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Grant County Directory

Grant County Directory, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.

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Open official site Grant County Directory
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Grant County City Directory

Grant County City Directory, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.

bluebook.oregon.gov
Open official site Grant County City Directory
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Grant County U.S Census

United States Census Bureau figures for Grant County, Oregon, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.

census.gov
Open official site Grant County U.S Census
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Property records

Property Tax Assessor

Property Tax Assessor, the office that values property for tax in Grant County, Oregon, with parcel data, assessment records and appeal information.

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Police & jail

Grant County Community Corrections

Grant County Community Corrections, the custody facility for the county, with inmate information and visiting rules as the facility publishes them.

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Open official site Grant County Community Corrections
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Vital records

Grant County Marriages

Grant County Marriages, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.

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Open official site Grant County Marriages
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City records

Grant County Elections Office

Voter registration and election information from Grant County Elections Office, the office that keeps the county voter roll.

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Open official site Grant County Elections Office

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Grant County at a glance

State
Oregon
County seat
Canyon City
Population
7,233
Area
4,529 sq mi
Founded
1864
Cities and towns
10

Grant County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Grant County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement across the unincorporated areas of Grant County.

Police Departments. In addition to Grant County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Grant County is supported by municipal police departments in cities such as John Day and Prairie City. These agencies coordinate with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and regional law enforcement initiatives, making sure of full coverage and response capabilities throughout Grant County.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Grant County, Oregon, is primarily provided by Grant County Sheriff's Office, located at 205 South Humbolt Street, Canyon City, OR 97820. Grant County Jail, operated by the Sheriff's Office at the same address, houses inmates for Grant County and provides a booking facility.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

The jail provides an inmate lookup service where you can inquire about recent arrests. You may also call the jail directly at (541) 575-1134 for more information on current inmates and their charges.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Grant County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Grant County

Old mine sites
694
Sites with no status in the records
51
Still producing
63
Worked underground, in the mine records
230
Main minerals
Gold; Chromium; Stone
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
873
Shafts and tunnels
402
What they are
adit, prospect pit, gravel pit, mine shaft
Maps surveyed
1972 to 1999
Records behind them
2,123 records for 1,681 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 808 named mine sites inside the county, 694 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 873 holes drawn inside the county, 402 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; Chromium; 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. Oregon has no state abandoned mine land program page; abandoned mine hazards on federal land are a BLM and Forest Service matter.

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Grant 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.
Oregon mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Grant County (327 shown, 608 more named and 746 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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Grant County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Grant County, Oregon?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Grant County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Grant County. Ask that agency for its record. Under ORS 133.870, as amended by Senate Bill 993 (2025), a law enforcement agency may not release a booking photo except to the person shown, other law enforcement, the victim, a party in the criminal case, the court, a licensed investigator or a state mental hospital, to the public when there is a law enforcement purpose such as catching a fugitive, or after a conviction that results from that arrest.

How do I get a criminal background check in Grant County, Oregon?

The Oregon criminal history record comes from the Oregon State Police, Criminal Justice Information Services. Request a name based Open Record on another person through the OSP Open Records Portal (ORS 181A.245), or mail the form, a fingerprint card and the fee for a copy of your own record; OSP takes public fingerprints only at its Salem headquarters. Fee: $33 for an Open Record name search on another person; $33.00 for a fingerprint based copy of your own record.

How can I look up sex offenders in Grant County, Oregon?

Search the Oregon Sex Offender Registry (Oregon State Police; public site lists Level 3 offenders), 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 Grant County, Oregon?

Register with the county elections office or through the Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. The deadline to register is 21 days before Election Day; many voters are registered automatically at the DMV.

How do I look up property records in Grant County, Oregon?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Grant County are kept by the Grant County clerk. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county tax collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Grant County, Oregon?

Certified birth and death certificates for Oregon come from the Oregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statistics (Oregon Vital Records). Most county vital records offices in Oregon issue birth and death records for six months after the date of the event; they are in the county health department or the county clerk's office. Online or by phone through the state's contracted vendor VitalChek, by mail to Oregon Vital Records, PO Box 14050, Portland OR 97293, at the drop box at 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland, or in person by appointment at that address. Fee: $25 for a computer issued birth certificate and $30 for a full image birth certificate; $25.00 for each additional certificate.

How do I find business license records in Grant County, Oregon?

Business entity filings are searched with the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division. Oregon has no general state business license; cities and counties may require a license for businesses operating in their jurisdictions.

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