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About public records in Florence County
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Florence County at a glance
- State
- Wisconsin
- County seat
- Florence
- Population
- 4,558
- Area
- 488 sq mi
- Founded
- 1882
- Cities and towns
- 2
Florence County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Florence County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order throughout Florence County.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in Florence County is primarily provided by Florence County Sheriff's Office, which covers the entire county, including unincorporated areas. There are no city or municipal police departments within Florence County, making the Sheriff's Office the main law enforcement agency.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Florence County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 501 Lake Avenue in Florence, WI 54121, is the primary law enforcement agency for Florence County. Florence County operates a small detention facility within the Sheriff's Office complex for short-term housing of arrestees and those awaiting court proceedings; for longer-term incarceration, inmates may be transferred to regional facilities. Inmate information and jail rosters can be obtained by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours, though no dedicated online inmate search portal is currently maintained. Within Florence County, the City of Florence area maintains its own Police Department for municipal law enforcement, though it coordinates closely with the Sheriff's Office. Arrest records and booking information in Florence County are public records under Wisconsin Statutes §19.32, which establishes the state's public records law. Citizens may request arrest records, incident reports, and booking photos by submitting a written request to the Sheriff's Office, though some information may be redacted for ongoing investigations or privacy concerns.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
The jail is located at 501 Lake Avenue, Florence, WI 54121. You can call the jail directly at (715) 528-3346 for information about recent arrests.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Florence County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Florence County
- Old mine sites
- 38
- Sites with no status in the records
- 3
- Past producers, now closed
- 18
- Prospects and occurrences, never worked
- 20
- Producing when recorded
- 7
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 4
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel; Iron; Molybdenum
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 33
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit, open pit mine
- Maps surveyed
- 1962 to 1972
- Records behind them
- 84 records for 81 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 48 mine sites inside the county: 18 past producers, now closed, 20 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 7 sites producing when the record was made, 3 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 33 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Iron; Molybdenum.
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. Wisconsin has no coal AML program; the old lead and zinc workings are in the southwest counties.
Wisconsin mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Florence County (48 shown, 33 unnamed on the map)
- Fence ProspectCopper | Unknown
- Lasalle FallsCopper, Iron | Unknown
- Commonwealth GroupIron | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Ernst MineIron | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Florence MineIron | Past Producer | Underground
- Larson Exploration ProspectIron | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Payant-ChrissmanMolybdenum | Occurrence
- Blooms PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Commonwealth Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Commonwealth Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Curtis Carlson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- D. Crombie Sand DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Dave Roach Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Fisher Lake Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Florence County Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Forest County Hwy Dept.GayhartSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Forest County Pits Mine PitsSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Francis Hazewood Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Gayhart PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Gus Dunkel Sand DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Jackie Foster, Inc. PitsSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Karl Taylor Sand DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Keys Lake Sand DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Lauterman Lake Sand DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Leslie Larson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Menominee River Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Mud Lake Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Nick Stricker Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Olson Lake Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Pine River Dam Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Pine River Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Pine River Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Public Park Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Raymond Miller Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Raymond Miller Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Roger Krans Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Sea-Lion PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Seven Mile Creek Sand DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Seven Mile Lake Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sylvia Lindstrom Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Town of FlorenceSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Township of Fern PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Township of Fern PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Truman Smith Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- V. C. Freeman Gravel DepostiSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Wakefield Greek Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Wisconsin Power Company Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface
- Florence MinePast Producer | Underground
Wisconsin 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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Wage and hour cases in Florence County
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 2 investigations in Florence County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $88 in back wages agreed for 1 worker. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
- Investigations closed
- 2
- Back wages agreed
- $88
- Workers due back wages
- 1
- Civil money penalties
- $190,696
- Employers on the record
- 2
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfield Yard Services Inc. | Florence | 1 | $88 | 1 |
| Florence Hardwoods, LLC | Florence | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Florence County record, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Wisconsin wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Florence County public-records FAQs
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Florence County, Wisconsin?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Florence County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Florence County. Ask that agency for its record.
How do I get a criminal background check in Florence County, Wisconsin?
The Wisconsin criminal history record comes from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crime Information Bureau. Anyone may pay a fee and request adult criminal history record information by name online through the Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS).
How can I look up sex offenders in Florence County, Wisconsin?
Search the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offender 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 Florence County, Wisconsin?
Register with the municipal clerk (city, village or town clerk) or through the Wisconsin Elections Commission. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online and mail registration closes 20 days before the election; you can register in person at the municipal clerk's office until the Friday before the election at 5:00 p.m. or close of business, and at the polls on Election Day with a proof of residence document.
How do I look up property records in Florence County, Wisconsin?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Florence County are kept by the Florence County register of deeds. Property values are set by the municipal assessor, and tax bills come from the town, village or city treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Florence County, Wisconsin?
Certified birth and death certificates for Wisconsin come from the Wisconsin Vital Records Office, Department of Health Services. Birth, marriage, death and divorce records are also available through Wisconsin county Register of Deeds offices, and birth and death records through the Milwaukee City Health Office and the Southwest Suburban Health Department (Cities of West Allis and Greenfield). By U.S. mail to PO Box 309, Madison, WI 53701, or online or by phone through VitalChek at 877-885-2981. Fee: $20 for the first copy of each record and $3 for each additional copy of the same record.
How do I find business license records in Florence County, Wisconsin?
Business entity filings are searched with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.
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