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About public records in Lake County
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Lake County at a glance
- State
- Ohio
- County seat
- Painesville
- Population
- 232,603
- Area
- 979 sq mi
- Founded
- 1840
- Cities and towns
- 7
Lake County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Lake County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Lake County, particularly in unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Lake County, Ohio, is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Lake County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments in cities such as Mentor, Willoughby, and Eastlake.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Lake County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 104 East Erie Street, Painesville, OH 44077 (phone: 440-350-5620), is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas and provides countywide services including corrections, court security, and civil process. Inmate lookup is available through the Sheriff's website at www.lakecountysheriff.org, where users can search by name or booking number to view current custody status, charges, bond information, and booking photos. Arrest records in Lake County are public records under Ohio Revised Code § 149.43, which establishes the state's Public Records Act requiring government agencies to make records available for inspection and copying within a reasonable time.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Lake County, Ohio, are maintained by Lake County Sheriff's Office and the various municipal police departments within Lake County.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Lake County are taken and retained by Lake County Sheriff's Office at the time of booking.
Property tax records are administered by Lake County Auditor's Office at 105 Main Street (phone: 440-350-2516, website: www.lakecountyohio.gov/auditor), which conducts property assessments, maintains ownership records, and calculates tax obligations. Property and land records in Lake County are maintained by Lake County Recorder's Office, Painesville, OH 44077 (phone: 440-350-2517, website: recorder.lakecountyohio.gov). Lake County operates under Ohio's unified court system with multiple jurisdictional levels. Lake County Court of Common Pleas, located at 47 North Park Place, Painesville, OH 44077 (phone: 440-350-2657), is the general jurisdiction trial court handling felony criminal cases, civil matters exceeding $15,000, domestic relations including divorce and custody, juvenile matters, and probate proceedings. 47 North Park Place, Painesville, OH 44077 • Phone: 440-350-2666 Lake County elections are administered by Lake County Board of Elections, Painesville, OH 44077 (phone: 440-350-2700, website: www.lakecountyohio.gov/boe).
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Lake County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Lake County
- Old mine sites
- 2
- Still producing
- 8
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 1
- Main minerals
- Halite; construction sand and gravel
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 45
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit, sand and gravel pit, quarry, sand pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1953 to 1994
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 10 named mine sites inside the county, 2 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 45 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Halite; construction sand and gravel.
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. Coverage is automatic in the 26 mandatory counties (Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Scioto, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington) and optional in 11 more.
Ohio mine map and abandoned mine records
- ODNR Ohio Mines Locator (Mines of Ohio)Locations and permit information for thousands of mapped surface and underground coal and mineral mines, found by entering a street address or clicking mining features, with statewide shapefile download; the viewer itself opens at https://gis.ohiodnr.gov/MapViewer/?config=OhioMines.
- ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management, Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation ProgramsThe state and federal AML programs that investigate and fix hazards from pre law coal mining; questions and concerns to minerals@dnr.ohio.gov.
- ODNR Map Viewer, Mines of Ohio layers (Divisions of Geological Survey and Mineral Resources Management)The map application behind the Mines Locator with the abandoned underground mine polygons digitized from archival mine maps, organized by county, with a Data tab listing the shapefiles.
- ODNR Mine Subsidence Insurance (Ohio Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund)The 1985 state fund administered by the Mine Subsidence Insurance Governing Board through the Ohio Mine Subsidence Insurance Underwriting Association: in 26 mandatory counties the cover is added to every homeowner policy for $1 a year, in 11 optional counties it is $5 a year by choice, and claims go to the homeowner agent or insurer.
Named workings recorded in Lake County (10 shown, 45 unnamed on the map)
- Gordon-Warren/ Wickliffe, OhioAbrasive | Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- Republic Steel Lime PlantCalcium | Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- Morton Salt CoHalite | Past Producer
- Jones & Laughlin/ Louisville, OhioIron | Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- Morton Salt Fairport MineSalt | Producer | Underground
- Mentor Sand and Supply PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Painesville PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Sidley's Painesville PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Gen. Electric/ Willoughby, OhioSilica | Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- Quartz Scientific Inc/ Eastlake, OhSilica | Producer | A processing plant, not a working
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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Lake County public-records FAQs
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Lake County, Ohio?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Lake County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Lake County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Ohio Revised Code 2927.22 no one who publishes criminal record information, booking photographs included, may ask for or accept a fee to remove, correct or stop publishing it; a violation is a first degree misdemeanor.
How do I get a criminal background check in Lake County, Ohio?
The Ohio criminal history record comes from the Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). 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. Fee: $22.00 for a BCI check.
How can I look up sex offenders in Lake County, Ohio?
Search the Ohio Attorney General Electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification (eSORN), 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 Lake County, Ohio?
Register with the county board of elections or through the Ohio Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Registration forms must be received or postmarked by the 30th day before the election.
How do I look up property records in Lake County, Ohio?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Lake County are kept by the Lake County recorder. Property values are set by the county auditor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Lake County, Ohio?
Certified birth and death certificates for Ohio come from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. 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. Online through the Department of Health order portal with a credit card, by mail with check or money order to PO Box 15098, Columbus, Ohio 43215-0098, or in person at a local vital statistics office; the state office at 4200 Surface Road, Columbus serves same day birth record requests Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee: $21.50 for each certified birth or death record.
How do I find business license records in Lake County, Ohio?
Business entity filings are searched with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Ohio.gov says some licenses and permits come from the state and others come from your city or county.
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