Iowa, Wapello County

Eddyville, Iowa Public Records

Where Eddyville's records are kept. Court and property records for Eddyville sit with Wapello County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa.

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As a small town, Eddyville relies on Wapello 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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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.

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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.

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Police & jail

Wapello County Sheriff's Office

View services offered by the Wapello County Sheriff's Office, including weapon permits, sheriff sales, jail information, and more.

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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.

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Property records

Wapello County Recorder

The Wapello County Recorder in Ottumwa holds real estate transactions from the 1840s on, plus index books, military discharges and certified birth, death and marriage records.

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About public records in Eddyville

What we hold on Eddyville, and who keeps its records.

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Eddyville at a glance

County
Wapello County
County seat
Ottumwa
Population
970
Wapello County population
35,437
Local records
Wapello County offices
ZIP codes
52553

About Eddyville public records

Eddyville is an incorporated place in Wapello County, a place of 970 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. The Wapello County offices are in Ottumwa, the county seat. Our Wapello County page lists each county office.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Eddyville

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Eddyville

Holes drawn on the old survey maps
1
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
sand and gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1968

Is an old working under a property here?

The old survey maps record 1 hole 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. Coal was mined in Iowa from the 1840s to 1994.

Sand and Gravel Pit N 1 mile
Eddyville: 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

Eddyville lies on the edge of 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.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Eddyville, Iowa

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 2 investigations with a Eddyville address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $13,588 in back wages agreed for 7 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.

Investigations closed
2
Back wages agreed
$13,588
Workers due back wages
7
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
2
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
The Carpenter's Son, LLC1$13,5887
Cargilll, Inc.1$00

Every employer whose address on the record is in Eddyville, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Iowa wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Eddyville public-records FAQs

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How do I register to vote in Eddyville, Iowa?

Voter registration in Iowa is run by the Iowa Secretary of State, and the county auditor keeps the roll for Eddyville. 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.

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

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.

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

Deeds for property in Eddyville are recorded by the county recorder, the local assessor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Wapello County page lists those offices.

How do I request an Eddyville police report?

Incident and crash reports for Eddyville come from the Wapello 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.

How do I find business license records in Eddyville, Iowa?

Businesses that operate in Eddyville 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.

How do I run an Iowa criminal background check?

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 Wapello County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Wapello County records are on the county page.