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Grayson County Property Tax Assessor, the office that values property for tax, with parcel data, assessment records and appeal information.
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Grayson County Division of the Virginia State Police
Grayson County Division of the Virginia State Police, with the incident reports, record requests and contacts the department publishes.
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Grayson Twin County Regional Chamber of Commerce
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Grayson County Parcel and Map Search, the office that values property for tax, with parcel data, assessment records and appeal information.
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- Grayson County Historic Record LibraryFind business, court, marriage and land records and wills
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- Grayson County JailNew River Valley Regional Jail inmate and visitation information
- Grayson County Medical Examiner and CoronerWestern District death and forensic autopsy investigations
- Library of Virginia Grayson County Newspaper ArchivesSearchable newspapers and archives
- Grayson County Commonwealth AttorneyChief law enforcement officer and criminal prosecutor
- Grayson County Crime Victim Witness Assistance ProgramsJudicial advocacy services for violent crime victims
- Grayson County Driver's License and Vehicle RegistrationGet driving and motor vehicle license information in Galax
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- Grayson County AirportsInformation for Twin County Regional Airport services
- Grayson County District, Juvenile and Domestic CourtsMinor civil cases, misdemeanors and criminal traffic violations
- Grayson County Department of Social ServicesChild support, adoption and domestic violence issues
- Grayson County Courts in Circuit and District 27Find local courts on Virginia county map
- Grayson County Juvenile Justice Court Service UnitIntake, probation and parole of incarcerated youth
- Grayson County Probation DepartmentCourt services unit for adult and juvenile offenders
- Grayson County MagistratesJudges for criminal court hearings in Judicial Region 1 District 27
- Search for Grayson County RecordsArchives information and recorded historic documents
- Grayson County Deed CalculationCircuit Court fees and taxes for recording deeds and contracts
- Grayson County Business InformationFind economic development assistance for businesses
- Grayson County Marion Correctional CenterPrison and inmate information for mental health hospital
- Western Region Community Corrections for Grayson CountyRegional detention center; probation and parole district 16 office
- Grayson County Public SchoolsEducation information for students and teachers
- Employment Commission Galax Workforce CenterUnemployment insurance, job seeker, veteran and other services
- Grayson County General District Court Civil Filing FeeCalculation of civil processes fees
- Grayson County Court MediatorSearch for certified mediators in all county courts
- Grayson County Guardians Ad Litem for ChildrenCourt qualified guardians in District 27
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Grayson County at a glance
- State
- Virginia
- County seat
- Independence
- Population
- 15,333
- Area
- 446 sq mi
- Founded
- 1793
- Cities and towns
- 6
Grayson County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Grayson County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Grayson County.
Police Departments. In addition to Grayson County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Grayson County includes municipal police departments such as the Independence Police Department. These agencies have jurisdiction within their respective municipalities and work in coordination with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and public safety initiatives.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Grayson County is primarily provided by Grayson County Sheriff's Office, located at 142 Courthouse Street, Independence, VA 24348. The Town of Independence does not maintain a separate municipal police department; law enforcement services are provided county-wide by the Sheriff's Office. The Virginia State Police also maintains jurisdiction throughout Grayson County and operates from Area 20 Headquarters in Wytheville. Citizens can request incident reports, accident reports, and other law enforcement records by submitting a written FOIA request specifying the records sought, with the agency required to respond within five business days under Virginia Code § 2.2-3704.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Grayson County are maintained by Grayson County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing family members and legal representatives to find information on current inmates.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Grayson County are taken and retained by Grayson 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.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Grayson County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Grayson County
- Old mine sites
- 77
- Still producing
- 2
- Main minerals
- Barium-Barite; Iron; Copper
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 6
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, quarry
- Maps surveyed
- 1965 to 1967
- Records behind them
- 105 records for 85 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 79 named mine sites inside the county, 77 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 6 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Barium-Barite; Iron; Copper.
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.
Virginia mine map and abandoned mine records
- Virginia Energy, Coal Mine MappingThe program that scans and catalogs archived underground coal mine maps of the Southwest Virginia Coalfield into a searchable database and a GIS of active and abandoned mines; the abandoned and active underground mine extents are served at https://energy.virginia.gov/gis/rest/services/DM/UndergroundCoalMining/MapServer.
- Virginia Energy, Abandoned Mine Land ProgramThe Mined Land Repurposing office at 3405 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 (Daniel Kestner, Director), with project location maps at https://energy.virginia.gov/coal/mined-land-repurposing/AMLLocationMaps.shtml and an AML web map at https://energy.virginia.gov/webmaps/abandonedmineland/.
- Virginia Energy, Geology and Mineral Resources (Mineral Mining web map)The state geology program's web map of mineral mining sites.
Named workings recorded in Grayson County (79 shown, 6 unnamed on the map)
- Crabill ProspectAsbestos | Prospect
- Cornit, Martin, ProspectBarium-Barite | Occurrence
- Cox ProspectBarium-Barite | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Cox ProspectBarium-Barite | Prospect
- Cox, Charles, Farm ProspectBarium-Barite | Occurrence | Surface
- F Vaught MineBarium-Barite | Past Producer
- F Vaught Prospect No. 2Barium-Barite | Prospect
- Martin ProspectBarium-Barite | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Moore ProspectBarium-Barite | Prospect
- Moore Prospect #1Barium-Barite | Occurrence
- Poole ProspectBarium-Barite | Prospect
- Poole ProspectBarium-Barite | Occurrence | Surface and underground
- Porter ProspectBarium-Barite | Occurrence
- Porter Prospect #1Barium-Barite | Occurrence
- Porter Prospect #2Barium-Barite | Occurrence
- Unnamed ProspectBarium-Barite | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectBarium-Barite | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectBarium-Barite | Prospect
- Vaught, F. MineBarium-Barite | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Vaught, S., ProspectBarium-Barite | Occurrence
- Ward, F., ProspectBarium-Barite | Occurrence | Surface
- Cox's MineCopper | Past Producer
- Cox, H., ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Douglas Land Co. ProspectCopper | Prospect
- Douglas Land Company Property ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Fulton ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Greer Place ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Greer ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Hampton MineCopper | Past Producer
- Hampton MineCopper | Past Producer
- J R Carson ProspectCopper | Prospect
- Meadow Creek ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Meadow Creek ProspectCopper | Prospect
- Baker Branch ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Dixon ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Kinzer ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Walt Williams MineGold | Past Producer
- Marion Miller ProspectGold, Copper | Occurrence
- Osborne ProspectGold, Copper | Occurrence
- Carbinal Stone Company QuarryGranite | Past Producer
- Quarry Number 3Granite | Past Producer
- Blevin MineIron | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Nichols ProspectIron | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectIron | Prospect | 7 records for this one site
- Unnamed ProspectIron | Prospect | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed ProspectIron | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectIron | Prospect | 3 records for this one site
- Unnamed ProspectIron | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectIron | Prospect | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed ProspectIron | Prospect | 3 records for this one site
- Unnamed ProspectIron | Prospect | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed ProspectIron | Prospect
- Weaver TractIron | Prospect
- White Top Iron DepositIron | Prospect
- Wiley Farmer TractIron | Prospect
- Young Farm OccurenceIron | Occurrence
- Austin ProspectIron, Copper | Occurrence
- Blair OccurrenceKyanite | Occurrence
- Nuchols ProspectKyanite | Occurrence
- Elliot Farm ProspectManganese | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectManganese | Prospect
- D S Sand No 1Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Grayson QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- Number 2 QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Fulton ProspectSulfur | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectSulfur | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectTalc-Soapstone | Prospect | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed ProspectTalc-Soapstone | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectTalc-Soapstone | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectTalc-Soapstone; Manganese | Prospect | 5 records for this one site
- Davis ProspectZinc | Prospect
- Austin MinePast Producer
- Buzzard Hill ProspectOccurrence
- Gold Hill ProspectOccurrence | Surface
- Mclane, John R. Farm Property OccurrenceOccurrence
- Moore Prospect #2Occurrence
- Rhudy ProspectOccurrence
- Vaught, F., Prospect #2Occurrence
- Vaught, George, ProspectOccurrence | Surface
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Grayson County, Virginia?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Grayson County Sheriff or a city police department in Grayson County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Va. Code 2.2-3706(A)(1) law enforcement agencies must release adult arrestee photographs taken at intake and booking when requested, except when release would jeopardize a felony investigation, and then only until it no longer would.
How do I get a criminal background check in Grayson County, Virginia?
The Virginia criminal history record comes from the Virginia State Police, Central Criminal Records Exchange. Request a name search on form SP-167 (Criminal History Record Name Search Request) through vspapps.vsp.virginia.gov; results take about 15 business days after mail in.
How can I look up sex offenders in Grayson County, Virginia?
Search the Virginia State Police Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors 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 Grayson County, Virginia?
Register with the general registrar (city or county registration office) or through the Virginia Department of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. The deadline to register is 21 days before most elections; after the deadline you can register at your local registration office and vote a provisional ballot in person (same day registration).
How do I look up property records in Grayson County, Virginia?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Grayson County are kept by the Grayson County clerk of the circuit court. Property values are set by the commissioner of the revenue or local assessor, and tax bills come from the county or city treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Grayson County, Virginia?
Certified birth and death certificates for Virginia come from the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. Certified copies of Virginia birth, death, marriage and divorce records are sold at all DMV customer service centers. Online through the Office of Vital Records application, by mail with check or money order payable to the State Health Department to P.O. Box 1000, Richmond, Virginia 23218-1000, in person at 8701 Park Central Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23227, or at any DMV customer service center. Fee: $15 for each certified copy (DMV charges a $17 records search fee).
How do I find business license records in Grayson County, Virginia?
Business entity filings are searched with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Clerk's Office. Business licenses are issued by the city or county where the business is based; contact the Commissioner of the Revenue or business license office of each city, county and town where the business has an office or location.
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