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Elko County Juvenile Division

Elko County's juvenile court and probation office handle the delinquency and dependency cases of young people, and those records are closed by law except to the court and the people it allows.

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Court Calendar, with the court location, contacts and the case records it keeps for Elko County, Nevada.

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Elko County at a glance

State
Nevada
County seat
Elko
Population
53,702
Area
17,203 sq mi
Founded
1869
Cities and towns
14

Elko County offices and records

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

Police Departments. In addition to Elko County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Elko County is provided by municipal police departments such as the Elko Police Department and the West Wendover Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Elko County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 775 4th Street, Elko, NV 89801, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Elko County and operates Elko County Jail. Elko County Jail, a detention facility operated by the Sheriff's Office, houses pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates. Arrest records in Elko County are considered public records under Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 239 (Nevada Public Records Act), specifically NRS 239.010.

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

775 W. Silver St., Elko, NV 89801 • Phone: (775) 777-2501 Their online inmate search tool allows you to view current inmates, including booking details and charges. For further assistance, you may call the jail directly at (775) 777-2530.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Elko County

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

From the old mine records

Elko County mine record counts

Named mine sites in the mineral file
1,659
Worked out or abandoned
1,464
Still producing
65
Main minerals
Gold; Copper; Lead
Mine features on the topographic sheets
7,112
Shafts, adits and tunnels
826
Kinds mapped
prospect pit, adit, mine shaft, gravel pit
Sheets surveyed
1957 to 1991
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The USGS mineral file records 1,659 named mine sites inside the county, 1,464 of them worked out or abandoned; the USGS topographic mine features add 7,112 features mapped inside the county, 826 of them shafts, adits or tunnels, digitised from the old survey sheets. The minerals the records name are Gold; Copper; Lead.

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.

600 of 8,576 shown
Elko County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, each dot an old mine site from the USGS mineral file or a mine feature from the historical topographic sheets. Purple is a mapped shaft, adit or tunnel. Hover a dot for its name.
Nevada mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Elko County (70 shown, 8,489 more on record)

The names that open a link are from the federal mineral file and open their own USGS record. The rest were digitised from the historical topographic sheets, which hold no record page for a single feature, so the sheet and the year it was surveyed are named instead.

Elko County lies on the edge of the Goose Creek Field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The records only show a hole where somebody wrote one down or drew it on a map, never the outline of the workings themselves, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Digital Library (Mining District Files, Engineering Files) and linked below.

Nevada 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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Elko County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Elko County, Nevada?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Elko County Sheriff or a city police department in Elko County. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Elko County, Nevada?

The Nevada criminal history record comes from the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Records, Communications and Compliance Division (Criminal History Repository). Fingerprint based request for your own record: send a complete rolled ten print fingerprint card, form DPS 006 and a money order or cashier's check to 333 West Nye Lane, Suite 100, Carson City, Nevada 89706, or submit electronically from inside Nevada. Fee: $27.00 per applicant.

How can I look up sex offenders in Elko County, Nevada?

Search the Nevada Sex Offender Registry (Department of Public Safety), 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 Elko County, Nevada?

Register with the county clerk or through the Nevada Secretary of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. Same day registration: yes, in person at a polling place in your county on Election Day before the polls close (NRS 293.5772).

How do I look up property records in Elko County, Nevada?

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

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Elko County, Nevada?

Certified birth and death certificates for Nevada come from the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Office of Vital Records. Records can also be obtained in Clark County and in Washoe County, where pricing may vary. Online through VitalChek, the only online vendor the office uses, or by phone at 877-456-5410, or by mail with the birth or death record application, identification and payment. Fee: $25 for each certified birth certificate; $25 for each certified death certificate if the death occurred in Carson, Clark, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral or Washoe County, $22 in any other Nevada county.

How do I find business license records in Elko County, Nevada?

Business entity filings are searched with the Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings. Nevada requires a State Business License from the Secretary of State and applicable local business licenses from the city or county where you operate.

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