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Clarke County, Mississippi Public Records

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Mississippi Federal Cases

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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Clarke County at a glance

State
Mississippi
County seat
Quitman
Population
15,615
Area
692 sq mi
Founded
1833
Cities and towns
4

Clarke County offices and records

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

Police Departments. Law enforcement in Clarke County is provided by Clarke County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments in cities like Quitman and Enterprise.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Clarke County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 205 Court Street in Quitman, Mississippi 39355, is the primary law enforcement agency for Clarke County's unincorporated areas.

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 Clarke County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Clarke County

Producing when recorded
1
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
64
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
clay pit, gravel pit, sand pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated
Maps surveyed
1963 to 1983

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 64 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.

Quitman De Soto Stonewall Enterprise Pachuta Shubuta N 10 miles
Clarke 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 Clarke County (1 shown, 64 unnamed on the map)

Clarke County sits over the Mississippi Region coal field and the coal there is lignite, 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 county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by MDEQ Office of Geology, Mining and Reclamation Division and linked below.

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 Clarke County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 11 investigations in Clarke County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $37,685 in back wages agreed for 37 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
11
Back wages agreed
$37,685
Workers due back wages
37
Civil money penalties
$6,104
Employers on the record
10
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Clark County Sheriff's DepartmentQuitman1$34,49731
Weems Mental Heath Agency, Inc.Quitman1$2,6014
Green Fleet Mowing ServiceQuitman1$4211
Express Lane of StonewallStonewall1$1651
Dollar General CorporationEnterprise2$361
Circle Lane Contractors, LLCShubuta1$00
Quitman Drugs, LLCQuitman1$00
Serenity Hospice LLCQuitman1$00
Dart Container of Michigan, LLCQuitman1$00
Breckenridge Farms, LLCShubuta1$00

Every employer on the Clarke County record, by back wages agreed; 4 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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Clarke County public-records FAQs

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

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

How can I get a criminal background check in Clarke 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 do I look up sex offenders in Clarke 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 Clarke 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 Clarke County, Mississippi?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Clarke County are kept by the Clarke 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 Clarke 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 Clarke 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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