Michigan, Branch County
Where Coldwater's records are kept. Court and property records for Coldwater sit with Branch County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan.
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Coldwater relies on Branch County and the State of Michigan for its public records. The cards below are the Michigan state offices, and the Branch County offices are on our Branch County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The Offender Tracking Information System lists Michigan prisoners, parolees, probationers, absconders and discharged offenders, searchable by name, offender number, age, race and marks, scars or tattoos.
Open official site Michigan Department of Corrections OTIS Offender SearchPolice & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
The Library of Michigan holds city and county histories, newspaper clippings, vital records, cemetery transcripts and plat maps for use during library hours, plus county guides and FamilySearch affiliate access on site.
Open official site Library of Michigan Family HistoryCounty court
Federal bankruptcy court with locations in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette and Traverse City; it offers court calendars, opinions, copies of documents, a phone case information line and PACER access.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of MichiganCounty court
Site of Michigan's One Court of Justice: Supreme Court and Court of Appeals news, cases, opinions and orders, a trial court directory, court forms, MiFILE electronic filing and help for people representing themselves.
Open official site Michigan CourtsEverything else, organized
17 more Coldwater sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Coldwater, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Coldwater, a place of 13,822 people, is the seat of Branch County, so most county offices are in Coldwater itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Our Branch 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 4 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 2 sites producing when the record was made, 1 processing plant, which is not a working, 1 site with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 2 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 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. GeoWebFace shows historic mining sites as points; no agency page with underground workings outlines was found, and the OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds Michigan maps.
Michigan 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 22 investigations with a Coldwater address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $200,595 in back wages agreed for 418 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raj Patel Inc | 2 | $47,883 | 10 |
| Maroa Farms, Inc. | 1 | $29,088 | 161 |
| Rocha-Quintana, LLC | 1 | $26,314 | 15 |
| Century Financial Corporation | 1 | $25,374 | 75 |
| Avra Warehousing, Inc. | 1 | $10,191 | 34 |
| Adapt, Inc. | 1 | $8,251 | 57 |
| Holland Epoxy Floors and More | 1 | $6,783 | 9 |
| Gibralter Industries, Inc. | 1 | $4,000 | 1 |
| Country Haven, Inc. | 1 | $3,980 | 13 |
| Country Haven AFC, Inc. | 1 | $1,571 | 9 |
| Wal-Mart Stores East, LP | 2 | $647 | 1 |
| Employment Plus, Inc. | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Los Tequilas Corporation | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Felpausch Food Centers, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| KFC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Manpower of Lansing, Michigan, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| ST USA Holding Corp. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Coldwater, by back wages agreed; 7 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Michigan wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Michigan is run by the Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections, and the city or township clerk keeps the roll for Coldwater. You can register online, by mail or in person. Same day registration: yes. With 15 or more days before an election you can register online, by mail or in person; within 14 days and on Election Day, only in person at your local clerk's office with proof of residency.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Michigan come from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics. The fee is $34 search fee for a standard record ($14 online processing fee); $14.00 for one copy of your own birth record if you are 65 or older. Copies of records may also be obtained from the County Clerk in the county where the event occurred.
Deeds for property in Coldwater are recorded by the county Register of Deeds, the city or township assessor sets the assessed value, and the city or township treasurer; taxes unpaid on March 1 go to the county treasurer as delinquent sends the tax bill. Our Branch County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Coldwater register with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division, which runs the state business entity search. Assumed names of sole proprietorships and co-partnership names are filed with the county clerk in each county where business is conducted.
Michigan criminal history checks are run by the Michigan State Police, Criminal Justice Information Center. The fee is $10.00 for a name based criminal record check (MCL 28.273). Name search online through the Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT); fingerprint searches only where a state or federal law, executive order or rule requires one.
Same county
Other places in Branch County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Branch County records are on the county page.