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Directory of County Departments

Directory of County Departments, the government site for Coos County, Oregon, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.

co.coos.or.us
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Directory of Coos County Cities

Directory of Coos County Cities, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.

bluebook.oregon.gov
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Coos County U.S Census

United States Census Bureau figures for Coos County, Oregon, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.

census.gov
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Coos County Jury Duty

Coos County Jury Duty: Eligibility and deferral information for jurors, on the official site of the office that keeps it.

courts.oregon.gov
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Coquille School District

Coquille School District, with the district, school and program information it publishes for Coos County, Oregon.

coquille.k12.or.us
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Coos County at a glance

State
Oregon
County seat
Coquille
Population
64,929
Area
1,606 sq mi
Founded
1853
Cities and towns
9

Coos County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Coos County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Coos County.

Police Departments. Coos County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Coos County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Coos Bay Police Department, North Bend Police Department, and Bandon Police Department. Each department has jurisdiction over its respective city, while the Sheriff's Office covers unincorporated areas.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Coos County is primarily handled by Coos County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 250 North Baxter Street in Coquille, Oregon 97423. Coos County Jail, located at the same address as the Sheriff's Office, houses pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates. Inmate information can be obtained by calling the jail or visiting the Sheriff's Office website, which may provide an inmate roster with booking information. Municipal police departments operating within Coos County include the Coos Bay Police Department (500 Central Avenue, Coos Bay), the North Bend Police Department (1840 Sheridan Avenue, North Bend), the Bandon Police Department (555 Highway 101, Bandon), the Coquille Police Department (851 North Central Boulevard, Coquille), and the Myrtle Point Police Department (424 Fifth Street, Myrtle Point). Arrest records in Coos County are considered public records under Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 192, the state's public records law. Oregon's public records law (ORS 192.410-192.505) governs access to arrest logs, incident reports, and booking records, with certain exemptions for active investigations and personal privacy considerations.

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

The jail provides an inmate lookup process through their official website, where you can search by name or booking number. You can visit the jail in person at 1975 McPherson Street, North Bend, OR 97459, or call them at (541) 396-7850 for more information.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Coos County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Coos County

Old mine sites
268
Sites with no status in the records
5
Still producing
41
Worked underground, in the mine records
9
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; Chromium; Stone
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
136
Shafts and tunnels
6
What they are
quarry, borrow pit, gravel pit, adit
Maps surveyed
1970 to 1990
Records behind them
574 records for 450 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 314 named mine sites inside the county, 268 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 136 holes drawn inside the county, 6 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Chromium; Stone.

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. Oregon has no state abandoned mine land program page; abandoned mine hazards on federal land are a BLM and Forest Service matter.

Coos 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. Hover a dot for its name.
Oregon mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Coos County (207 shown, 114 more named and 129 unnamed on the map)

Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.

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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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Coos County, Oregon?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Coos County Sheriff or a city police department in Coos County. Ask that agency for its record. Under ORS 133.870, as amended by Senate Bill 993 (2025), a law enforcement agency may not release a booking photo except to the person shown, other law enforcement, the victim, a party in the criminal case, the court, a licensed investigator or a state mental hospital, to the public when there is a law enforcement purpose such as catching a fugitive, or after a conviction that results from that arrest.

How do I get a criminal background check in Coos County, Oregon?

The Oregon criminal history record comes from the Oregon State Police, Criminal Justice Information Services. Request a name based Open Record on another person through the OSP Open Records Portal (ORS 181A.245), or mail the form, a fingerprint card and the fee for a copy of your own record; OSP takes public fingerprints only at its Salem headquarters. Fee: $33 for an Open Record name search on another person; $33.00 for a fingerprint based copy of your own record.

How can I look up sex offenders in Coos County, Oregon?

Search the Oregon Sex Offender Registry (Oregon State Police; public site lists Level 3 offenders), 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 Coos County, Oregon?

Register with the county elections office or through the Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. The deadline to register is 21 days before Election Day; many voters are registered automatically at the DMV.

How do I look up property records in Coos County, Oregon?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Coos County are kept by the Coos County clerk. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county tax collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Coos County, Oregon?

Certified birth and death certificates for Oregon come from the Oregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statistics (Oregon Vital Records). Most county vital records offices in Oregon issue birth and death records for six months after the date of the event; they are in the county health department or the county clerk's office. Online or by phone through the state's contracted vendor VitalChek, by mail to Oregon Vital Records, PO Box 14050, Portland OR 97293, at the drop box at 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland, or in person by appointment at that address. Fee: $25 for a computer issued birth certificate and $30 for a full image birth certificate; $25.00 for each additional certificate.

How do I find business license records in Coos County, Oregon?

Business entity filings are searched with the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division. Oregon has no general state business license; cities and counties may require a license for businesses operating in their jurisdictions.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.

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