Illinois, St. Clair County
Where Fairview Heights's records are kept. Fairview Heights has its own city government, clerk's office, police department and public library; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Fairview Heights's own offices, along with State of Illinois offices; the St. Clair County offices are on our St. Clair County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Illinois' state prison agency, with links to the Individual in Custody Search, victim notification, wanted fugitives, sex offender information and Freedom of Information Act requests.
Open official site Illinois Department of CorrectionsState records
Illinois State Archives genealogy and historical records for Fairview Heights.
Open official site Fairview Heights Illinois Archives and GenealogyCounty court
Covers southern Illinois from the Melvin Price Federal Courthouse in East St. Louis and a second office in Benton, posting opinions, court calendars, local rules, general orders and forms.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of IllinoisCounty court
Official site of the Illinois Judicial Branch, with Supreme and Appellate Court news and opinions, a Find Your Court guide to each county, e-FileIL information and Re:SearchIL for documents filed through eFileIL.
Open official site Illinois CourtsVital records
Handles mailed requests for Illinois birth and death records, which take about 12 weeks; death records go only to people with a personal or property interest, and marriage copies come from county clerks.
Open official site Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Keeps Illinois criminal history records tied to more than five million fingerprint files; people review or challenge their own record through a Live Scan Access and Review request, and the Joliet office requires appointments.
Open official site Illinois State Police Bureau of IdentificationPolice & jail
Names people wanted on fugitive warrants issued at the request of the Illinois Department of Corrections; tips about where they are go to a toll free line, and information from the public stays confidential.
Open official site Illinois Department of Corrections Wanted FugitivesPolice & jail
Illinois State Police offender registration records show each registered sex offender's address on a map that refreshes hourly, along with murderer and violent offender against youth registrants; adjudicated juveniles are excluded.
Open official site Illinois State Police Sex Offender RegistrationCity records
Fairview Heights city government with the City Clerk's Office, business registration, building inspections, code enforcement, planning and zoning, permits, police resources and reports, and the agenda center.
Open official site City of Fairview HeightsCity records
Administration of public records 10025 Bunkum Rd. Fairview Heights, IL 62208 Phone: (618) 489-2000 Fax: (618) 489-2099
Open official site Fairview Heights City ClerkPolice & jail
Law enforcement services 10027 Bunkum Rd Fairview Heights, IL 62208-1703 Phone: (618) 489-2100
Open official site Fairview Heights Police DepartmentCity records
Reference materials and research assistance 10017 Bunkum Road Fairview Heights, IL 62208-1703 Phone: 618-489-2070 Fax: 6
Open official site Fairview Heights Public LibraryEverything else, organized
11 more Fairview Heights sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Fairview Heights, a place of 16,706 people, is in St. Clair County, whose county seat is Belleville. Court and property records sit with St. Clair County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Illinois. Fairview Heights's own offices are in the cards above, and our St. Clair County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 3 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 3 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 7 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 2 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Clay; crushed stone.
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. The Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund is a not for profit created by statute, not a state agency; the cover is bought through the homeowner insurer.
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.
Illinois 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.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Fairview Heights are recorded by the St. Clair County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our St. Clair County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Illinois come from the state vital records office, Illinois Division of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Fairview Heights register with the Illinois Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Fairview Heights requires one, comes from the town or St. Clair County.
Same county
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.