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Property records

Recorder's office, Alaska Department of Natural Resources

Look up property records by Name Search, Date Search, Plat Number Search, Survey Search, MTRS Search, Subdivision Search, No Plat Subdivision Search, Document Number Search, Document Type Search, Book and Page Search, Doc.Input/UnverifiedStatus.

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Alaska Attorney General

The Alaska Department of Law, led by the Attorney General, represents the state and prosecutes crimes but gives no legal advice to residents. Court records come from the Alaska Court System.

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Bethel Court Directory

The Alaska Court System directory gives the court in Bethel, its address and telephone numbers, and the clerk who keeps the case files for the district.

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Alaska Sex Offenders

Search the Alaska Dept. of Public Safety database of registered offenders by name or location.

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Alaska State Defense Force

Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, the state agency that oversees the Alaska State Defense Force alongside the Army and Air National Guard, the Naval Militia and emergency management.

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Alaska Free Business License Search

Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development official site. This database includes over 100,000 state business licenses issued by the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. Types include sole.

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Bethel Census Area at a glance

State
Alaska
Census Area seat
Bethel
Population
18,666
Area
40,599 sq mi
Founded
1964
Cities and towns
26

Bethel Census Area offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. The Bethel Census Area Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of the census area.

Police Departments. In addition to the Bethel Census Area Sheriff's Office, the Bethel Police Department serves the city of Bethel, providing law enforcement services within the city limits.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. The City of Bethel operates the Bethel area Police Department, located at 500 Ridgecrest Drive, Bethel, AK 99559 (phone: 907-543-3333). Bethel Census Area region does not operate a traditional census area jail; the Yukon-Kuskokwim Correctional Center, located at 1200 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway, Bethel, AK 99559, is a state-operated facility serving Bethel Census Area.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Bethel Census Area are maintained by the Bethel area Census Area Sheriff's Office and the local police departments.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Bethel Census Area are taken and retained by the Bethel Census Area Sheriff's Office during the booking process.

Elections in the Bethel Census Area are administered by the Alaska Division of Elections, Region III Office, which serves western Alaska. The Bethel area regional elections office is located at 3000 Boniface Parkway, Bethel area, AK (contact: 907-543-2866 or toll-free 1-866-952-8683). Property and land records for the Bethel area are maintained by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Recorder's Office, as part of Bethel Census Area Recording District (District 13). The DNR Recording District offices are centralized, with the primary Records and Information Section located at 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 700, Anchorage, AK 99501 (phone: 907-269-8899). Vital records for births, deaths, marriages, and divorces occurring in the Bethel Census Area are maintained by the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics, part of the Department of Health. The bureau is located at 5441 Commercial Boulevard, Juneau, AK 99801 (phone: 907-465-3391). The statewide Division of Elections can be reached at 907-465-4611 or through elections.alaska.gov. The Alaska Court System serves the Bethel Census Area through Bethel Superior and District Court, located at 600 State Highway, Bethel Census Area, AK 99559 (phone: 907-543-2298).

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Bethel County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Bethel County

Old mine sites
315
Sites with no status in the records
2
Still producing
20
Worked underground, in the mine records
6
Main minerals
Gold; Mercury; Copper
Records behind them
383 records for 337 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 337 named mine sites inside the county, 315 of them worked out or abandoned. The minerals the records name are Gold; Mercury; Copper.

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.

Bethel 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. Hover a dot for its name.
Alaska mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Bethel County (200 shown, 135 more named)

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.

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Bethel Census Area public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Bethel Borough, Alaska?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the state police or a town or city police department. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Bethel Borough, Alaska?

The Alaska criminal history record comes from the Alaska Department of Public Safety, Criminal Records and Identification Bureau. Name based check online or by mail, or a fingerprint based check on a standard FD-258 fingerprint card; results cover Alaska criminal justice information only. Fee: $20 for a name based check; $35 for a fingerprint based check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Bethel Borough, Alaska?

Search the Alaska Sex Offender and Child Kidnapper 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 the Bethel Census Area, Alaska?

Register with the Regional Elections Office of the Alaska Division of Elections (Alaska has no counties) or through the Alaska Division of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. A registration or update must be postmarked or received 30 days before Election Day.

How do I look up property records in the Bethel Census Area, Alaska?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Bethel Census Area are kept by the Bethel Census Area Alaska Department of Natural Resources Recorder's Office, by recording district. Property values are set by the borough or city assessor, where the borough or city levies a property tax, and tax bills come from the borough or city that levies the tax. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in the Bethel Census Area, Alaska?

Certified birth and death certificates for Alaska come from the Alaska Department of Health, Health Analytics and Vital Records Section. Alaska has no county vital records offices; in person service is at the Health Analytics and Vital Records offices in Anchorage and Juneau. By mail or fax with the state request form to PO Box 110675, Juneau, AK 99811, in person at the Anchorage or Juneau office, or online through VitalChek, the only vendor the office works with. Fee: $30 for the first copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate; additional copies $25 each.

How do I find business license records in the Bethel Census Area, Alaska?

Business entity filings are searched with the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. Any business with activity in Alaska needs a state Alaska Business License under AS 43.70.020.

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