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Find the right office in Harrison County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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PACER, the federal judiciary's records service, holds dockets and filings from Mississippi's Northern and Southern District Courts and bankruptcy courts. State cases are kept by Mississippi circuit and chancery clerks.
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Obtain property tax info by contacting the state of Mississippi.
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Request copies of death records from the Mississippi State Department of Health.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Mississippi Secretary of State.
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Information from MS Dept. of Corrections about death row inmates.
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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Mississippi Department of Health.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Harrison County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety in the unincorporated areas of Harrison County.
Police Departments. Harrison County is served by multiple law enforcement agencies, including Harrison County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments in cities such as Gulfport, Biloxi, and Long Beach.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Harrison County Sheriff's Department, Mississippi 39530, provides law enforcement services throughout the unincorporated areas of Harrison County and operates Harrison County Adult Detention Center. The adult detention center houses inmates for Harrison County and provides an online inmate roster accessible through the Sheriff's website, where citizens can search for current inmates by name, booking number, or booking date.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Harrison County are maintained by Harrison County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request copies of arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, under the Mississippi Public Records Act.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Harrison County are taken and retained by Harrison 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.
Property and land records for Harrison County are maintained by the Chancery Clerk's office, which serves as Harrison County's land records recorder. The dual Chancery Clerk offices located at 1801 23rd Avenue in Gulfport (228-865-4031) and 365 Division Street in Biloxi (228-435-8204) maintain full land records dating back to Harrison County's establishment. Harrison County provides online access to land records through a subscription-based system accessible via the Chancery Clerk's website, allowing users to search by grantor, grantee, legal description, or instrument type. Property tax records are managed separately by Harrison County Tax Assessor's office with locations in both Gulfport (1801 23rd Avenue, 228-865-4165) and Biloxi (365 Division Street, 228-435-8242). Harrison County operates a full court system with facilities in both Gulfport and Biloxi. Harrison County Circuit Court, which has general jurisdiction over felony criminal cases, civil matters exceeding $75,000, and appeals from lower courts, maintains courthouses at 1801 23rd Avenue in Gulfport (228-865-4006) and 365 Division Street in Biloxi (228-435-8354).
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, 5 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 29 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Titanium.
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.
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 Harrison County Sheriff or a city police department in Harrison County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Mississippi criminal history record comes from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center. Name based check of your own record only, requested online through the DPS Name Based Background Check by the person the record belongs to; results can take up to 30 calendar days. Fee: $32.00 per request.
Search the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry (Department of Public Safety), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county Circuit Clerk or through the Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division. Mississippi has no online voter registration. No online voter registration; register in person at the Circuit Clerk's Office or by mail with an application postmarked by the deadline (October 5 for the November 3, 2026 election).
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Harrison County are kept by the Harrison County Chancery Clerk. Property values are set by the county Tax Assessor, and tax bills come from the county Tax Collector. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Mississippi come from the Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records. By mail with a cashier's check or money order to Mississippi Vital Records, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700, in person at the Vital Records office in Ridgeland, or online or by phone through VitalChek, the private company MSDH names, for an added fee. Fee: $17 for a birth or death certificate, $6 for each added copy of the same record ordered at the same time.
Business entity filings are searched with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The Secretary of State's business portal says you may need permits and licenses from your city or county government, and requirements differ by location.
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