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County court

Russellville Municipal Court

Misdemeanor, Traffic Citations and City Ordinance Violations 400 Jackson Avenue N. Russellville, AL 35653 256-332-8700

russellvilleal.org
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Police & jail

Franklin County Sheriff

Franklin County Sheriff, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.

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Property records

Franklin County Property Tax Information

Property in Franklin County is valued by the county tax assessor and the taxes are billed and collected by the county tax collector, whose records give the owner, the parcel and the assessed value.

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Open official site Franklin County Property Tax Information
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City records

Franklin County Schools

Franklin County Schools publishes its school board agendas and minutes, its budget, its policies and its calendar, and the district office answers requests for student records.

franklin.k12.al.us
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State records

Alabama Center for Health Statistics

The Alabama Center for Health Statistics publishes birth, death, marriage and divorce statistics and a query system for resident births and deaths, and issues certified Alabama vital records.

alabamapublichealth.gov
Open official site Alabama Center for Health Statistics
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Alabama VoterView

Confirm your Alabama voter registration status, ballot status and address, and find your polling place for upcoming elections, through the Secretary of State's VoterView lookup.

myinfo.alabamavotes.gov
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Franklin County at a glance

State
Alabama
County seat
Russellville
Population
32,113
Area
647 sq mi
Founded
1818
Cities and towns
6

Franklin County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Franklin County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Franklin County's unincorporated areas.

Police Departments. In addition to Franklin County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Franklin County.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Franklin County Sheriff's Office, located at 405 North Jackson Avenue in Russellville, Alabama 35653, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Franklin County.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Franklin County are maintained by Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly.

Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup is available through the Sheriff's Office If you need information on current detainees.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Franklin County are taken and retained by Franklin County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. Individuals seeking mugshots can search through the Sheriff's Office website or contact the office directly for assistance.

Wills legal requirements and other information PO Box 70 Russellville, AL 35653 256-332-8801

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Franklin County

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

From the two federal mine files

Franklin County mine record counts

Named mine sites in the mineral file
305
Worked out or abandoned
51
Still producing
10
Main minerals
Iron; construction sand and gravel
Mine features on the topographic sheets
135
Shafts, adits and tunnels
2
Kinds mapped
open pit mine or quarry, gravel pit, quarry, open pit mine
Sheets surveyed
1935 to 2000
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The USGS mineral file records 305 named mine sites inside the county, 51 of them worked out or abandoned; the USGS topographic mine features add 135 features mapped inside the county, 2 of them shafts, adits or tunnels, digitised from the old survey sheets. The minerals the records name are Iron; construction sand and gravel.

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 Geological Survey of Alabama coal page is a script application that gives this box no readable text, so it is not listed.

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Franklin 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.
Alabama mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Franklin County (44 shown, 142 more in the federal files)

Alabama 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.

Please read: Everything here can be wrong. This is information, not a guarantee: the two federal files can be wrong, incomplete or out of date, the boundaries and the geocoder can be wrong, a point is a location and not a property line, and nothing on this page says that a mine is or is not under any particular property. Do not buy, sell, move, or make any decision about a home or about your safety on this alone. Ask the state mine map office named here for the maps, and have a qualified engineer look at the ground.

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Franklin County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Franklin County, Alabama?

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

How do I get a criminal background check in Franklin County, Alabama?

The Alabama criminal history record comes from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Criminal Records Identification Unit. Fingerprint based request: send the ALEA Application to Review Alabama Criminal History Record Information with fingerprints and a copy of your photo ID, in person at 301 S. Ripley Street, Montgomery, or by mail to PO Box 1511, Montgomery, AL 36102-1511. Fee: $25 by money order or cashier's check; each additional copy is $5.

How can I look up sex offenders in Franklin County, Alabama?

Search the Alabama Sex Offender Registry (ALEA Community Notification), 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 Franklin County, Alabama?

Register with the county Board of Registrars or through the Alabama Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Registration is closed during the 14 days before an election and on election day.

How do I look up property records in Franklin County, Alabama?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Franklin County are kept by the Franklin County Judge of Probate. Property values are set by the county Tax Assessor, or Revenue Commissioner in counties that combine the offices, and tax bills come from the county Tax Collector, or Revenue Commissioner in counties that combine the offices. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Franklin County, Alabama?

Certified birth and death certificates for Alabama come from the Alabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics. Any county health department in Alabama issues certified copies of Alabama vital records, most while you wait. By mail to Center for Health Statistics, P.O. Box 5625, Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5625, in person at any county health department, or online and by phone through VitalChek at 1-888-279-9888. Fee: $15 for a search, which includes one certified copy; additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $6 each.

How do I find business license records in Franklin County, Alabama?

Business entity filings are searched with the Alabama Secretary of State. State and county business privilege licenses are issued by the county Probate Judge or License Commissioner where the business is located, and cities set their own licenses.

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