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The Washington Courts directory gives the superior, district and municipal courts of Island County, their addresses and the clerk who keeps each one's records.
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Island County Directory of Departments
Index of Island County's services and resources.
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Island County Sheriff's Department
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Island County Death Records
Official death certificates from the county of Island County.
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Civil Criminal and Juvenile Court Records
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Island County Airport
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Island County Jail Roster
The Island County Corrections jail roster lists people now held in the county jail, with bookings and releases from the past 48 hours and a VINELink notice option.
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Island County Marriage Licenses
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Island Court Clerk
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Island County Parks and Recreation
Find things to do in Island County.
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Juvenile Court
Juvenile Court, with the court location, contacts and the case records it keeps for Island County, Washington.
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Island County Library
Sno-Isle Libraries branch list for Island County, Washington, with the Camano Island, Clinton, Coupeville, Freeland, Langley and Oak Harbor libraries and their hours.
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Island County at a glance
- State
- Washington
- County seat
- Coupeville
- Population
- 86,857
- Area
- 517 sq mi
- Founded
- 1852
- Cities and towns
- 7
Island County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Island County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Island County.
Police Departments. Island County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Island County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments in cities like Oak Harbor and Langley.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Island County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 5650 E. Sound Avenue in Coupeville, Washington 98239, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Island County. Island County also contains municipal police departments serving incorporated cities: the Oak Harbor Police Department (865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor, 360-279-4600) serves Island County's largest city, the Coupeville Marshal's Office provides law enforcement for the town of Coupeville, and the Langley Police Department serves the town of Langley on South Whidbey Island. Arrest records in Island County are public records subject to Washington's Public Records Act (RCW 42.56), which requires government agencies to make non-exempt public records available for inspection and copying.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
800 SE 8th Ave Oak Harbor, WA 98277-2998 Phone: 360-675-5988 Fax: 360-675-8231 Island County Assessor's Office, also at 1 NE 7th Street, Coupeville (phone: 360-679-7320), maintains property tax assessment records, property characteristics, ownership information, and valuation data. Business licensing in Island County operates at both county and municipal levels depending on location and business type. Island County Planning and Community Development Department, located at 1 NE 7th Street, Coupeville, WA 98239 (phone: 360-679-7339), handles certain county-level business registrations and zoning compliance for unincorporated areas. Island County Auditor's Office, located at 1 NE 7th Street, Coupeville, WA 98239 (phone: 360-679-7353), maintains land and property records including warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds, mortgages, deeds of trust, liens (mechanic's liens, judgment liens, tax liens), easements, covenants, plat maps, surveys, and other documents affecting real property title. Island County Superior Court, located at 1 NE 7th Street, Coupeville, WA 98239 (phone: 360-679-7366), handles felony criminal cases, civil cases over $100,000, family law matters including divorces and adoptions, probate, and appeals from lower courts. Island County District Court, at the same Coupeville address (phone: 360-679-7392), has jurisdiction over misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor criminal cases, civil cases up to $100,000, protection orders, and small claims up to $10,000.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Island County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Island County
- Old mine sites
- 27
- Still producing
- 8
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel; Diatomite
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 54
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit, borrow pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, quarry
- Maps surveyed
- 1953 to 1998
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 35 named mine sites inside the county, 27 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 54 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Diatomite.
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. Washington has no state abandoned mine land program page; the survey's coal mine maps are the record.
Washington mine map and abandoned mine records
- Washington Geological Survey, Coal Mine Map CollectionAbout 1,100 maps of about 230 coal mines, organized by county in 65 zip files, catalogued in Open File Report 94-7, kept for mine subsidence hazard evaluation.
- Washington Geological Survey, Coal, Metallic and Mineral ResourcesThe survey's coal and metal mining page with the historical coal mine map collection and the inactive and abandoned mine lands reports.
Named workings recorded in Island County (35 shown, 54 unnamed on the map)
- Useless BayDiatomite | Occurrence
- Greenbank Sand & GravelREE | Producer
- Henni Pit and MillREE | Producer
- Airport PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Camano Island Pit and MillSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Christensen Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Christie PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Coupeville PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Erling PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Everett Bros.Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Good Beach PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Harrington Lagoon PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Island County Road Dept. PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Island Excavators PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Keystone PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Krieg PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Libbey-Didco PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Marine Asphalt Pit 3Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Oak Harbor PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Oak Harbor PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Oak Harbor PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Penn Cove PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Prairie Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Trask PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Veit Asphalt Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Whidbey Island Highway 20 PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Whidbey Island Pit and MillSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Whidbey PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
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.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Island County, Washington?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Island County Sheriff or a city police department in Island County. Ask that agency for its record. Under RCW 70.48.100 the jail register (name, date, time and cause of confinement, and release) is open to the public, but other records of a person confined in jail are confidential and go only to criminal justice agencies and the others the law lists. Law enforcement may use booking photographs to investigate crimes, and photographs of people convicted of a sex offense may be released under the sex offender notification laws.
How do I get a criminal background check in Island County, Washington?
The Washington criminal history record comes from the Washington State Patrol, Identification and Background Check Section. Run a name and date of birth search online through WATCH (Washington Access to Criminal History), or send the Request for Conviction Criminal History form or a fingerprint card to PO Box 42633, Olympia WA 98504-2633. Fee: $11.00 for a WATCH name search online; $32.00 for the Request for Conviction Criminal History form; $58.00 for a fingerprint card.
How can I look up sex offenders in Island County, Washington?
Search the Washington Sex Offender Public Registry (Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs), 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 Island County, Washington?
Register with the county auditor (the county elections office; King County Elections in King County) or through the Washington Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online and mail registrations must be received 8 days before Election Day; you can register in person at a county elections office until 8 p.m. on Election Day.
How do I look up property records in Island County, Washington?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Island County are kept by the Island County auditor. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Island County, Washington?
Certified birth and death certificates for Washington come from the Washington State Department of Health Vital Records. Local health departments in Washington also issue certificates; check with your local health department for the certificates it offers and whether it serves people in person. By mail with check or money order to PO Box 9709, Olympia, WA 98507, online or by phone through VitalChek, or in person by appointment at the Tumwater office. Fee: $25 for each certified or informational birth certificate.
How do I find business license records in Island County, Washington?
Business entity filings are searched with the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division. More than 200 cities and towns, and some counties for their unincorporated areas, issue their business license endorsements through the state Business Licensing Service at the Department of Revenue; a city or county not on its lists must be contacted directly.
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