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Chickasaw County, Mississippi Public Records

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PACER, the federal judiciary's records service, holds dockets and filings from Mississippi's Northern and Southern District Courts and bankruptcy courts. State cases are kept by Mississippi circuit and chancery clerks.

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Chickasaw County at a glance

State
Mississippi
County seat
Houston
Population
17,106
Area
502 sq mi
Founded
1836
Cities and towns
6

Chickasaw County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Chickasaw County.

Police Departments. Chickasaw County is served by Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments, including the Houston Police Department and the Okolona Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 1 North Jefferson Street, Houston, MS 38851, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Chickasaw County. § 25-61-1 et seq, which establishes the right of citizens to inspect and copy public records with limited exceptions. No tribal police jurisdiction exists in Chickasaw County, as the Chickasaw Nation's governmental operations are now based in Oklahoma following their forced removal in the 1830s.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Chickasaw County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Chickasaw County

Producing when recorded
1
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
13
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
sand pit, clay pit, gravel pit, borrow pit
Maps surveyed
1966 to 2000

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 1 mine site inside the county: 1 site producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 13 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.

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. The state says it has no underground mines.

Houston Okolona New Houlka Van Vleet Woodland N 10 miles
Chickasaw County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Mississippi mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Chickasaw County (1 shown, 13 unnamed on the map)

Mississippi 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

Wage and hour cases in Chickasaw County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 26 investigations in Chickasaw County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $25,109 in back wages agreed for 73 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.

Investigations closed
26
Back wages agreed
$25,109
Workers due back wages
73
Civil money penalties
$63,930
Employers on the record
20
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
City of HoustonHouston3$11,16511
Reeves Farm LLCHouston1$5,92511
Thorn Custom Harvesting, LLCHouston3$3,03014
Chickasaw County Reg.Correctional FacilityHouston1$2,32323
T & P Harvesting, LLCHouston2$1,5416
K & J Farms, Inc.Houston2$1,1456
Wofford Tire CompanyHouston1$9112
E3 PartnershipWoodland1$2993
Pure Harvest, LLCHouston1$2242
Ellison Farms, LLCWoodland1$861
Dendy Foods, Inc.Houston2$00
Moss FarmHouston1$00
Duncan FarmsHouston1$00
Earp Farms, IncHoulka1$00
Funderburk FarmsHoulka1$00
Langley FarmHouston1$00
Vance FarmsHouston1$00
Danny Clark FarmsHouston1$00
D D & J Harvesting, LLCHouston1$00
Alexander Care, LLCHouston1$00

Every employer on the Chickasaw County record, 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 Mississippi wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Chickasaw County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Chickasaw County, Mississippi?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Chickasaw County Sheriff or a city police department in Chickasaw County. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Chickasaw County, Mississippi?

The Mississippi criminal history record comes from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center. Name based check of your own record only, requested online through the DPS Name Based Background Check by the person the record belongs to; results can take up to 30 calendar days. Fee: $32.00 per request.

How can I look up sex offenders in Chickasaw County, Mississippi?

Search the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry (Department of Public Safety), 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 Chickasaw County, Mississippi?

Register with the county Circuit Clerk or through the Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division. Mississippi has no online voter registration. No online voter registration; register in person at the Circuit Clerk's Office or by mail with an application postmarked by the deadline (October 5 for the November 3, 2026 election).

How do I look up property records in Chickasaw County, Mississippi?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Chickasaw County are kept by the Chickasaw County Chancery Clerk. Property values are set by the county Tax Assessor, and tax bills come from the county Tax Collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Chickasaw County, Mississippi?

Certified birth and death certificates for Mississippi come from the Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records. By mail with a cashier's check or money order to Mississippi Vital Records, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700, in person at the Vital Records office in Ridgeland, or online or by phone through VitalChek, the private company MSDH names, for an added fee. Fee: $17 for a birth or death certificate, $6 for each added copy of the same record ordered at the same time.

How do I find business license records in Chickasaw County, Mississippi?

Business entity filings are searched with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The Secretary of State's business portal says you may need permits and licenses from your city or county government, and requirements differ by location.

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