Benewah County.

Police Departments. In addition to Benewah County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Benewah County is supported by municipal police departments such as the St. Maries Police Department and the Plummer Police Department. These agencies have jurisdiction within their respective city limits and work in coordination with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and regional law enforcement initiatives.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Benewah County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Benewah County, headquartered at 701 College Avenue, St. Maries, ID 83861. Current inmate information and jail roster can be obtained by contacting the detention facility directly at the Sheriff's Office number during business hours; however, Benewah County does not currently maintain a publicly accessible online inmate search database.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

To search for someone recently arrested in Benewah County, Idaho, you can contact the Benewah County Jail. The jail provides an inmate lookup process that can be accessed by calling their office directly at (208) 245-2555.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Benewah County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Benewah County

Old mine sites
54
Sites with no status in the records
9
Past producers, now closed
23
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
30
Processing plants, closed
1
Producing when recorded
11
Processing plants, not workings
1
Worked underground, in the mine records
6
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; Iron; Gold
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
79
Shafts and tunnels
2
What they are
gravel pit, borrow pit, prospect pit, adit
Maps surveyed
1964 to 1990
Records behind them
155 records for 154 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 75 mine sites inside the county: 23 past producers, now closed, 30 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 11 sites producing when the record was made, 2 processing plants, which are not workings, 9 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 79 holes drawn inside the county, 2 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Iron; 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.

Fernwood Plummer St. Maries De Smet Parkline Tensed N 10 miles
Benewah 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.
Idaho mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Benewah County (77 shown, 77 unnamed on the map)

Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.

Idaho 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 Benewah County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 13 investigations in Benewah County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $74,504 in back wages agreed for 133 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
13
Back wages agreed
$74,504
Workers due back wages
133
Civil money penalties
$6,647
Employers on the record
11
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Essential Oil Research Farm, LLCSaint Maries2$32,61218
Regulus Stud Mill IncSaint Maries1$13,65164
Bond, Inc.Saint Maries1$11,8684
Hope's Haven ShelterSaint Maries1$2,4073
Benewah Community HospitalSaint Maries1$9621
Zip's Drive-In Saint Maries, LLCSaint Maries1$5886
Potlatch Forest Products CorporationSaint Maries1$00
City of Saint Maries, IdahoSaint Maries1$00
Cement Works NW, IncTensed1$00
City of St. MariesSaint Maries1$00
Goicoechea Logging, Inc.Saint Maries1$00

Every employer on the Benewah County record, by back wages agreed; 4 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Idaho wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Benewah County, Idaho?

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

How do I get a criminal background check in Benewah County, Idaho?

The Idaho criminal history record comes from the Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification. Mail the Name Based Background Check Form with the fee to Idaho State Police BCI, 700 S. Stratford Dr. Ste. 120, Meridian, ID 83642, or send a fingerprint card with the Fingerprint Based Background Check Form. Fee: $20 processing fee for a name based check; $25 for a fingerprint based check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Benewah County, Idaho?

Search the Idaho Sex Offender Registry (Idaho 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 Benewah County, Idaho?

Register with the county clerk or through the Idaho Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online registration closes 11 days before an election; you may also register when you vote in person at early voting or on Election Day.

How do I look up property records in Benewah County, Idaho?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Benewah County are kept by the Benewah County recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Benewah County, Idaho?

Certified birth and death certificates for Idaho come from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics. Online through VitalChek, the Bureau's official online partner, or by mail to Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0036; the Bureau has no public counter. Fee: $16 for each certified copy.

How do I find business license records in Benewah County, Idaho?

Business entity filings are searched with the Idaho Secretary of State (SOSbiz). Idaho does not have a state business license; business licenses are issued by local city clerk's offices, and many cities do not require them.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

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