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Where Diagonal's records are kept. Court and property records for Diagonal sit with Ringgold County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa.
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As a small town, Diagonal relies on Ringgold County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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Ringgold County Sheriff's Office at 801 W. South St., Mount Ayr, IA 50854, 641-464-3921, with 911 communications, 911 address requests, the sheriff's app and holiday closings.
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The Ringgold County Recorder in Mount Ayr offers recording information, historical records, Iowa Land Records, recording fees, vital records, marriage licenses and passport applications.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Diagonal, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Diagonal in ZIP code 50845 keeps its own council and town business records. The Ringgold County offices are in Mount Ayr, the county seat. Each Ringgold County office is listed on our Ringgold County page.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Diagonal sits over the Western Region and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by Iowa DNR Iowa Coal Mines map and that office is where to ask for them.
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 Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there.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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Voter registration in Iowa is run by the Iowa Secretary of State, and the county auditor keeps the roll for Diagonal. You can register online, by mail or in person. Pre registration closes 15 days before the election; you may also register and vote on election day at the polling place for your address with proof of identity and residence.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Iowa come from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Statistics. The fee is $20.00 for each certified copy. County Recorders can issue certified copies of all Iowa births from 1986 to the present and of deaths and marriages from 1954 to the present; earlier records come from the county where the event occurred.
Deeds for property in Diagonal are recorded by the county recorder, the local assessor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Ringgold County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Diagonal come from the Ringgold County Sheriff's Office, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Diagonal register with the Iowa Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. Iowa does not have a general business license; licensing depends on the nature of the business or occupation.
Iowa criminal history checks are run by the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation. The fee is $15 per last name. Name based request by mail, fax, email or in person with first name, last name and exact date of birth; the online request site is down for an upgrade and phone requests are not taken.
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Other places in Ringgold County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Ringgold County records are on the county page.