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Cheshire County Attorney
Cheshire County Attorney: Felony case investigations and prosecutions, court security, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
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Property records
Cheshire County Registry of Deeds
Cheshire County Registry of Deeds, the office that records deeds, mortgages and land documents, with its index and copy rules as published.
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Police & jail
Cheshire County Office of the Sheriff
Cheshire County Office of the Sheriff, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
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Vital records
Cheshire Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces and Civil Unions
Cheshire Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces and Civil Unions, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
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City records
Cheshire County Office Directory
Cheshire County Office Directory, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.
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State records
Keene Dillant Hopkins Airport in Cheshire County
Keene Dillant Hopkins Airport in Cheshire County: General aviation facilities, corporate and commercial uses.
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Federal
Cheshire County U.S. Census
United States Census Bureau figures for Cheshire County, New Hampshire, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.
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Court records
Cheshire County Keene District Court
Cheshire County Keene District Court, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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Police & jail
State Police Troop C Field Operations Bureau Cheshire County
State Police Troop C Field Operations Bureau Cheshire County, with the incident reports, record requests and contacts the department publishes.
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City records
Cheshire County Board of Commissioners
Cheshire County Board of Commissioners: Elected officials overseeing county departments and budgets.
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State records
Keene Cheshire County Business and Community Profile
Keene Cheshire County Business and Community Profile: Population statistics, labor force, wages, employment data.
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Cheshire County Probate Court
Cheshire County Probate Court, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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More official Cheshire County record sources
14 more Cheshire County sources not listed above.
More county sources
- Cheshire County Department of CorrectionsCounty jail facility directions and inmate information
- Keene Cheshire County Employment Security DepartmentHigh school youth job seeker information, employer seminars
- Cheshire Restorative Justice Juvenile Court Diversion NetworkMonadnock Youth Diversion in Hillsborough and the region
- Cheshire County Court Public RecordsTrial case documents from court clerk
- Keene Cheshire County Public School DistrictAdministrative unit 29 covers Keene and local town schools
- Keene Cheshire County Public LibrarySearch catalog online, research databases, calendar of programs
- Historical Society of Cheshire CountyRecords, manuscripts, monographs, maps, photographs
- Keene Works Center OfficeJob seeker assistance for the county of Cheshire
- Cheshire County Safety DepartmentEnsures safe county facilities, safety training, disaster drills
- Cheshire County Attorney Victim/Witness ServicesCounty Attorney victim help: court support, case updates, referrals.
- Cheshire County DelegationFind elected representatives to legislative branch by district
- Cheshire County NewspapersSearch back issues and classifieds Keene Sentinel Keene State Equinox
- Cheshire County Alternative Sentencing ProgramTreatment program instead of jail for misdemeanor offenders
- Cheshire County Family and Property MattersProtects rights of children, elderly and disabled in Probate Court
Local record guide
About public records in Cheshire County
County profile
Cheshire County at a glance
- State
- New Hampshire
- County seat
- Keene
- Population
- 76,458
- Area
- 707 sq mi
- Founded
- 1769
- Cities and towns
- 25
Cheshire County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Cheshire County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Cheshire County.
Police Departments. Cheshire County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Cheshire County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Keene Police Department, Jaffrey Police Department, and Swanzey Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Cheshire County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 825 Marlboro Road in Keene, NH 03431, provides law enforcement services throughout Cheshire County and operates Cheshire County Department of Corrections. Smaller towns may contract with the Sheriff's Office or rely on New Hampshire State Police Troop C, which covers the southwestern region. Arrest records and criminal history information in New Hampshire are governed by RSA 91-A, the Right-to-Know Law, which establishes public access to governmental records.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Cheshire County are maintained by Cheshire County Sheriff's Office and local police departments.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Cheshire County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Cheshire County
- Old mine sites
- 76
- Sites with no status in the records
- 6
- Still producing
- 4
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 14
- Main minerals
- Feldspar; Mica; Silica
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 72
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit, sand pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, sand and gravel pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1961 to 1998
- Records behind them
- 159 records for 158 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 86 named mine sites inside the county, 76 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 72 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Feldspar; Mica; Silica.
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. No abandoned mine inventory is published.
New Hampshire mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Cheshire County (86 shown, 72 unnamed on the map)
- Burroughs Beryl ProspectBeryllium | Prospect
- Davidson Farm PegmatiteBeryllium | Prospect
- Ed Clark MineBeryllium | Past Producer | Surface
- Howe Ledge Beryl ProspectBeryllium | Occurrence
- Osborne MineBeryllium | Past Producer | Surface
- Caldwell Pond DiatomiteDiatomite | Prospect
- Mud Pond DiatomiteDiatomite | Prospect
- Rockwood Swamp DiatomiteDiatomite | Past Producer | Offshore
- Allen Feldspar QuarryFeldspar | Past Producer | Surface
- Bingham Hill ProspectFeldspar | Prospect
- Blister MineFeldspar | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Britton Feldspar MineFeldspar | Prospect | Surface and underground
- Caron MineFeldspar | Past Producer | Surface
- Chickering MineFeldspar | Past Producer | Surface
- Colony Feldspar MineFeldspar | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Daniel O'Neil PropertyFeldspar | Prospect
- Fitzgibbon Mica MineFeldspar | Prospect | Surface
- Fletcher Feldspar MineFeldspar | Past Producer | Surface
- French Mica MineFeldspar | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Hall Feldspar ProspectFeldspar | Prospect
- Howard Prospect GilsumFeldspar | Prospect
- James Davis ProspectFeldspar | Prospect | Surface
- Jehial White Mica MineFeldspar | Prospect | Surface
- Kirk No. 1 Mica MineFeldspar | Prospect | Surface
- Kirk No.2 Mica MineFeldspar | Past Producer | Surface
- Lyman MineFeldspar | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Pomlow MineFeldspar | Past Producer | Surface
- Turner MineFeldspar | Past Producer | Surface
- Winham MineFeldspar | Past Producer | Surface
- Woodbury Cory ProspectFeldspar | Prospect | Surface
- Golding Keene's Co. MineFeldspar, Mica | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- George Porter MineFeldspar, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Pierce MineFluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Stoddard Property/Pierce MinesFluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer
- Will Wise MineFluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer
- Adam Rock MineGraphite | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Osgood MineGraphite | Past Producer | Surface
- Rev. Gad Newell ProspectGraphite | Past Producer | Surface
- Walpole Graphite MineGraphite | Past Producer
- Mine On Mine Mtn.Iron | Past Producer | Underground
- WinchesterIron | Past Producer
- Beech Hill DepositKyanite | Occurrence
- Cobb Hill DepositKyanite | Occurrence
- Gap Mountain DepositKyanite | Occurrence
- Halfway House DepositKyanite | Occurrence
- Pumpelly Ridge DepositsKyanite | Occurrence
- Surry Mountain MineLead | Past Producer
- Beauregard Mica MineMica | Prospect | Surface
- Blake MineMica | Past Producer | Surface
- Hope Farm Mica ProspectMica | Prospect
- Island Mica MineMica | Prospect | Surface and underground
- Nichols Mica MineMica | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Nims MineMica | Past Producer | Surface
- Provencher Mica ProspectMica | Prospect | Surface and underground
- Surry Dam ProspectMica | Prospect | Surface
- Big MineMica, Feldspar | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Honeywell Estate ProspectMolybdenum | Occurrence | Surface
- LincolnMolybdenum | Occurrence
- Lincoln MineMolybdenum | Past Producer
- Lincoln MineMolybdenum | Unknown
- Spofford OccurrenceMolybdenum | Occurrence
- Walpole PlantPhosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- Cold River PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Frank W Whitcomb ConstructionSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Keene PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Keene PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Keene Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Keene Sand and Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Hinsdale Foundry Sand ProspectSilica | Prospect
- Keene Foundry Sand No.1Silica | Prospect
- Keene Foundry Sand No.2Silica | Unknown
- Spragueville Sand ProspectSilica | Prospect
- Walpole Foundry Sand ProspectSilica | Prospect
- West Swanzey Foundry SandSilica | Prospect
- Westmoreland Foundry Sand No. 2Silica | Prospect
- Westmoreland Foundry Sand No.1Silica | Prospect
- Cold River Pit & MillStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- H.H. Buswell PropertyStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Offshore
- Walpole PlantStone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown
- Westmoreland PlantStone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown
- Westmoreland Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Shaws Corner Sulfide ShowingSulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence
- Richmond QuarryTalc-Soapstone | Past Producer | Surface
- Allen MineTantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Feldspar | Occurrence
- Mt. Monadnock Area Sillimanite DepositsOccurrence
- Stoddard Fluorite MinePast Producer | Underground
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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Cheshire County public-records FAQs
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Cheshire County, New Hampshire?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Cheshire County Sheriff or a city police department in Cheshire County. Ask that agency for its record.
How do I get a criminal background check in Cheshire County, New Hampshire?
The New Hampshire criminal history record comes from the New Hampshire State Police, Criminal Records Unit. Public criminal conviction records go to anyone who sends a completed Criminal Record Release Authorization Form (DSSP 256) with the fee, payable to State of NH, Criminal Records. Fee: $25.00 per request.
How can I look up sex offenders in Cheshire County, New Hampshire?
Search the New Hampshire Registration of Criminal Offenders (Division of State Police), 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 Cheshire County, New Hampshire?
Register with the town or city clerk and the supervisors of the checklist or through the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Elections Division. New Hampshire has no online voter registration. Same day registration: yes, at your polling place on Election Day with proof of qualifications (RSA 654:7-a); before the election, register at the town or city clerk's office up to 6 to 13 days before, depending on the town.
How do I look up property records in Cheshire County, New Hampshire?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Cheshire County are kept by the Cheshire County Registry of Deeds. Property values are set by the town or city selectmen or assessors, and tax bills come from the town or city tax collector. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Cheshire County, New Hampshire?
Certified birth and death certificates for New Hampshire come from the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Division of Vital Records Administration. City and town clerks issue certified copies for the same fee; a birth certificate for anyone born in New Hampshire after 1935 can be obtained from any town or city clerk in the state. In person from a city or town clerk, or by mail to Division of Vital Records Administration, NH Secretary of State, 9 Ratification Way, Concord, NH 03301-2410. Fee: $15 for the search and first copy, $10 for each added copy ordered at the same time (RSA 5-C:10).
How do I find business license records in Cheshire County, New Hampshire?
Business entity filings are searched with the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division.
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Cities, towns and neighboring counties
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