Massachusetts, Worcester County
Where Holden's records are kept. The Town of Holden has its own town government, police department and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Holden's own offices, along with the Worcester County and State of Massachusetts offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The Holden Police Department: incident and accident reports, the police log, records requests and firearms licensing for the town; the county jail is with the Worcester County Sheriff in West Boylston.
Open official site Holden Police DepartmentCity records
The Town of Holden site: the assessors, building permits, meeting agendas and minutes, GIS parcel maps, zoning and voter registration information.
Open official site Town of HoldenCity records
The Holden town clerk: birth, death and marriage certificates, marriage and dog licenses, business certificates, voter registration and elections, town meeting records and public records requests.
Open official site Holden Town ClerkCounty court
The Worcester County Probate and Family Court in Worcester: divorce, custody and child support, probate of estates, guardianships, name changes and adoptions, with case records on masscourts.org.
Open official site Worcester County Probate and Family CourtProperty records
The Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Worcester, for the Worcester County towns outside the Fitchburg district: deeds, mortgages, liens and plans searched online, e-recording, the recording fee schedule and homestead declarations.
Open official site Worcester District Registry of DeedsPolice & jail
The Worcester County District Attorney: felony and misdemeanor prosecutions in the superior and district courts of Worcester County, victim witness services, diversion programs and press releases on cases.
Open official site Worcester County District AttorneyCounty court
The Worcester County Superior Court in Worcester: felony criminal cases, civil actions over $50,000 and medical malpractice tribunals, with case records on masscourts.org and at the clerk's office.
Open official site Worcester County Superior CourtPolice & jail
The Worcester County Sheriff's Office in West Boylston: the inmate look-up for the jail and house of correction, visiting hours and rules, mail, funds and phone accounts.
Open official site Worcester County Jail and House of CorrectionPolice & jail
The Sex Offender Registry Board public search: Level 2 and Level 3 offenders listed for public access in Massachusetts, by name, city or zip code, with photos and offense information.
Open official site Massachusetts sex offender registryPolice & jail
How to locate a person held in a Massachusetts Department of Correction prison, including the VINE search by name, from the state corrections department.
Open official site Massachusetts corrections offender searchPolice & jail
CORI, the Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information system: how to request a person's state criminal record through iCORI from the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, including the public access request.
Open official site Massachusetts criminal history record checkState courts
Massachusetts Trial Court eAccess: case search for the Superior, District, Boston Municipal, Housing and Land Court departments by name, case number or ticket number, from the Massachusetts court system.
Open official site Massachusetts court recordsVital records
The Registry of Vital Records and Statistics: Massachusetts birth, death and marriage certificates from 1931 on, ordered online, by mail or in person, with directions to the State Archives for earlier records.
Open official site Massachusetts vital recordsProperty records
Find Mass Money, the state Treasury unclaimed property search: dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, stock and insurance proceeds, claimed online by name.
Open official site Massachusetts unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
The Town of Holden is in Worcester County, whose county seat is Worcester. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Worcester County, The Town of Holden's town clerk keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court. Holden's own offices are in the cards above, and our Worcester County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Holden are recorded by the registry of deeds that serves Worcester County, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Worcester County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Massachusetts come from the state vital records office, Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, and the town or city clerk can also issue copies. The state office's 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.