Michigan, Gogebic County

Ironwood, Michigan Public Records

Where Ironwood's records are kept. Ironwood has its own clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.

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The cards below include Ironwood's own offices, along with the Gogebic County and State of Michigan offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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Vital records

Michigan Vital Records Office

Order certified copies of Michigan birth, death, marriage and divorce records from the MDHHS Division of Vital Records by mail, online or in person.

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Police & jail

Gogebic County Sheriff's Office

Mission Statement The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office vows to continue a centuries old commitment to provide professional law enforcement services to.

Official sitegogebic.gov
Open official site Gogebic County Sheriff's Office
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Property records

City Clerk: City of Ironwood

The Clerk’s Office manages and maintains official City records, Cemetery records, Freedom of Information Requests, Voters Registration, Elections,.

Official siteironwoodmi.gov
Open official site City Clerk: City of Ironwood

Local record guide

About public records in Ironwood

Local profile

Ironwood at a glance

County
Gogebic County
County seat
Bessemer
Population
5,045
Gogebic County population
14,380
Local records
City of Ironwood
ZIP codes
49938

About Ironwood public records

Ironwood, a place of 5,045 people, is in Gogebic County, whose county seat is Bessemer. Court and property records sit with Gogebic County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan. Ironwood's own offices are in the cards above, and our Gogebic County page lists each county office.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Ironwood

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Ironwood

Old mine sites
5
Past producers, now closed
5
Worked underground, in the mine records
5
Main minerals
Iron
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
5
Shafts and tunnels
4
What they are
mine shaft, gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1955
Records behind them
14 records for 10 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 5 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 5 past producers, now closed; the old survey maps add 5 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 4 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Iron.

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. GeoWebFace shows historic mining sites as points; no agency page with underground workings outlines was found, and the OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds Michigan maps.

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Ironwood: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The pale shapes with a name around it are the neighbouring places, from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Michigan mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Ironwood (5 shown, 5 unnamed on the map)

Michigan 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.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Ironwood, Michigan

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 3 investigations with a Ironwood address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $5,345 in back wages agreed for 20 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.

Investigations closed
3
Back wages agreed
$5,345
Workers due back wages
20
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
3
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
Cloverland Motorsports, Inc1$2,4178
Saw Dust Bin1$2,0959
Sawdust Bin, Inc.1$8343

Every employer whose address on the record is in Ironwood, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Michigan wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Ironwood public-records FAQs

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How do I register to vote in Ironwood, Michigan?

Voter registration in Michigan is run by the Michigan Bureau of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Ironwood.

How do I look up property records in Ironwood, Michigan?

Deeds for property in Ironwood are recorded by the Gogebic County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Gogebic County page lists the county offices.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Ironwood, Michigan?

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Michigan come from the state vital records office, Michigan Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.

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Nearby Gogebic County cities

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.