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Clay 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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Clay County at a glance

State
Mississippi
County seat
West Point
Population
18,636
Area
416 sq mi
Founded
1871
Cities and towns
4

Clay County offices and records

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

Police Departments. Clay County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Clay County Sheriff's Office and the West Point Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Clay County Sheriff's Office, located at 205 Court Street, West Point, MS 39773, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Clay County. Clay County Detention Center, operated by the Sheriff's Office at the same Court Street complex, houses county inmates and provides online inmate search capabilities through the VINELink Mississippi system and Clay County's jail management portal. Arrest records in Clay County are considered public records under Mississippi Code § 25-61-1 et seq, the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, which establishes the right of citizens to inspect and copy public records with certain exceptions.

Criminal Records. For an authoritative source, see Clay County Arrest, Court, and Public Records .

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 Clay County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Clay County

Old mine sites
6
Past producers, now closed
5
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
1
Producing when recorded
3
Main minerals
Calcium; Limestone, High Calcium; Iron
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
21
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
quarry, gravel pit, sand pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated
Maps surveyed
1987

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 9 mine sites inside the county: 5 past producers, now closed, 1 prospect or occurrence that was never worked, 3 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 21 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Calcium; Limestone, High Calcium; Iron.

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.

West Point Pheba N 10 miles
Clay 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 Clay County (9 shown, 21 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 Clay County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 23 investigations in Clay County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $134,948 in back wages agreed for 114 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
23
Back wages agreed
$134,948
Workers due back wages
114
Civil money penalties
$1,007
Employers on the record
21
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Pennies Express IncWest Point1$63,02611
West Point Fast Break, IncWest Point1$29,72615
Shri Krishna Inc.West Point2$12,50021
Tender Loving Personal Care HomeWest Point1$9,43615
Zil, IncWest Point1$6,8817
Foodland GroceryWest Point1$4,9132
Star Investment, Inc.West Point1$3,91015
Graham Roofing Inc.West Point1$3,80715
West Point Housing AuthorityWest Point1$2,8271
Huddle House, Inc.West Point3$2,54022
Alomaris, LLCWest Point1$1,3176
Ms Link Enterprises INC.West Point1$1,0891
Sykes Trucking & Construction, LLCWest Point1$9314
Prairie Foods, LLCWest Point1$361
Vaco # 2, LLCWest Point1$00
Ambassador Financial Solutions, Inc.West Point1$00
Waverly Care Home, LLCWest Point1$00
Sun Beauty SupplyWest Point1$00
McBrayer Development. LLCWest Point1$00
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing of MississippiWest Point1$00
Global Midsouth Holding CorpWest Point1$00

Every employer on the Clay 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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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Clay County, Mississippi?

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

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

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