Maine, Somerset County

Bingham, Maine Public Records

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

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As a small town, Bingham relies on Somerset 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

Somerset County Sheriff's Office

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About public records in Bingham

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

Local profile

Bingham at a glance

County
Somerset County
County seat
Skowhegan
Population
758
Somerset County population
50,477
Local records
Somerset County offices

About Bingham public records

Bingham is an incorporated place in Somerset County, a place of 758 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Skowhegan, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Our Somerset County page lists each county office.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Bingham

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Bingham

Holes drawn on the old survey maps
1
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1989

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 0 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 1 hole drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.

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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Bingham: 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

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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Bingham public-records FAQs

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How do I register to vote in Bingham, 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 Bingham. 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 Bingham, 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 Bingham, Maine?

Deeds for property in Bingham 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 Somerset County page lists those offices.

How do I request a Bingham police report?

Incident and crash reports for Bingham come from the Somerset 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 Bingham, Maine?

Businesses that operate in Bingham 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 Somerset County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Somerset County records are on the county page.