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Property records

Recorder's office, Alaska Department of Natural Resources

Look up property records by Name Search, Date Search, Plat Number Search, Survey Search, MTRS Search, Subdivision Search, No Plat Subdivision Search, Document Number Search, Document Type Search, Book and Page Search, Doc.Input/UnverifiedStatus.

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Alaska Attorney General

The Alaska Department of Law, led by the Attorney General, represents the state and prosecutes crimes but gives no legal advice to residents. Court records come from the Alaska Court System.

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Alaska Sex Offenders

Search the Alaska Dept. of Public Safety database of registered offenders by name or location.

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Alaska State Defense Force

Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, the state agency that oversees the Alaska State Defense Force alongside the Army and Air National Guard, the Naval Militia and emergency management.

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Alaska Free Business License Search

Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development official site. This database includes over 100,000 state business licenses issued by the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. Types include sole.

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About public records in Fairbanks North Star Borough

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Fairbanks North Star Borough at a glance

State
Alaska
Borough seat
Fairbanks
Population
95,655
Area
7,444 sq mi
Founded
1964
Cities and towns
7

Fairbanks North Star Borough offices and records

Law Enforcement & Arrests. The Alaska State Troopers maintain the primary law enforcement presence for unincorporated areas and state highways, with the Fairbanks Post located at 1979 Peger Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709 The Fairbanks Police Department serves the City of Fairbanks at 656 7th Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701 North Pole Police Department serves North Pole at 125 Snowman Lane, North Pole, AK 99705.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Fairbanks North Star County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Fairbanks North Star County

Old mine sites
601
Sites with no status in the records
4
Still producing
18
Worked underground, in the mine records
40
Main minerals
Gold; Antimony; Tungsten
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
411
Shafts and tunnels
20
What they are
prospect pit, gravel pit, mine shaft, adit
Maps surveyed
1966 to 1992
Records behind them
1,179 records for 1,034 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 623 named mine sites inside the county, 601 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 411 holes drawn inside the county, 20 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; Antimony; Tungsten.

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 1,152 shown
Fairbanks North Star 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.
Alaska mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Fairbanks North Star County (208 shown, 418 more named and 403 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the state police or a town or city police department. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska?

The Alaska criminal history record comes from the Alaska Department of Public Safety, Criminal Records and Identification Bureau. Name based check online or by mail, or a fingerprint based check on a standard FD-258 fingerprint card; results cover Alaska criminal justice information only. Fee: $20 for a name based check; $35 for a fingerprint based check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska?

Search the Alaska Sex Offender and Child Kidnapper Registry, 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska?

Register with the Regional Elections Office of the Alaska Division of Elections (Alaska has no counties) or through the Alaska Division of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. A registration or update must be postmarked or received 30 days before Election Day.

How do I look up property records in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Fairbanks North Star Borough are kept by the Fairbanks North Star Borough Alaska Department of Natural Resources Recorder's Office, by recording district. Property values are set by the borough or city assessor, where the borough or city levies a property tax, and tax bills come from the borough or city that levies the tax. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska?

Certified birth and death certificates for Alaska come from the Alaska Department of Health, Health Analytics and Vital Records Section. Alaska has no county vital records offices; in person service is at the Health Analytics and Vital Records offices in Anchorage and Juneau. By mail or fax with the state request form to PO Box 110675, Juneau, AK 99811, in person at the Anchorage or Juneau office, or online through VitalChek, the only vendor the office works with. Fee: $30 for the first copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate; additional copies $25 each.

How do I find business license records in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska?

Business entity filings are searched with the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. Any business with activity in Alaska needs a state Alaska Business License under AS 43.70.020.

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