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Find the right office in Hinds 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. Hinds County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement services in the unincorporated areas of Hinds County.
Police Departments. Hinds County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Hinds County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Jackson Police Department, Clinton Police Department, and Raymond Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Hinds County Sheriff's Office, listed at 407 East Pascagoula Street in Jackson, with Raymond Detention Center at 1450 County Farm Road, Raymond, MS 39154 (phone: 601-974-2900), is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Hinds County. Sheriff Tyree Jones oversees operations including patrol, criminal investigations, civil process service, and detention facility management. Hinds County Detention Center houses inmates awaiting trial and those serving sentences, with inmate lookup available through the Sheriff's Office website at hindscountyms.com or by calling the detention center directly.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Hinds County are maintained by Hinds County Sheriff's Office and the respective municipal police departments.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Hinds County are taken and retained by Hinds 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 submitting a request to the office.
The Mississippi State Department of Health Vital Records office, located at 222 Marketridge Drive in Ridgeland (phone: 601-206-8200), is the central repository for all Mississippi vital records and accepts requests for Hinds County certificates as well. Vital records for Hinds County residents are managed through both county and state offices. Birth and death certificate requests use the Mississippi State Department of Health Vital Records service; its current customer office is 222 Marketridge Drive, Ridgeland, MS 39157 (phone: 601-206-8200). Property and land records for Hinds County are maintained by Hinds County Chancery Clerk, who is the recorder of deeds and land records custodian. The Chancery Clerk's offices are located at 316 South President Street, Jackson, MS 39201 (phone: 601-968-6508) and the Main Street Annex Building, Raymond, MS 39154 (phone: 601-857-8055). Marriage licenses must be obtained from Hinds County Circuit Clerk's office prior to the ceremony, with offices at both the Jackson courthouse (601-968-6628) and Raymond courthouse (601-857-8038). The index dates back several decades with historical records available for research. Property tax information is maintained separately by Hinds County Tax Assessor's Office, with locations at both county seats (Jackson: 601-968-6626; Raymond: 601-857-8046). Elections in Hinds County are administered by Hinds County Election Commission, headquartered at 125 South Congress Street in Jackson, MS 39201 (phone: 601-968-6739).
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 11 mine sites inside the county: 3 past producers, now closed, 7 sites producing when the record was made, 1 processing plant, which is not a working; the old survey maps add 137 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Aggregate, Light Weight.
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.
Hinds County sits over a mapped coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by MDEQ Office of Geology, Mining and Reclamation Division and linked below.
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.
Hinds has separate judicial-district counters. The Chancery Clerk directory lists the Jackson office at 316 South President Street and the Raymond office in the Main Street Annex, with separate mailing boxes. This office maintains recorded instruments and Chancery litigation, including estate and divorce files. Specify the district, record series, party names and instrument or case reference. A request for a deed and a request for a divorce decree may reach the same elected office but require different indexes and retrieval work.
The county's online database directory separates the general index from sectional acreage, condominium and subdivision indexes. It also provides subdivision-name and condominium-name searches. A subdivision name found in a deed is therefore useful beyond a street-address search. Keep the district and recorded locator with every result. Board minutes, agendas and claims dockets are separate collections in the directory; a payment appearing in a claims docket does not establish the terms of an underlying deed or contract.
The Circuit Clerk description assigns marriage records and Circuit and County Court civil and criminal filings to that office. The Circuit fee page lists a certified marriage copy at $16 and additional copies at $5. Its new-license instructions contain conflicting amounts, so a new-license fee should be confirmed before visiting. A marriage certificate request is a different transaction from obtaining a license, and neither is a request for the Chancery divorce judgment. Preserve the record title when asking for an estimate.
The MSDH marriage-ordering guidance identifies state coverage from January 1926 through June 1938 and again from January 1942 onward. For the intervening period, begin with the Circuit Clerk where the license was issued. The place of residence or ceremony may not identify that county. The state also warns that some required registrations may be absent from its holdings, so a missing state result should prompt an issuing-county inquiry before concluding that a marriage record does not exist.
MSDH's current Vital Records directory identifies 222 Marketridge Drive, Ridgeland, and weekday customer service from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. That is the state certificate counter, distinct from a county health clinic or the agency's Jackson headquarters. The directory supplies birth, death, marriage and divorce-search routes. Select the event and requested product first, then use its application and eligibility instructions. A visit to a public-health clinic should not be assumed to provide certificate issuance.
The county public-record request form asks for the department, a description of the records and contact details, and routes correspondence to the Board Attorney. It mentions copying and research charges and a response period of seven working days; that response is not a promise that every record will be delivered within the period. For an administrative matter, describe the meeting, project or transaction and date range. For a numbered court case or recorded instrument, use the relevant clerk service instead of a general inquiry.
Where to go
Each office below was read on its own site. A field the office does not publish is left out rather than filled in from a directory.
Recorded instruments and Chancery files.
Office page: hindscountyms.com
Raymond district recorded instruments and Chancery files.
Office page: hindscountyms.com
Office page: msdh.ms.gov
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 503 investigations in Hinds County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $3,664,492 in back wages agreed for 4,620 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 418 on the Hinds County record; 127 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 393 more with smaller records are on the Mississippi wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the county sheriff's office or a city police department. 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 Hinds County are kept by the Hinds 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.
Divorce files belong to Chancery; include the Jackson or Raymond district and case reference in the Chancery Clerk inquiry.
The Circuit Clerk issues licenses and maintains marriage records. Use its office directory to select the district.
The Circuit fee page lists $16 for the first copy and $5 for each additional copy. Confirm delivery charges through the copy schedule.
The county database directory provides subdivision-name and sectional-subdivision tools separately from the general index. See the index directory.
The state marriage collection excludes that period. Contact the Circuit Clerk in the county that issued the license; see the state coverage statement.
The current state directory lists the Vital Records customer office at 222 Marketridge Drive in Ridgeland. See the location and hours.
Its form describes a response period, with copying and research charges potentially assessed. Read the request instructions for the response and payment process.
The county lists the Sheriff at 407 East Pascagoula Street in Jackson and Raymond Detention Center at 1450 County Farm Road. See the separate locations.
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.