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Butler County at a glance
- State
- Ohio
- County seat
- Hamilton
- Population
- 390,357
- Area
- 470 sq mi
- Founded
- 1803
- Cities and towns
- 11
Butler County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Butler County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Butler County. Notable divisions within the Sheriff's Office include the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program and a specialized SWAT team that handles high-risk situations.
Police Departments. Butler County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Butler County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Hamilton Police Department, Middletown Police Department, and Fairfield Police Department. Each city department handles law enforcement within its jurisdiction, while the Sheriff's Office covers unincorporated areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Butler County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Richard K. Jones, is headquartered at 705 Hanover Street, Hamilton, OH 45011. The main non-emergency phone number is 513-785-1300. Arrest records in Butler County are public records under Ohio Revised Code Section 149.43, the state's Public Records Law, which requires government agencies to make public records available for inspection and copying within a reasonable time. Butler County Communications Center handles 911 emergency calls and dispatch services for multiple agencies throughout Butler County.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
Mugshots and booking photos are generally available through the Sheriff's online inmate roster or by contacting the jail directly at 513-785-1400. Butler County Recorder's Office, located at 130 High Street, Hamilton, OH 45011 (phone: 513-887-3154), maintains all land records for Butler County. Marriage licenses are issued by Butler County Probate Court, located at 101 High Street, Hamilton, OH 45011 (phone: 513-887-3782).
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Butler County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Butler County
- Old mine sites
- 11
- Sites with no status in the records
- 7
- Still producing
- 11
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 69
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, open pit mine or quarry, quarry
- Maps surveyed
- 1955 to 1988
- Records behind them
- 99 records for 98 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 29 named mine sites inside the county, 11 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 69 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. 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. Coverage is automatic in the 26 mandatory counties (Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Scioto, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington) and optional in 11 more.
Ohio mine map and abandoned mine records
- ODNR Ohio Mines Locator (Mines of Ohio)Locations and permit information for thousands of mapped surface and underground coal and mineral mines, found by entering a street address or clicking mining features, with statewide shapefile download; the viewer itself opens at https://gis.ohiodnr.gov/MapViewer/?config=OhioMines.
- ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management, Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation ProgramsThe state and federal AML programs that investigate and fix hazards from pre law coal mining; questions and concerns to minerals@dnr.ohio.gov.
- ODNR Map Viewer, Mines of Ohio layers (Divisions of Geological Survey and Mineral Resources Management)The map application behind the Mines Locator with the abandoned underground mine polygons digitized from archival mine maps, organized by county, with a Data tab listing the shapefiles.
- ODNR Mine Subsidence Insurance (Ohio Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund)The 1985 state fund administered by the Mine Subsidence Insurance Governing Board through the Ohio Mine Subsidence Insurance Underwriting Association: in 26 mandatory counties the cover is added to every homeowner policy for $1 a year, in 11 optional counties it is $5 a year by choice, and claims go to the homeowner agent or insurer.
Named workings recorded in Butler County (29 shown, 69 unnamed on the map)
- Armco Inc/ Hamilton, OhioIron | Unknown | A processing plant, not a working
- Armco Inc/ Middletown, OhioIron | Unknown | A processing plant, not a working
- Aggregate Services PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- American Materials/ Hamilton, OhioSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | A processing plant, not a working
- Dingledine Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | Surface
- Fairfield PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Fairfield PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Fairfield Plant No. 10 & PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | Surface
- Fairfield Plant Number 10 and PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Hamilton Plant #710Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Hilltop PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Indian Creek PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Indian Creek Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Mecco Inc.Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Mecco, Incorporated PltSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Middletown PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Middletown PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Moorman PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Moorman PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Moorman Pit & MillSand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | Surface
- New Miami PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Ross PlantSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Ross Plant Number 15 and PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Schlichter PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | Surface
- Schlichter PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Symmes PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Symmes PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Watson PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Watson PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
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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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Butler County, Ohio?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Butler County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Butler County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Ohio Revised Code 2927.22 no one who publishes criminal record information, booking photographs included, may ask for or accept a fee to remove, correct or stop publishing it; a violation is a first degree misdemeanor.
How do I get a criminal background check in Butler County, Ohio?
The Ohio criminal history record comes from the Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). Checks are fingerprint based: submit fingerprints electronically through a WebCheck location, or mail the BCI Civilian Background Check card with payment to P.O. Box 365, London, Ohio 43140. Fee: $22.00 for a BCI check.
How can I look up sex offenders in Butler County, Ohio?
Search the Ohio Attorney General Electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification (eSORN), 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 Butler County, Ohio?
Register with the county board of elections or through the Ohio Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Registration forms must be received or postmarked by the 30th day before the election.
How do I look up property records in Butler County, Ohio?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Butler County are kept by the Butler County recorder. Property values are set by the county auditor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Butler County, Ohio?
Certified birth and death certificates for Ohio come from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. More than 100 local vital statistics offices at local health departments in Ohio offer in person or other same day certified copies of Ohio vital records. Online through the Department of Health order portal with a credit card, by mail with check or money order to PO Box 15098, Columbus, Ohio 43215-0098, or in person at a local vital statistics office; the state office at 4200 Surface Road, Columbus serves same day birth record requests Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee: $21.50 for each certified birth or death record.
How do I find business license records in Butler County, Ohio?
Business entity filings are searched with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Ohio.gov says some licenses and permits come from the state and others come from your city or county.
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