Washington, Lewis County
Where Chehalis's records are kept. Chehalis has its own city government and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Chehalis's own offices, along with State of Washington offices; the Lewis County offices are on our Lewis County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Washington State Department of Corrections Mailing Address: Post Office Box 41100, Mail Stop 41100 Olympia, Washington 98504-1100 Physical Address: 7345 Linderson Way SW Tumwater, WA 98501-6504
Open official site Find An Offender StatewideState records
A division of the Office of the Secretary of State that preserves Washington's public records, offering online records, an archives catalog, Ask an Archivist help and five regional branches.
Open official site Washington State ArchivesCounty court
Hears bankruptcy cases from Washington west of the Cascades, between the Oregon line and Canada, at courthouses in Seattle and Tacoma; links cover PACER case lookup, proof of claim filing and document copies.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of WashingtonVital records
The Center for Health Statistics issues certified Washington birth, death, stillbirth, marriage and divorce certificates; online orders go through VitalChek, its only approved vendor, and office visits are by appointment.
Open official site Washington State Department of Health Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Department of Corrections search of people now incarcerated or wanted for arrest by the department, plus Washington's wanted list and a tips form; you must accept its terms before searching.
Open official site Washington Department of Corrections Incarcerated Data SearchPolice & jail
Posts active alerts and lists of missing children, Indigenous people and other missing persons, takes tips on a 24 hour toll free line and helps families once local police have a report.
Open official site Washington State Patrol Missing and Unidentified Persons UnitPolice & jail
Washington State Patrol list of wanted people with downloadable posters; do not contact anyone shown, since they may be armed, and call 911 or the agency listed with each person.
Open official site Washington State Patrol Most WantedPolice & jail
The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs explains state registration rules and risk levels and links the public registry at wasor.org, which shows Level II and III offenders and some Level I.
Open official site WASPC Registered Sex Offender InformationPolice & jail
WSP sells conviction records: an instant WATCH search online for $11, or mail requests by name for $32 or by fingerprints for $58; public results show convictions and recent arrests still pending.
Open official site Washington State Patrol Criminal History RecordsFederal
U.S. Census Bureau fact table for Chehalis city, Washington: current population estimates plus age, sex, housing, income and business figures drawn from the 2020 Census, American Community Survey and Economic Census.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
The Chehalis city site at 350 N Market Boulevard, with City Council agendas, minutes and live meeting video, the city clerk, municipal court, police, fire, permits and online bill pay.
Open official site City of ChehalisCity records
Fire suppression, rescue and emergency services 455 N.W. Park Chehalis, WA 98532 Phone; (360) 748-3394
Open official site Chehalis Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
12 more Chehalis sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Chehalis, a place of 7,439 people, is the seat of Lewis County. Court and property records sit with Lewis County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Washington. Chehalis's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lewis County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 3 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 3 past producers, now closed; the old survey maps add 3 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Clay; crushed stone.
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. Washington has no state abandoned mine land program page; the survey's coal mine maps are the record.
Chehalis sits over the Centralia-Chehalis Field coal field and the coal there is subbituminous, worked mostly at the surface. 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 town. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by Washington Geological Survey, Coal Mine Map Collection and linked below.
Washington 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
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 24 investigations with a Chehalis address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $176,099 in back wages agreed for 415 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. St. Helens Reforestation, Inc. | 2 | $50,369 | 120 |
| C&V Reforestation, Inc. | 1 | $49,880 | 70 |
| Ramirez Reforestation, Inc. | 5 | $25,583 | 117 |
| Lewis County Work Opportunities | 3 | $13,402 | 34 |
| Dawes Trucking, Inc. | 1 | $12,048 | 11 |
| Ramon's Flooring and Carpet Installation, Inc | 1 | $8,799 | 1 |
| Four Seasons Forestry Services, Inc. | 1 | $5,260 | 23 |
| Lewis County Work Opportunities Services | 1 | $2,755 | 7 |
| Firestormers Inc. | 1 | $2,289 | 7 |
| Mt. St. Helen's Reforestation, Inc. | 1 | $722 | 9 |
| Imperial Group L.P. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Ramon Coronel Reforestation, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Chehalis Children's Clinic, P.S. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Chehalis, by back wages agreed; 9 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Washington wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Washington is run by the Washington Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Chehalis.
Deeds for property in Chehalis are recorded by the Lewis County Auditor, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Lewis County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Washington come from the state vital records office, Washington Center for Health Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Chehalis register with the Washington Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Chehalis requires one, comes from the town or Lewis 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.