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Dawson, Iowa Public Records

Where Dawson's records are kept. County and state offices keep Dawson's public records.

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The cards below are the Dallas County, State of Iowa and federal offices that keep Dawson's public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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Vital records

Iowa Death and Vital Records

Iowa HHS Vital Records issues certified birth, death and marriage records filed since July 1, 1880, by mail, in person or through VitalChek, for a fee per copy.

hhs.iowa.gov
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County court

Iowa Federal Cases

Iowa has two federal trial courts, the Northern District at Cedar Rapids and Sioux City and the Southern District at Des Moines; their case files are searched through PACER.

uscourts.gov
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Police & jail

Dallas County Sheriff's Office

Dallas County, Iowa Sheriff's Office with inmate search, record requests and copies of reports, weapon permits, civil process, sheriff's sales, the jail division and job openings.

dallascountyiowa.gov
Open official site Dallas County Sheriff's Office
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Court records

Iowa Courts Online Search

View the public docket of Iowa district court and appellate cases by name or case number, free and without registration, and pay court fines and fees online. Case documents are not shown.

iowacourts.state.ia.us
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Local record guide

About public records in Dawson

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Dawson at a glance

County
Dallas County
County seat
Adel
Population
116
Dallas County population
99,678
Local records
Dallas County offices
ZIP codes
50066

About Dawson public records

Dawson, a place of 116 people, is in Dallas County, whose county seat is Adel. Court and property records sit with Dallas County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa. The county, state and federal offices are in the cards above, and our Dallas County page lists each county office.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Dawson

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Dawson

Old mine sites
1
Past producers, now closed
1
Main minerals
Clay

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 1 mine site inside the city or town limits: 1 past producer, now closed. The mineral the records name is Clay.

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. Coal was mined in Iowa from the 1840s to 1994.

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Dawson: 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 pale shapes with a name around it are the neighbouring places, from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Iowa mine map and abandoned mine records

Dawson sits over the Western Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. 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 town. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by Iowa DNR Iowa Coal Mines map and linked below.

Iowa 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.

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Dawson public-records FAQs

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How do I register to vote in Dawson, Iowa?

Voter registration in Iowa is run by the Iowa Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Dawson.

How do I look up property records in Dawson, Iowa?

Deeds for property in Dawson are recorded by the Dallas County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Dallas County page lists the county offices.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Dawson, Iowa?

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Iowa come from the state vital records office, Iowa HHS Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.

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Nearby Dallas County cities

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.