Mississippi, Harrison County
Where Gulfport's records are kept. Gulfport has its own police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Gulfport's own offices, along with State of Mississippi offices; the Harrison County offices are on our Harrison County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
State archives guide to family research: death records from 1912 to 1943 on microfiche (no birth records), county marriage books on microfilm, census returns, Dawes Rolls and Confederate pension files.
Open official site Mississippi Department of Archives and History GenealogyCounty court
Bankruptcy court for southern Mississippi with courthouses in Jackson and Gulfport and hearing sites in Hattiesburg and Natchez. Posts deadlines for reporting settlements and requesting hearing resets.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of MississippiCounty court
Website of the Mississippi courts with Supreme Court and Court of Appeals dockets and briefs, appellate opinions since 1996 and live oral arguments; trial court files sit in the subscriber, fee based PAMEC portal.
Open official site State of Mississippi JudiciaryVital records
MSDH Bureau of Vital Records in Ridgeland keeps Mississippi birth and death records and takes orders for birth, death and marriage certificates and divorce record searches. Window open weekdays 8 to 4.
Open official site Mississippi State Department of Health Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Mississippi Department of Corrections search for people in its custody: enter an inmate's name or MDOC ID number to pull up the record.
Open official site Mississippi Department of Corrections Inmate SearchPolice & jail
MBI Human Trafficking and Special Victims Unit page on AMBER and missing person alerts. Police can request a missing person BOLO flyer through the Fusion Center at 1-888-4SAFE-MS.
Open official site Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Missing PersonsPolice & jail
Mississippi DPS registry searchable by offender name, by distance from an address or by Mississippi ZIP code after accepting the disclaimer. SOR hotline 601-987-1540.
Open official site Mississippi Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety Criminal Information Center handles state criminal history record checks and the forms needed to request one.
Open official site Mississippi Criminal Information CenterCity records
Gulfport's city site with the mayor's office, City Council, city clerk, municipal court, agendas, minutes and ordinances, public notices, the FY 2027 budget, utility billing and 311 service requests.
Open official site City of GulfportPolice & jail
Post Office Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215-1700 Tel. 601-364-1101
Open official site Criminal History Record Checks and DepositoryPolice & jail
City of Gulfport police department page with the department's mission and links to citizen complaints, crime mapping, the department directory, community watch and an online contact form. City contact: 228-868-5700.
Open official site Gulfport Police DepartmentCity records
Gulfport's fire department holds a class 2 fire rating from the Mississippi State Rating Bureau and answers all hazards calls from 11 fire stations, with a fire and emergency incidents explorer.
Open official site Gulfport Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
17 more Gulfport sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Gulfport, a place of 72,926 people, is the seat of Harrison County. Court and property records sit with Harrison County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Mississippi. Gulfport's own offices are in the cards above, and our Harrison County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 1 hole drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is 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 state says it has no underground mines.
Mississippi 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.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Gulfport are recorded by the Harrison County Chancery Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Harrison County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Mississippi come from the state vital records office, Mississippi Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.