Iowa, Lucas County
Where Chariton's records are kept. Chariton has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Chariton's own offices, along with State of Iowa offices; the Lucas County offices are on our Lucas County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
The State Historical Society of Iowa opens its collection of more than 209 million items, with a catalog of government records, manuscripts, newspapers and photographs, research centers, reference requests and copy orders.
Open official site State Historical Society of Iowa ResearchCounty court
Serves southern Iowa from 111 Locust Street in Des Moines; the court posts 341 meeting and courtroom calendars, decisions and orders, takes copy requests and links PACER case information.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of IowaCounty court
Iowa's state court system online: find any county courthouse, search court records, fill in interactive court forms, eFile documents and follow Supreme Court opinions and oral arguments.
Open official site Iowa Judicial BranchVital records
Iowa's Department of Health and Human Services runs Medicaid, food and cash assistance and public health programs, and supplies certified copies of birth, death and marriage records.
Open official site Iowa Department of Health and Human ServicesPolice & jail
The Iowa Department of Corrections explains visiting, phone calls, messaging, mail, money deposits, care packages and voting rights restoration for families of people in prison, and links to its offender search.
Open official site Iowa Department of Corrections Inmate and Family ServicesPolice & jail
Clearinghouse set up in 1985 within the Iowa Department of Public Safety, listing missing persons with age, last contact date and the reporting agency; search by name, gender, race or physical traits.
Open official site Iowa DCI Missing Person Information ClearinghousePolice & jail
Kept by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation since July 1995: search registrants by name, alias or ZIP code, view a county map, and set free email watches sent within an hour of changes.
Open official site Iowa Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation record checks, on yourself or someone else, cost $15 per last name and need first name, last name and exact birth date; send online, by mail, fax or email.
Open official site Iowa DCI Criminal History Record CheckFederal
U.S. Census Bureau data profile of Chariton city, Iowa: a 2020 Census count of 4,193, then income and poverty, education, employment, housing, health, and race and ethnicity statistics.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
Chariton city offices at 115 South Main Street, phone 641-774-5991, with the city clerk, building and code, the municipal code, agendas and minutes, public information requests, permits and the cemetery.
Open official site City of CharitonCity records
Chariton City Administration: Department and staff directory 115 S. Main Street Chariton IA 50049 Phone: (641) 774-5991 Fax: (641) 774-4111 Email: cit.
Open official site Chariton City AdministrationPolice & jail
Law enforcement services 1023 Linden Avenue Chariton IA 50049 Phone: (641) 774-5083
Open official site Chariton Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
12 more Chariton sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Chariton, a place of 4,193 people, is the seat of Lucas County. Court and property records sit with Lucas County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa. Chariton's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lucas County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Chariton sits over the Western 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 Iowa DNR Iowa Coal Mines map and that office is where to ask for them.
Iowa 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 Iowa is run by the Iowa Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Chariton.
Deeds for property in Chariton are recorded by the Lucas County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Lucas County page lists the county offices.
Businesses that operate in Chariton register with the Iowa Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Chariton requires one, comes from the town or Lucas County.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.