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Labette County at a glance

State
Kansas
County seat
Oswego
Population
20,184
Area
653 sq mi
Founded
1867
Cities and towns
8

Labette County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Labette County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Labette County.

Police Departments. Labette County is served by Labette County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments, including the Parsons Police Department, Oswego Police Department, and Chetopa Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Labette County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 725 N 15th Street, Parsons, KS 67357, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Labette County. Inmate information and jail roster can be accessed by contacting the Sheriff's Office or visiting the facility in person during business hours.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Labette County

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

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What is on record in Labette County

Old mine sites
1
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
1
Producing when recorded
1
Worked underground, in the mine records
1
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
27
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
quarry, gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1962 to 1974

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 2 mine sites inside the county: 1 prospect or occurrence that was never worked, 1 site producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 27 holes drawn inside the county, 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. Underground coal mining in Kansas was concentrated in Cherokee and Crawford Counties.

Parsons Oswego Altamont Dennis Chetopa Mound Valley Edna Labette Bartlett N 10 miles
Labette County: 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 small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Kansas mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Labette County (2 shown, 27 unnamed on the map)

Labette County sits over the Western Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by KDHE Abandoned Mine Land Program and linked below.

Kansas 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 Labette County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 31 investigations in Labette County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $345,284 in back wages agreed for 708 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.

Investigations closed
31
Back wages agreed
$345,284
Workers due back wages
708
Civil money penalties
$61,418
Employers on the record
23
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Life Choices Support Services, IncParsons1$60,72318
Excel Investments I, Inc.Oswego1$23,670370
Billman's Mobile Home Moving, LLCParsons1$15,2239
Neighbors and Associates, Inc.Parsons1$12,1991
North End Used Cars, LLCParsons1$8,6035
Parsons Pet HospitalParsons1$8,0037
Shree Sairam LLCParsons1$5,23333
Petes Of Erie, Inc.Parsons1$3,80497
Woodworth Enterprises, Inc.Parsons1$3,72010
Kitchen Pass, IncParsons1$1,01229
Parsons Hospitality, LLCParsons1$8448
JMAR Construction, LLCEdna1$7682
Parson State HospitalParsons1$2971
Southern Care, Inc.Parsons1$2783
General Service Corporation, IncOswego1$2271
LaForge and Budd Construction Company, Inc.Parsons2$00
Rogers SDI Holdings LLCOswego1$00
Southeast Kansas Independent Living ResourceParsons1$00
Ducommun Aerostructures, Inc.Parsons1$00
Mei Yun HuangParsons1$00
SKIL Resource CenterParsons1$00
Timber LLCParsons1$00
Bender Kitchen LLCParsons1$00

Every employer on the Labette County record, by back wages agreed; 8 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Kansas wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Labette County, Kansas?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Labette County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Labette County. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Labette County, Kansas?

The Kansas criminal history record comes from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Central Repository. Name based search online at www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory (no longer by mail or walk in), or a certified or fingerprint based request to the KBI. Fee: $20.00 for a name based online search; $30 for a certified name based check; $35 for a fingerprint based Kansas check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Labette County, Kansas?

Search the Kansas Offender Registry (KBI), 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 Labette County, Kansas?

Register with the county election officer (the county clerk, or the appointed election commissioner in Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee and Wyandotte counties) or through the Kansas Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Registration books close 21 days before an election.

How do I look up property records in Labette County, Kansas?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Labette County are kept by the Labette County Register of Deeds. Property values are set by the county appraiser, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Labette County, Kansas?

Certified birth and death certificates for Kansas come from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics. Walk in at 1000 SW Jackson Suite 120, Topeka, KS 66612-2221 (Curtis State Office Building), by regular or priority mail, by telephone, or online through VitalChek, all listed by the Office. Fee: $20 for each certified copy (the first $20 is a five year record search fee that includes one copy if the record is found).

How do I find business license records in Labette County, Kansas?

Business entity filings are searched with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services. Businesses should check with the county and city where they operate for local permits and licenses; many trades need state agency licenses.

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