Mississippi, Scott County
Where Hillsboro's records are kept. Hillsboro has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Scott County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Mississippi.
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Hillsboro has no town government of its own and relies on Scott County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
The Mississippi Secretary of State business search: corporations, LLCs, partnerships and nonprofits by name or business ID, with officers, filings and status.
Open official site Mississippi business entity searchVital records
Mississippi death certificates from the State Department of Health Vital Records: certified copies for deaths in Mississippi since 1912, ordered online, by mail or in person in Jackson.
Open official site Mississippi death certificatesPolice & jail
The Scott County Sheriff's Department in Forest: the county jail and docket, warrants, civil process and records requests.
Open official site Scott County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt records
PACER, the federal courts' records system: civil, criminal and bankruptcy case dockets and filings from the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, searched by name or case number for a small per page fee, with written opinions free.
Open official site Mississippi Federal CasesProperty records
County property tax data from the Mississippi Department of Revenue: the annual tax rolls, millage rates, assessed values and homestead exemption data reported by each county; the parcel records themselves are kept by the county tax assessor.
Open official site Mississippi property tax data (Department of Revenue)Police & jail
The Scott County Sheriff's Office in Forest: the county jail, warrants and civil process; its site is being rebuilt and the office takes requests in person and by phone.
Open official site Scott County Sheriff's OfficePolice & jail
The Mississippi Sex Offender Registry from the Department of Public Safety: registered offenders by name, county, city or zip code, with photos and addresses.
Open official site Mississippi sex offender registryPolice & jail
The Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search: people in state custody by name or MDOC number, with the location, sentence and tentative release date.
Open official site Mississippi corrections offender searchPolice & jail
The Criminal Information Center of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety: how to request a statewide criminal history record check by fingerprint, and who may obtain one.
Open official site Mississippi criminal history record checkState courts
Mississippi Electronic Courts, the state judiciary case system: filings from the participating circuit, chancery and county courts, with the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals dockets on the courts site. MEC access takes a registered account.
Open official site Mississippi court recordsVital records
Mississippi birth, death, marriage and divorce records from the State Department of Health Vital Records office, ordered online, by mail or in person, with birth and death records from 1912.
Open official site Mississippi vital recordsState records
Unclaimed property held by the Mississippi State Treasury: dormant accounts, uncashed checks and other property, searched and claimed online by name.
Open official site Mississippi unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Hillsboro, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
There is no town hall in Hillsboro. It is a Census designated place, not an incorporated town, so its records sit with Scott County. The Scott County offices are in Forest, the county seat. Each Scott County office is listed on our Scott County page.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Hillsboro sits over the Mississippi Region and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by MDEQ Office of Geology, Mining and Reclamation Division and that office is where to ask for them.
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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Voter registration in Mississippi is run by the Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division, and the county Circuit Clerk keeps the roll for Hillsboro. Mississippi has no online voter registration: the form goes in by mail or in person at a registration office. 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).
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Mississippi come from the Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records. The fee is $17 for a birth or death certificate, $6 for each added copy of the same record ordered at the same time.
Deeds for property in Hillsboro are recorded by the county Chancery Clerk, the county Tax Assessor sets the assessed value, and the county Tax Collector sends the tax bill. Our Scott County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Hillsboro come from the Scott County Sheriff's Department, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Hillsboro register with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division, which runs the state business entity search. 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.
Mississippi criminal history checks are run by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center. The fee is $32.00 per request. 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.
Same county
Other places in Scott County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Scott County records are on the county page.