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Bethel, Maine Public Records

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Where Bethel's records are kept. Court and property records sit with Oxford County, and birth and death certificates come from Bethel's town clerk and the State of Maine.

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Most requested Bethel records

As a small town, Bethel relies on Oxford County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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County court

Maine Federal Cases

The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, with courthouses in Portland and Bangor, posts court calendars and trial lists. Its federal case files are searched through PACER.

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Police & jail

Oxford County Sheriff's Office

The Oxford County Sheriff's Office at 26 Western Ave in Paris, Maine: law enforcement, corrections and the civil process division, with civil service fees and forms.

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County court

Maine Judicial Branch Court Records

The Maine Judicial Branch explains how to get court records: mail a Records Search Request to the Judicial Branch Service Center, P.O. Box 266, Lewiston, phone 207-753-2901, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case.

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About public records in Bethel

What we hold on Bethel, and who keeps its records.

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Bethel at a glance

County
Oxford County
County seat
Paris
Population
658
Oxford County population
57,777
Local records
Oxford County offices
ZIP codes
04217

About Bethel public records

Bethel in ZIP code 04217 keeps its own council and town business records. Paris, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Oxford County page for every county office.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Bethel

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Bethel

Old mine sites
1
Still producing
2
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 3 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned. 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.

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Bethel: 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.
Maine mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Bethel

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 public-records FAQs

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How do I register to vote in Bethel, Maine?

Voter registration in Maine is run by the Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, and the municipal registrar of voters keeps the roll for Bethel. You can register online, by mail or in person. Same day registration is allowed, in person at your municipality up to and including Election Day; online registration closes 21 days before a state or federal election.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Bethel, Maine?

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Maine come from the Maine CDC, Data, Research and Vital Statistics (DRVS). The fee is $15.00 per certificate, $6.00 for each additional copy ordered at the same time. Maine's vital records are housed at DRVS and at most municipal offices statewide; records created before 1892 come from the municipality where the event took place or from the Maine State Archives.

How do I look up property records in Bethel, Maine?

Deeds for property in Bethel are recorded by the county Registry of Deeds, the municipal assessors sets the assessed value, and the municipal tax collector sends the tax bill. Our Oxford County page lists those offices.

How do I request a Bethel police report?

Incident and crash reports for Bethel come from the Oxford County Sheriff's Office, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.

How do I find business license records in Bethel, Maine?

Businesses that operate in Bethel register with the Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, which runs the state business entity search. General licenses to operate a business are managed at the town or city level in Maine; contact your town office.

How do I run a Maine criminal background check?

Maine criminal history checks are run by the Maine State Police, State Bureau of Identification. The fee is $31.00 ($21.00 for InforME subscribers in Maine). Name based search online through the Maine Criminal History Record and Juvenile Crime Information Request service; fingerprint based checks need fingerprints sent straight to the State Bureau of Identification.

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Other places in Oxford County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Oxford County records are on the county page.

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