Ohio, Athens County
Where Jacksonville's records are kept. Court and property records for Jacksonville sit with Athens County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Ohio.
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As a small town, Jacksonville relies on Athens County and the State of Ohio for its public records. The cards below are the Ohio state offices, and the Athens County offices are on our Athens County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Phone (740) 767-2448. 5 South 6th Street, Jacksonville, OH 45740. The department has no website of its own; this official page lists it.
Open official site Jacksonville Police DepartmentState records
State of Ohio business hub on ohio.gov, which the state describes as information to help owners start, run and grow a business in Ohio.
Open official site Ohio.gov BusinessVital records
The Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics issues certified Ohio death records for a fee, ordered online, by mail or in person; local health districts also issue copies.
Open official site Ohio Death RecordsPolice & jail
State prison system's death row list with each person's institution, inmate number and sentencing county, plus where male and female death row inmates are housed and where executions take place.
Open official site Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Death RowVital records
Ohio marriage and divorce records are held by the probate court or clerk of courts in the county that issued the license; the state Bureau of Vital Statistics keeps only the index.
Open official site Ohio Marriage SearchState records
Steps from the state Division of Unclaimed Funds for searching and claiming money online, uploading required documents, checking claim status and finding county unclaimed funds.
Open official site Ohio Department of Commerce Unclaimed FundsCourt records
The Athens County Municipal Court handles traffic, misdemeanor, civil and small claims cases for Jacksonville and the rest of Athens County.
Open official site Athens County Municipal CourtEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Jacksonville, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Jacksonville is an incorporated place in Athens County, a place of 400 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Athens, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Our Athens County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Jacksonville sits over the Appalachian Region and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by ODNR Ohio Mines Locator (Mines of Ohio) and that office is where to ask for them.
Ohio 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.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Ohio is run by the Ohio Secretary of State, and the county board of elections keeps the roll for Jacksonville. You can register online, by mail or in person. Registration forms must be received or postmarked by the 30th day before the election.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Ohio come from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. The fee is $21.50 for each certified birth or death record. More than 100 local vital statistics offices at local health departments in Ohio offer in person or other same day certified copies of Ohio vital records.
Deeds for property in Jacksonville are recorded by the county recorder, the county auditor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Athens County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Jacksonville come from the Jacksonville Police Department, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Jacksonville register with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services Division, which runs the state business entity search. Ohio.gov says some licenses and permits come from the state and others come from your city or county.
Ohio criminal history checks are run by the Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). The fee is $22.00 for a BCI check. Checks are fingerprint based: submit fingerprints electronically through a WebCheck location, or mail the BCI Civilian Background Check card with payment to P.O. Box 365, London, Ohio 43140.
Same county
Other places in Athens County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Athens County records are on the county page.