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Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Hancock County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Hancock County.
Police Departments. Hancock County is served by Hancock County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments in cities like Hawesville and Lewisport.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Hancock County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky 42348, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Hancock County. Inmates housed at Hancock County Detention Center can be located through direct contact with the Sheriff's Office during business hours, as Hancock County does not currently maintain a full online inmate roster. Arrest records in Hancock County are considered public records under Kentucky Open Records Act (KRS 61.870 to 61.884), and citizens may submit written requests to the Sheriff's Office or respective police departments to obtain arrest reports and booking information.
Criminal Records. For an authoritative source, see Background Checks - Kentucky Court of Justice .
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
225 Main Cross St. Hawesville, KY 42348 • Phone: (270) 927-1311 The jail provides an inmate lookup service where you can inquire about recent arrests. You may also call the jail directly at (270) 927-8770 for more information on an inmate's status or use the Kentucky Online Offender Lookup (KOOL) for statewide searches.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 12 named mine sites inside the county, 2 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 Clay; Silica.
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.
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 Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there.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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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Hancock County Sheriff or a city police department in Hancock County. Ask that agency for its record. Under KRS 61.8746, no one may use a booking photograph obtained from a public agency for a commercial purpose on a website or in a publication that charges a fee for its removal; a person can sue for an injunction, costs, attorney's fees and daily damages.
The Kentucky criminal history record comes from the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts, Records Unit. Name based state court criminal record report online through AOC FastCheck (account or one time request), by mail to Administrative Office of the Courts, Records Unit, 1001 Vandalay Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601, or at the AOC drive thru window. Fee: $25.00 per record request.
Search the Kentucky Sex Offender Registry (Kentucky State Police), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county clerk or through the Kentucky State Board of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. Registration books close on the fourth Tuesday before an election (KRS 116.045(2)); for the 2026 general election the last day to register was Monday, October 5, with online registrations due by 4:00 PM local time.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Hancock County are kept by the Hancock County clerk. Property values are set by the Property Valuation Administrator, and tax bills come from the county sheriff. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Kentucky come from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of Vital Statistics. By mail with a check or money order payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer to Office of Vital Statistics, 275 E. Main St., 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621, in person or at the drop box at 275 East Main Street, Frankfort, or online and by phone through VitalChek at (800) 241-8322, the only authorized online and telephone partner. Fee: $10 for each birth certificate (non refundable search fee); $6 for each death, marriage or divorce certificate.
Business entity filings are searched with the Kentucky Secretary of State. Kentucky does not have a statewide business license that applies to all businesses; many cities and counties require a local business license or impose an occupational tax.
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