Wisconsin, Rock County
Where Janesville's records are kept. Janesville has its own city government, police department, fire department and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Janesville's own offices, along with State of Wisconsin offices; the Rock County offices are on our Rock County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
City of Janesville online: property parcel search, the assessor's office, public meeting materials and videos, utility bill payment, waste collection, bus routes, maps and GIS and pet licensing. Phone (608) 755-3000.
Open official site City of JanesvillePolice & jail
Warrant and police records information Police Services Building 100 N. Jackson Street Janesville, WI 53547 Phone: (608) 755-3100
Open official site Janesville Police DepartmentCity records
Fire protection and emergency services 303 Milton Avenue Janesville, WI 53547 Phone: (608) 755-3050
Open official site Janesville Fire DepartmentProperty records
Official city records Municipal Building 18 N. Jackson Street Janesville, WI 53547 Phone: (608) 755-3070
Open official site Janesville City ClerkProperty records
Building permits and code enforcement 18 N. Jackson Street Janesville, WI 53547 Phone: (608) 755-3085
Open official site Janesville Community DevelopmentPolice & jail
Wisconsin's central criminal history file, kept by the Department of Justice, holds fingerprint supported arrests, charges and outcomes; anyone may request an adult record for a fee through WORCS.
Open official site Wisconsin Department of Justice Criminal Background ChecksPolice & jail
Janesville Inmate and offender search 3099 East Washington Avenue Post Office Box 7925 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7925 DOC Records Office (608) 240-3750
Open official site State of Wisconsin Department of CorrectionsState records
The society's genealogy team offers indexes to more than 3 million records, including birth, death and marriage indexes before 1907, plus a library and archives catalog, finding aids and digital collections.
Open official site Wisconsin Historical Society Family HistoryCounty court
Bankruptcy court for western Wisconsin with divisions in Madison and Eau Claire; the Eau Claire office takes filings in person only. Dockets are on PACER and hearings on an interactive public calendar.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of WisconsinCounty court
Wisconsin's court system runs WCCA, which shows public circuit court case records searchable by party name, business name or case number; adoption, juvenile and mental commitment cases are confidential and not shown.
Open official site Wisconsin Circuit Court AccessVital records
Wisconsin birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates are ordered here by mail or through VitalChek, which charges extra; the Department of Health Services counter is closed, but county registers of deeds also issue copies.
Open official site Wisconsin Vital Records OfficePolice & jail
Run by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, the clearinghouse lists missing children and adults with posters, searchable by name or county, along with unidentified and unsolved cases.
Open official site Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children and AdultsEverything else, organized
18 more Janesville sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Janesville, a place of 65,615 people, is the seat of Rock County. Court and property records sit with Rock County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Wisconsin. Janesville's own offices are in the cards above, and our Rock County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 3 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 21 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
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. Wisconsin has no coal AML program; the old lead and zinc workings are in the southwest counties.
Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin is run by the Wisconsin Elections Commission and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Janesville.
Deeds for property in Janesville are recorded by the Rock County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Rock County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Wisconsin come from the state vital records office, Wisconsin Vital Records. Its 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.