New Hampshire, Cheshire County
Where Keene's records are kept. Keene has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Keene's own offices, along with the Cheshire County and State of New Hampshire offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedPolice & jail
New Hampshire criminal conviction checks from the State Police Criminal Records Unit, by mail with a notarized release or at the public counter with photo ID; fingerprint requests also return FBI results.
Open official site New Hampshire State Police Criminal RecordsPolice & jail
The state inmate locator, drawn from the Department of Corrections Offender Records Office in Concord, lists people in state custody with their active sentences, statutes of conviction and release dates.
Open official site New Hampshire Department of Corrections Inmate LocatorProperty records
The Cheshire County Registry of Deeds: recorded deeds, mortgages, liens and plans searched online by name, date or book and page, with recording fees, certified copies and e-recording.
Open official site Cheshire County Registry of DeedsCourt records
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorPolice & jail
The New Hampshire Sex Offender Registry from the State Police: registered offenders by name, town or zip code, with photos and addresses.
Open official site New Hampshire sex offender registryPolice & jail
Criminal history record checks from the New Hampshire State Police Criminal Records Unit: statewide conviction records by name or fingerprint, requested by mail or in person for a fee.
Open official site New Hampshire criminal history record checkPolice & jail
A US Department of Justice search across public sex offender registries of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the territories and Indian Country, by name or by address.
Open official site National Sex Offender Public Website SearchState courts
Record checks from the New Hampshire Judicial Branch: how to ask the court for a case file, a criminal record check or a certified copy, with the fees and the form.
Open official site New Hampshire court recordsCourt records
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseVital records
New Hampshire birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates from the Division of Vital Records Administration at the Secretary of State, ordered online, by mail or at a town clerk.
Open official site New Hampshire vital recordsCourt records
Sits at the Warren B. Rudman U.S. Courthouse, 55 Pleasant Street, Concord, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays with an after hours drop box; it posts a daily court calendar and opinions.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New HampshireCity records
The official city site of Keene, Cheshire County, gives the city clerk, assessing and property search, building permits, elections, police and a public records request page under the Right to Know law.
Open official site City of Keene, New HampshirePolice & jail
The Cheshire County Sheriff's Office in Keene: warrants, civil process and sheriff's sales, court security, the county dispatch center and records requests; the county jail is run by the Cheshire County Department of Corrections in Keene.
Open official site Cheshire County Sheriff's OfficeCounty court
The Keene and Jaffrey-Peterborough District Courts, the Circuit Court district divisions for Cheshire County: misdemeanors and violations, small claims, landlord and tenant and civil cases up to $1,500.
Open official site Cheshire County district courtsPolice & jail
New Hampshire State Police Troop C in Keene, which patrols Cheshire and Sullivan Counties: crash and incident reports, investigative services, and records requests through State Police headquarters; criminal records come from the State Police Criminal Records Unit.
Open official site New Hampshire State Police Troop C (Cheshire and Sullivan Counties)County court
The Circuit Court probate division for Cheshire County: estates and wills, trusts, guardianships of adults, name changes and adoptions, with the court's address and clerk. It sits in Keene.
Open official site Cheshire County Probate CourtProperty records
The New Hampshire county registries of deeds on one site: recorded deeds, mortgages, liens and plans for every county searched by name, date or book and page, with recording fees and certified copies.
Open official site New Hampshire registries of deedsState records
QuickStart, the New Hampshire Secretary of State business search: corporations, LLCs, partnerships and trade names by name or business ID, with filings and status.
Open official site New Hampshire business entity searchState records
New Hampshire unclaimed property from the State Treasury: dormant accounts, uncashed checks and forgotten deposits searched by name, with claims filed online.
Open official site New Hampshire unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
20 more Keene sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Keene, a place of 23,047 people, is the seat of Cheshire County. Court and property records sit with Cheshire County, and birth and death certificates come from Keene's town clerk and the State of New Hampshire. Keene's own offices are in the cards above, and our Cheshire 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 5 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 3 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 8 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Molybdenum; Silica; Feldspar.
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. No abandoned mine inventory is published.
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 New Hampshire is run by the New Hampshire Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, polling places and the local election office for Keene. New Hampshire has no online voter registration: you register in person with the Keene city clerk, at a supervisors of the checklist session, or at the polls on Election Day.
Deeds for property in Keene are recorded by the registry of deeds that serves Cheshire County, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Cheshire County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in New Hampshire come from the state vital records office, New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration, and the town or city clerk can also issue copies. The state office's 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.