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Imperial County Property Assessor
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Imperial County Court Resources, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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Business filings for Imperial County are recorded with the county and the state, and the search gives the name, the owner and the filing date of each registration.
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Searches of property documents recorded since 1982.
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Divorce and family law cases from Imperial County are filed with the clerk of court, who keeps the pleadings, the orders and the judgments in each case.
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Imperial County at a glance
- State
- California
- County seat
- El Centro
- Population
- 179,702
- Area
- 4,482 sq mi
- Founded
- 1907
- Cities and towns
- 14
Imperial County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Imperial County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement services in the unincorporated areas of Imperial County.
Police Departments. Imperial County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Imperial County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the El Centro Police Department, Brawley Police Department, and Calexico Police Department. Each city department is responsible for law enforcement within its jurisdiction, while the Sheriff's Office handles the unincorporated areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Imperial County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Imperial County and provides countywide services including operating Imperial County jail. Their website is icso.imperialcounty.org. Imperial County Jail, also known as Imperial County Detention Facility, houses inmates and provides online inmate information through the Sheriff's website. To look up current inmates, the public can access the inmate locator at the Sheriff's website or call the jail directly for The system allows searches by name, booking number, or date of birth. Arrest records in Imperial County are public records subject to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.). Some recent booking information and mugshots may be available on the Sheriff's website as part of the public booking log.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Imperial County are maintained by Imperial County Sheriff's Office and local police departments.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup is available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing family members and legal representatives to find information about detainees.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Imperial County are taken and retained by Imperial County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These photos are part of the arrest records and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office or through court records if they are part of a public case.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Imperial County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Imperial County
- Old mine sites
- 397
- Sites with no status in the records
- 79
- Still producing
- 78
- Main minerals
- Gold; construction sand and gravel; Limestone, General
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 859
- Shafts and tunnels
- 224
- What they are
- prospect pit, mine shaft, adit, gravel pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1952 to 1992
- Records behind them
- 1,461 records for 1,413 sites, the rest are the same working written down twice
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 554 named mine sites inside the county, 397 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 859 holes drawn inside the county, 224 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; construction sand and gravel; Limestone, General.
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.
California mine map and abandoned mine records
- California Department of Conservation, Abandoned Mine Lands UnitThe unit's page on the tens of thousands of abandoned mines in all 58 counties (about 64 percent on federal land, 32 percent private), their hazards and the unit's reports.
- Department of Conservation map server, Mines and Mineral ResourcesInteractive web maps and a data viewer of mine status from the Division of Mine Reclamation and the California Geological Survey's mineral land classification.
Named workings recorded in Imperial County (223 shown, 196 more named and 836 unnamed on the map)
- American Girl MineMine Shaft | Ogilby map, 1988
- Black Eagle MineProspect Pit | Blue Mountain map, 1988
- Elliot MineAdit | In-Ko-Pah Gorge map, 1959
- Geode BedsGravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | Little Chuckwalla Mts. map, 1988
- Golden Dream MineMine Shaft | Picacho map, 1954
- Gravel PitIris map, 1992
- Gravel PitLittle Picacho Peak map, 1965
- Guadalupe MineMine Shaft | Ogilby map, 1988
- Hess MineMine Shaft | Little Picacho Peak map, 1954
- Old Channel Mine ShaftMine Shaft | Ninemile Wash map, 1988
- Open Pit MineBuzzards Peak map, 1988
- Open Pit MineOgilby map, 1988
- Open Pit MineOgilby map, 1988
- Open Pit MineBuzzards Peak map, 1988
- Padre Madre MineMine Shaft | Ogilby map, 1988
- Pasadina MineMine Shaft | Ogilby map, 1988
- Pegleg MineMine Shaft | Pegleg Well map, 1988
- Rainbow MineAdit | Ninemile Wash map, 1988
- Smugglers CaveAdit | In-Ko-Pah Gorge map, 1959
- Three C MineMine Shaft | Bard map, 1952
- Tumco MineOpen Pit Mine | Hedges map, 1988
- TunnelAdit | Carrizo Mtn. map, 1957
- Vista MineMine Shaft | Ninemile Wash map, 1988
- Palo Verde Barite DepositBarium-Barite | Prospect
- Palo Verde Barite DepositBarium-Barite | Occurrence
- Unnamed ProspectBarium-Barite | Prospect
- White SwanBarium-Barite | Occurrence
- White Swan Barite MineBarium-Barite | Occurrence
- Cal-Min-Co DepositBentonite | Past Producer
- El CentroBentonite | Past Producer
- Imperial Irrigation Dist. No. 1Boron-Borates | Past Producer
- River Ranches No. 1Boron-Borates | Past Producer
- Sinclair No. 3Boron-Borates | Past Producer
- Sportsman No. 1Boron-Borates | Past Producer
- BertramBromine, Sodium | Past Producer
- Mullet Island Salt WorksCalcium, Bromine, Halite | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- American-Portland Cement CompanyClay | Past Producer
- DepositClay | Occurrence
- Full MoonClay | Occurrence
- Jumbo ClayClay | Past Producer
- O'Callahan DepositClay | Past Producer
- Simons Brick CompanyClay | Occurrence
- Unnamed Hematite ProspectClay | Occurrence
- Black LadyCopper | Prospect
- Bonanza QueenCopper | Past Producer
- Bonanza Queen ProspectCopper | Prospect
- Burslem ProspectCopper | Prospect
- Butterfly and Pinto DepositCopper | Occurrence
- Campbell ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Cave Man Group of ClaimsCopper | Past Producer
- CavemanCopper | Past Producer
- Copper GlanceCopper | Occurrence
- Copper Glance ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Copper KingCopper | Occurrence
- Copper King ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- EdwardsCopper | Occurrence
- Edwards ProspectCopper | Prospect
- Francho CopperCopper | Occurrence
- Morrison MineCopper | Occurrence
- PicachoCopper | Past Producer
- Thedford ProspectCopper | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Volunteer GroupCopper | Past Producer
- White Christmas DepositDiatomite | Occurrence
- Red Desert MineFeldspar | Occurrence
- Superstition Mtn Feldspar DepositFeldspar | Occurrence
- McKnightFire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer
- Unnamed ProspectGarnet, Limestone, General, Calcium | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed ProspectGemstone | Occurrence
- American Boy MineGold | Past Producer
- Arizona MineGold | Occurrence
- Banner GroupGold | Occurrence
- Benton ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Big Chief Group of MinesGold | Occurrence
- Big Four Group of MinesGold | Occurrence
- Bottle NeckGold | Occurrence
- BullfrogGold | Prospect
- Cahuilla (Modoc)Gold | Prospect
- Castle ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Central ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Coffee Pot ProspectGold | Past Producer
- Coon PlacerGold | Occurrence
- Copenhagen Placer MineGold | Occurrence
- Crescent Placer MineGold | Occurrence
- Crescent Placer MineGold | Prospect
- Delta MineGold | Occurrence
- Desert View Placer ClaimsGold | Occurrence
- Dos Hombres Discovery ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Easy Pickens ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Easy Pickins ProspectGold | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Easy Pickins ProspectGold | Prospect
- Englewood MineGold | Occurrence
- Georgia Placer MineGold | Occurrence
- Gold Basin MineGold | Occurrence
- Gold EagleGold | Occurrence
- Gold Leaf Group of MinesGold | Occurrence
- Golden Chain MineGold | Occurrence
- Golden DreamGold | Past Producer
- Golden Eagle ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Golden Eagle MineGold | Occurrence
- Golden GeyserGold | Occurrence
- Golden Queen ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Golden Queen ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Golden Queen Prospect 1Gold | Past Producer
- Golden Queen Prospect 2Gold | Occurrence
- Good Luck and GunsightGold | Past Producer
- Good SiteGold | Occurrence
- Guadaloupe MineGold | Prospect
- Guadalupe MineGold | Occurrence
- Gulch PlacerGold | Occurrence
- Gulch Placer MineGold | Occurrence
- Gulch PlacersGold | Occurrence
- HematiteGold | Occurrence
- Hematite ProspectGold | Prospect
- HessGold | Occurrence
- Indian Pass PlacerGold | Occurrence
- Indian RoseGold | Past Producer
- Iron Gold Bearer MineGold | Occurrence
- Jackson Draw MineGold | Occurrence
- Jean ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Joan Jean ProspectGold | Occurrence
- King MineGold | Occurrence
- Kirton-Gunn ProspectGold | Past Producer
- Kirton-Gunn ProspectGold | Past Producer
- Kohl Placer MineGold | Occurrence
- La Colorado MineGold | Past Producer
- Land GroupGold | Past Producer
- Land GroupGold | Past Producer
- Leapyear Group & Pay StreakGold | Occurrence
- Little Glen ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Little Gold Reef MineGold | Occurrence
- LubyGold | Occurrence
- Lucky StrikeGold | Occurrence
- Mayata MineGold | Occurrence
- Mendeville MineGold | Occurrence
- Meniville Group of ClaimsGold | Occurrence
- Million Dollar Gold MineGold | Occurrence
- Mmj MineGold | Occurrence
- Monte Carlo MineGold | Occurrence
- Morning StarGold | Occurrence
- Mother LodeGold | Past Producer
- OccidentalGold | Occurrence
- Occidental MineGold | Prospect
- Old Senator MineGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Oro Cruz (Tumco)Gold | Past Producer
- Padre Y Madre MineGold | Occurrence
- PasadenaGold | Past Producer
- Peg Log ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Peggy Claim & Prometheus ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Picacho MineGold | Past Producer
- Picacho Peak Gold ProjectGold | Past Producer
- Potholes MineGold | Past Producer
- Potholes PlacerGold | Past Producer
- Quien Sabe ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Rainbow MineGold | Occurrence
- Red Dog Mining IncGold | Occurrence
- Red Fox MineGold | Occurrence
- Red Schist ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Red Schist ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Sagebrush MineGold | Occurrence
- Senator MineGold | Past Producer
- Silver Shaft MinesGold | Occurrence
- Singer Mucho Labor ProspectGold | Prospect
- St Anthony MineGold | Occurrence
- St. Joseph MineGold | Occurrence
- Stoneface ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Sweet Potatoes MineGold | Occurrence
- Tee Wee MineGold | Past Producer
- Three C's MineGold | Past Producer
- Tumco MineGold | Past Producer
- Unknown NameGold | Occurrence
- Unnamed Gold ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Unnamed Gold ProspectGold | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectGold | Occurrence
- VistaGold | Occurrence
- Wallace-Spencer MineGold | Prospect
- White Cap ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Whitecap White Cap ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Yellow Dog GroupGold | Occurrence
- Yuma ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Zimmer ProspectGold | Prospect
- Mary Lode MineGold, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 3 records for this one site
- Imperial ProjectGold, Silver | Prospect
- Unnamed LocationGranite | Occurrence
- Stuart Graphite ProspectGraphite | Occurrence
- JumboGraphite, Limestone, General | Occurrence
- Blanc PlacerGypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- Blue Diamond Corp.Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- Blue Diamond Corp. DepositGypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- California Portland Cement Co.Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- Coyote Mt Gypsum & SulfurGypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer
- DaisyGypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer
- Gypsum King & Hillcrest PlacersGypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- Gypsum King PlacerGypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | 2 records for this one site
- Hauser BedsGypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer
- Imperial GypsumGypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer
- Imperial Gypsum DepositGypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer
- National Gypsum Co. DepositGypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect
- Sunshine Placer GypsumGypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer
- Swallow and South Pole PlacersGypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- Tract 72Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- Tract 72 Gypsum DepositGypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- U. S. Gypsum Co. Deposit AGypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- U. S. Gypsum Co. Deposit CGypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- U.S. Gypsum Co.Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer
- W H Waters Claim WatersGypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- WatersGypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence
- Huddleston & Jackson DepositsIron | Occurrence
- Mullet Island Paint DepositIron | Occurrence
- ProspectIron | Occurrence
- ProspectIron | Occurrence
- Purple HillsIron | Occurrence
- Purple HillsIron | Occurrence
- SimpsonIron | Occurrence
- Simpson-Churchill-Wear DepositIron | Occurrence
- Tio RicoIron | Occurrence
- Unnamed OccurrenceIron | Occurrence
- Unnamed OccurrencesIron | Occurrence
- Powder Uranium and MineralsKaolin | Occurrence
- Bluebird KyaniteKyanite | Past Producer
- Indian PassKyanite | Occurrence
- Ogilby MineKyanite | Past Producer
- Imperial Buttes MineLead, Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 3 records for this one site
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
California 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.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Imperial County, California?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Imperial County Sheriff or a city police department in Imperial County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Penal Code 13665, a police department or sheriff's office may not share on social media the booking photos of a person arrested on suspicion of a nonviolent crime unless an exception applies, and must remove booking photos it shared on social media within 14 days unless an exception still applies.
How do I get a criminal background check in Imperial County, California?
The California criminal history record comes from the California Department of Justice. Record Review of your own record only: submit fingerprint images through Live Scan and follow the DOJ Record Review instructions. Fee: $25 processing fee to the DOJ, plus the Live Scan agency's fingerprint fee; a fee waiver may be available.
How can I look up sex offenders in Imperial County, California?
Search the California Megan's Law Website (Department of Justice), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
How do I register to vote in Imperial County, California?
Register with the county elections official (county elections office or registrar of voters) or through the California Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. The deadline to register is 15 days before Election Day; after that, same day (conditional) registration and voting is available at the county elections office.
How do I look up property records in Imperial County, California?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Imperial County are kept by the Imperial County Recorder. Property values are set by the County Assessor, and tax bills come from the County Tax Collector. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Imperial County, California?
Certified birth and death certificates for California come from the California Department of Public Health, Vital Records (CDPH VR). Copies may be obtained in person at the county office (County Registrar or Recorder) where the birth was registered, for events in that county. By mail with form VS 111 to California Department of Public Health, Vital Records, MS 5103, P.O. Box 997410, Sacramento, CA 95899-7410, or in person at the county office where the event was registered; since July 1, 2026 CDPH VR no longer accepts applications sent through online third party vendors. Fee: $31 for each certified copy of a birth record.
How do I find business license records in Imperial County, California?
Business entity filings are searched with the California Secretary of State (bizfile Online). Most California cities and counties require a business license, permits or registration to do business within their limits.
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