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Local record guide
About public records in Burnett County
County profile
Burnett County at a glance
- State
- Wisconsin
- County seat
- Siren
- Population
- 16,526
- Area
- 880 sq mi
- Founded
- 1856
- Cities and towns
- 5
Burnett County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Burnett County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement services throughout Burnett County, particularly in unincorporated areas. The sheriff's office is also involved in community outreach programs and operates specialized divisions such as a K-9 unit and a drug task force.
Police Departments. In addition to Burnett County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Burnett County, including the Siren Police Department and the Grantsburg Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Burnett County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 7410 County Road K, #120, Siren, Wisconsin 54872 (phone 715-349-2121), is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas and provides county-wide services including jail operations, civil process, and patrol. The Village of Siren contracts with the Sheriff's Office for police services.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Burnett County are maintained by Burnett County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Burnett County are taken and retained by Burnett County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.
The jail provides an inmate lookup service where you can inquire about recent arrests. You may also call the jail directly at (715) 349-2128 for more information on the inmate search process. Burnett County is served by Burnett County Circuit Court, part of Wisconsin's Tenth Judicial Circuit, located at 7410 County Road K, #160, Siren, Wisconsin 54872 (phone 715-349-2147). Property tax information is maintained by Burnett County Treasurer's office at 7410 County Road K, Suite 140, Siren, Wisconsin 54872 (phone 715-349-2183), which handles tax bill inquiries, payment processing, and delinquent tax matters.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Burnett County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Burnett County
- Old mine sites
- 66
- Sites with no status in the records
- 1
- Past producers, now closed
- 27
- Prospects and occurrences, never worked
- 39
- Producing when recorded
- 21
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel; Copper; Clay; Sand and Gravel, Construction
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 66
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit, sand pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1982 to 1983
- Records behind them
- 155 records for 154 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 88 mine sites inside the county: 27 past producers, now closed, 39 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 21 sites producing when the record was made, 1 site with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 66 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Copper; Clay; Sand and Gravel, Construction.
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. Wisconsin has no coal AML program; the old lead and zinc workings are in the southwest counties.
Wisconsin mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Burnett County (88 shown, 66 unnamed on the map)
- Viola Lake Clay PitClay | Occurrence | Surface
- Riverside Clay PitClay; Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Unnamed Prospect Near Round LakeCopper | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Amundson Sand Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Amundson Sand Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Atkinson PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Bashaw Brook Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Surface
- Bashaw Brook Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Beckmark PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Big Sand Lake Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Bly PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Bly PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Bohn PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Burnett County Hwy. Dept.Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- C J Moses PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Danbury Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Dewey PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Elbow Lake PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Florence Johnson PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Fremsted Lake Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Fremsted Lake Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Glendenning Creek Sand Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Glendenning Creek Sand Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Hertel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Hopkins PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Island Lake Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Island Lake Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Jacobson PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Johnson PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Johnson PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Johnson PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Karlsborg PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Karlsborg Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Karlsborg Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Karlsborg Pit #3Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Law Gables PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Lawrence PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Long Lake Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Lower Clam Lake Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Maronk PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Mud Hen Lake Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Mud Hen Lake Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Surface
- Mud Hen Lake Pit #3Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Mud Hen Lake Pit #4Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- North Fork Clam River PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- North Rice Lake PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Oakland PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Peter Stafford PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Peterson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Pine Lake Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Pjenowski PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Radke Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Riverside Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Riverside Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Riverside Pit #3Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Riverside Pit #4Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Riverside Pit #5Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Riverside Pit #6Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Round Lake Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Round Lake Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Round Lake Pit #3Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Siren Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sommerfeld PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- South Rice Lake PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Spirit Lake PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- St Croix River State Forest PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- St. Croix PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Staples Lake Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Staples Lake Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Staples Lake Pit #3Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Staples Lake Pit #4Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Stellright PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Stillrecht PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Trade River PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Union PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Walter Lundeen PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Webster Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Webster Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- William Armstrong PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- William Ott Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- William Soderbeck PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Wood River PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Woodtick PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Yellow Lake Pit #1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Yellow Lake Pit #2Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Yellow Lake Pit #3Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Yellow River PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Karlsborg Quarry and PitStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
Wisconsin 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 Burnett County
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 4 investigations in Burnett County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $4,137 in back wages agreed for 39 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
- 4
- Back wages agreed
- $4,137
- Workers due back wages
- 39
- Civil money penalties
- $0
- Employers on the record
- 4
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversified Services Incorporated | Siren | 1 | $2,412 | 35 |
| Bellicose International Inc. | Grantsburg | 1 | $1,345 | 3 |
| Madison Construction | Barronett | 1 | $380 | 1 |
| Fresh Start Coffee Roasters Inc. | Webster | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Burnett County record, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Wisconsin wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Burnett County, Wisconsin?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Burnett County Sheriff or a city police department in Burnett County. Ask that agency for its record.
How do I get a criminal background check in Burnett County, Wisconsin?
The Wisconsin criminal history record comes from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crime Information Bureau. Anyone may pay a fee and request adult criminal history record information by name online through the Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS).
How can I look up sex offenders in Burnett County, Wisconsin?
Search the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offender 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 Burnett County, Wisconsin?
Register with the municipal clerk (city, village or town clerk) or through the Wisconsin Elections Commission. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online and mail registration closes 20 days before the election; you can register in person at the municipal clerk's office until the Friday before the election at 5:00 p.m. or close of business, and at the polls on Election Day with a proof of residence document.
How do I look up property records in Burnett County, Wisconsin?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Burnett County are kept by the Burnett County register of deeds. Property values are set by the municipal assessor, and tax bills come from the town, village or city treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Burnett County, Wisconsin?
Certified birth and death certificates for Wisconsin come from the Wisconsin Vital Records Office, Department of Health Services. Birth, marriage, death and divorce records are also available through Wisconsin county Register of Deeds offices, and birth and death records through the Milwaukee City Health Office and the Southwest Suburban Health Department (Cities of West Allis and Greenfield). By U.S. mail to PO Box 309, Madison, WI 53701, or online or by phone through VitalChek at 877-885-2981. Fee: $20 for the first copy of each record and $3 for each additional copy of the same record.
How do I find business license records in Burnett County, Wisconsin?
Business entity filings are searched with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.
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