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Bledsoe County, Tennessee Public Records

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Tennessee Federal Cases

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee hears bankruptcy cases in Chattanooga, Greeneville, Knoxville and Winchester, with dockets and claims available through PACER.

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Tennessee Death Row

The Tennessee Department of Correction publishes its own list of offenders now under a sentence of death in Tennessee, with related facts on the state's death penalty.

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Bledsoe County at a glance

State
Tennessee
County seat
Pikeville
Population
14,913
Area
407 sq mi
Founded
1807
Cities and towns
1

Bledsoe County offices and records

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

Police Departments. Law enforcement in Bledsoe County is primarily handled by Bledsoe County Sheriff's Office, which covers the unincorporated areas.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Bledsoe County Sheriff's Office, located at 7 Court Square, Pikeville, TN 37367, is the primary law enforcement agency for Bledsoe County. Tennessee does not have a statewide centralized inmate search system for county jails, so inquiries must be made directly with Bledsoe County Sheriff's Office. Arrest records in Bledsoe County are considered public records under the Tennessee Public Records Act (Tennessee Code Annotated § 10-7-503 and § 10-7-504).

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

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Bledsoe County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Bledsoe County

Old mine sites
2
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
2
Producing when recorded
2
Main minerals
Zinc
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
65
Shafts and tunnels
8
What they are
open pit mine or quarry, adit, strip mine, quarry
Maps surveyed
1935 to 1990

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 4 mine sites inside the county: 2 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 2 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 65 holes drawn inside the county, 8 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Zinc.

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. Tennessee's coal regulatory program was run by OSMRE until the state took it back; the state AML program is in TDEC.

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Bledsoe 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.
Tennessee mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Bledsoe County (5 shown, 64 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.

Bledsoe County sits over the Appalachian Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. 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 TDEC Mining, Data and Map Viewers and linked below.

Tennessee 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 Bledsoe County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 20 investigations in Bledsoe County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $142,257 in back wages agreed for 196 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
20
Back wages agreed
$142,257
Workers due back wages
196
Civil money penalties
$141,525
Employers on the record
11
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Bledsoe County Sheriff DepartmentPikeville1$42,3723
Mountain Wood Products, LLCPikeville1$33,90734
Josue Bernardo Hernandez VillanuevaGraysville1$31,40083
Rodriguez ProducePikeville1$23,85440
Jackson General Merchandise & FarmPikeville2$3,36513
Bernardo Hernandez FLCGraysville1$2,75011
LacostaPikeville1$00
B.J.StarnesPikeville1$00
Sue EverettPikeville1$00
Grady SwaffordPikeville1$00
Oren Wooden ApplePikeville1$00

Every employer on the Bledsoe County record, by back wages agreed; 8 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Tennessee wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Bledsoe County, Tennessee?

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.

How do I get a criminal background check in Bledsoe County, Tennessee?

The Tennessee criminal history record comes from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). Request a Tennessee name based criminal history check online through Tennessee Open Records Information Services (TORIS), paying by credit card. Fee: $29.00 for each name based check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Bledsoe County, Tennessee?

Search the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry (TBI), 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 Bledsoe County, Tennessee?

Register with the county election commission or through the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must be registered no later than 30 days before the election; mailed forms must be postmarked at least 30 days before.

How do I look up property records in Bledsoe County, Tennessee?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Bledsoe County are kept by the Bledsoe County register of deeds. Property values are set by the county assessor of property, and tax bills come from the county trustee.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Bledsoe County, Tennessee?

Certified birth and death certificates for Tennessee come from the Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. All county health departments can issue any birth or death certificate registered statewide with the Tennessee Office of Vital Records; you do not need to go to the county where the event occurred. In person with no appointment at Tennessee Vital Records, 1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243, or at any county health department; by mail to that address with a check or money order payable to Tennessee Vital Records; or online through VitalChek. Fee: $15.00 for each birth or death certificate, first and additional copies.

How do I find business license records in Bledsoe County, Tennessee?

Business entity filings are searched with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations. Business licenses are issued by the county clerk, and by the city if it imposes the business tax, where the business is located; businesses with taxable receipts over $3,000 need one.

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