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Find the right office in Benton County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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PACER, the federal judiciary's records service, holds dockets and filings from Mississippi's Northern and Southern District Courts and bankruptcy courts. State cases are kept by Mississippi circuit and chancery clerks.
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Obtain property tax info by contacting the state of Mississippi.
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Request copies of death records from the Mississippi State Department of Health.
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Benton County Circuit Clerk, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Mississippi Secretary of State.
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Information from MS Dept. of Corrections about death row inmates.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Benton County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Benton County.
Police Departments. In addition to Benton County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Benton County includes municipal police departments such as the Ashland Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Benton County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at Benton County Justice Complex in Ashland, Mississippi, is the primary law enforcement agency for Benton County's unincorporated areas. Benton County Jail, located adjacent to the courthouse at 100 East Main Street in Ashland, houses inmates awaiting trial and those serving sentences for misdemeanor convictions. Inmate information and booking records can be obtained by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly or visiting the facility in person during regular business hours. Within Benton County, the Town of Ashland may maintain limited municipal police presence, though most law enforcement services are provided by the Sheriff's Office. § 25-61-1 et seq.), which grants citizens the right to inspect and copy public records with certain exemptions.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Benton County are maintained by Benton County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing family members and legal representatives to find information about current detainees.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Benton County are taken and retained by Benton County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These photographs are part of the arrest record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office.
The facility provides an inmate lookup process where you can inquire about recent arrests. You may also visit the jail in person at 190 Ripley Avenue, Ashland, MS 38603, or call them at (662) 224-8941 for more information on current inmates.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 65 mine sites inside the county: 63 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 2 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 58 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Iron; Aluminum; Kaolin.
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. The state says it has no underground mines.
Benton County sits over the Mississippi Region coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by MDEQ Office of Geology, Mining and Reclamation Division and linked below.
Mississippi 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
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 6 investigations in Benton County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $59,191 in back wages agreed for 59 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.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. W. Williams, Inc. | Hickory Flat | 1 | $31,653 | 24 |
| Cedarbrook LLC | Ashland | 1 | $18,332 | 13 |
| Rowland Heating & Air, Inc. | Hickory Flat | 1 | $8,309 | 11 |
| Farmers Gin of Ashland, Inc. | Ashland | 2 | $897 | 11 |
| Institute of Community Services, Inc | Hickory Flat | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Benton County record, by back wages agreed; 3 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Mississippi wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the county sheriff's office or a city police department. Ask that agency for its record.
The Mississippi criminal history record comes from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center. Name based check of your own record only, requested online through the DPS Name Based Background Check by the person the record belongs to; results can take up to 30 calendar days. Fee: $32.00 per request.
Search the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry (Department of Public Safety), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county Circuit Clerk or through the Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division. Mississippi has no online voter registration. No online voter registration; register in person at the Circuit Clerk's Office or by mail with an application postmarked by the deadline (October 5 for the November 3, 2026 election).
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Benton County are kept by the Benton County Chancery Clerk. Property values are set by the county Tax Assessor, and tax bills come from the county Tax Collector. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Mississippi come from the Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records. By mail with a cashier's check or money order to Mississippi Vital Records, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700, in person at the Vital Records office in Ridgeland, or online or by phone through VitalChek, the private company MSDH names, for an added fee. Fee: $17 for a birth or death certificate, $6 for each added copy of the same record ordered at the same time.
Business entity filings are searched with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The Secretary of State's business portal says you may need permits and licenses from your city or county government, and requirements differ by location.
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