West Virginia, Braxton County
Where Burnsville's records are kept. Court and property records for Burnsville sit with Braxton County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of West Virginia.
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As a small town, Burnsville relies on Braxton County and the State of West Virginia for its public records. The cards below are the West Virginia state offices, and the Braxton County offices are on our Braxton County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital records
The state's official repository of birth, death, marriage and divorce records issues certified birth, death, fetal death and marriage certificates for a fee and corrects or amends records; genealogy requests are handled too.
Open official site West Virginia Health Statistics Center Vital RecordsVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseCity records
From the Culture Center in Charleston, West Virginia Archives and History offers birth, death and marriage databases and genealogy guides; written research requests cost $10 in state and $20 from elsewhere.
Open official site West Virginia Archives and HistoryCounty court
Covers northern West Virginia from offices in Wheeling and Clarksburg; the court posts hearing and 341 meeting calendars, opinions and forms, and its case locator runs through PACER.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of West VirginiaCounty court
Website of West Virginia's unified court system, with court information by county, forms, e-filing, payments, court record searches and Supreme Court of Appeals and Intermediate Court of Appeals opinions and dockets.
Open official site West Virginia JudiciaryEverything else, organized
15 more Burnsville sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Burnsville, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Burnsville, a place of 394 people, keeps its own council and town business records. The Braxton County offices are in Sutton, the county seat. See our Braxton County page for every county office.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Burnsville sits over the Appalachian Region and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by Virginia Energy, Coal Mine Mapping and that office is where to ask for them.
West Virginia 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.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in West Virginia is run by the West Virginia Secretary of State, and the county clerk keeps the roll for Burnsville. You can register online, by mail or in person. Voter registration closes on the 21st day before the election (W. Va. Code 3-2-6).
Certified birth and death certificates for events in West Virginia come from the West Virginia Health Statistics Center, Vital Registration Office. The fee is $12 for each copy.
Deeds for property in Burnsville are recorded by the clerk of the county commission, the county assessor sets the assessed value, and the county sheriff sends the tax bill. Our Braxton County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Burnsville register with the West Virginia Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. Most cities and counties require a local business license or permit to operate within city or county limits, according to the state business portal.
West Virginia criminal history checks are run by the West Virginia State Police, Criminal Identification Bureau. Background checks are fingerprint based and go through IdentoGO; schedule an appointment at www.identogo.com or call 855-766-7746.
Same county
Other places in Braxton County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Braxton County records are on the county page.