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Gaston College
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Gaston County North Carolina Cooperative Extension
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- Gaston County Tax InformationReview and obtain property taxes and more.
- Gaston County Senior CenterInformation, help and activities for seniors.
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- Gaston County Sex Offender SearchLocate offenders in your area.
- Gaston County Electronic FilingElectronic filing of cases.
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Gaston County at a glance
- State
- North Carolina
- County seat
- Gastonia
- Population
- 227,943
- Area
- 364 sq mi
- Founded
- 1846
- Cities and towns
- 11
Gaston County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Gaston County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Gaston County, particularly in unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Gaston County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Gaston County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Gastonia Police Department, Belmont Police Department, and Mount Holly Police Department. Each city department is responsible for law enforcement within its municipal boundaries, while the Sheriff's Office handles unincorporated areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Gaston County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 425 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Gastonia, NC 28052, provides law enforcement services throughout the unincorporated areas of Gaston County and operates Gaston County Jail. Gaston County Jail inmate search is available online through the Sheriff's Office website, allowing citizens to locate current inmates by name, booking number, or date of arrest. Arrest records in Gaston County are considered public records under North Carolina General Statute § 132-1, the North Carolina Public Records Law, which establishes the right of citizens to inspect and obtain copies of government records.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Gaston County are maintained by Gaston County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records through the Sheriff's Office, either in person or via written request.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Gaston County are taken and retained by Gaston County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by request. Individuals seeking mugshots can use online databases or contact the Sheriff's Office directly for assistance.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Gaston County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the two federal mine files
Gaston County mine record counts
- Named mine sites in the mineral file
- 186
- Worked out or abandoned
- 169
- Still producing
- 15
- Main minerals
- Tin, Lithium; construction sand and gravel; Barium-Barite
- Mine features on the topographic sheets
- 10
- Shafts, adits and tunnels
- 2
- Kinds mapped
- open pit mine, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, mine shaft, adit
- Sheets surveyed
- 1969 to 1993
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The USGS mineral file records 186 named mine sites inside the county, 169 of them worked out or abandoned; the USGS topographic mine features add 10 features mapped inside the county, 2 of them shafts, adits or tunnels, digitised from the old survey sheets. The minerals the records name are Tin, Lithium; construction sand and gravel; Barium-Barite.
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. No abandoned mine inventory is published online.
North Carolina mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Gaston County (40 shown, 139 more in the federal files)
- All Healing Springs Northern Barite ProspectBarium-Barite | Occurrence
- All Healing Springs ProspectBarium-Barite | Prospect
- All Healing Springs Southern Barite ProspectBarium-Barite | Occurrence
- Barite MineBarium-Barite | Past Producer
- Chimney Barite Place Main ShaftBarium-Barite | Past Producer
- Chimney Barite Place Northern WorkingsBarium-Barite | Past Producer
- Chimney Barite Place Southern WorkingsBarium-Barite | Past Producer
- Chimney Place ProspectBarium-Barite | Prospect
- Craig Barite Property Northern WorkingsBarium-Barite | Past Producer
- Craig Barite Property Southern WorkingsBarium-Barite | Past Producer
- Craig ProspectBarium-Barite | Prospect
- Lawton Barite Property Mid-Southern WorkingsBarium-Barite | Past Producer
- Lawton Barite Property Northern WorkingsBarium-Barite | Past Producer
- Lawton Barite Property Southern ShaftBarium-Barite | Past Producer
- Lawton Barite Property Southern WorkingsBarium-Barite | Past Producer
- Lawton ProspectBarium-Barite | Prospect
- Wells ProspectBarium-Barite | Prospect
- Crowder's Mountain MineCopper, Gold | Past Producer
- Burrell Mine and PlacerGold | Past Producer
- Derr MineGold | Past Producer
- Farrar MineGold | Past Producer
- Gastonia Area-AGold | Past Producer
- Mclean DepositGold | Past Producer
- Rhyne MineGold | Past Producer
- Robinson MineGold | Past Producer
- Unnamed Gold MineGold | Past Producer
- Unnamed Gold MineGold | Past Producer
- Unnamed Gold MineGold | Past Producer
- Unnamed Gold ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Unnamed Gold ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Patterson MineGold, Copper | Past Producer
- Oliver MineGold, Lead | Past Producer
- Rhodes MineGold, Lead | Past Producer
- Duffie MineGold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer
- Bessemer City QuarryGranite | Past Producer
- Costner MineIron | Past Producer
- Costner Ore Bank Iron MineIron | Past Producer
- Crowder Mountain ProspectsIron | Prospect
- Crowders Mountain Iron ProspectIron | Occurrence
- Ellison MineIron | Past Producer
North Carolina 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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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Gaston County, North Carolina?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Gaston County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Gaston County. Ask that agency for its record.
How do I get a criminal background check in Gaston County, North Carolina?
The North Carolina criminal history record comes from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). Fingerprint based Right to Review of your own record using the SBI form Request for Access to Criminal History Record Information; a certified name search of court records in one county costs $25 at the clerk of superior court with Form AOC CR 314. Fee: $14 for a NC state fingerprint based check; $18 for a national fingerprint based check.
How can I look up sex offenders in Gaston County, North Carolina?
Search the North Carolina Sex Offender Registry (State Bureau of Investigation), 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 Gaston County, North Carolina?
Register with the county board of elections or through the North Carolina State Board of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. The regular registration deadline is 25 days before Election Day; same day registration is available at early voting sites during the early voting period, not on Election Day for most voters. Online registration is open only to existing DMV customers with a DMV issued driver's license or ID.
How do I look up property records in Gaston County, North Carolina?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Gaston County are kept by the Gaston County Register of Deeds. Property values are set by the county tax assessor, and tax bills come from the county tax collector. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Gaston County, North Carolina?
Certified birth and death certificates for North Carolina come from the NC Department of Health and Human Services, NC Vital Records. Birth, death and marriage certificates may also be obtained at the Register of Deeds office in the county where the event took place, in most cases the same day. Online, by phone or by mail through VitalChek, the only authorized vendor for a state issued certified birth certificate, or in person at NC Vital Records. Fee: $24 state search fee, which includes one certificate; $15 for each added certificate.
How do I find business license records in Gaston County, North Carolina?
Business entity filings are searched with the North Carolina Secretary of State, Business Registration Division. North Carolina has no single generic business license; besides state licenses, a local license may be required for your business.
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