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Lincoln County, Arkansas Public Records

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Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts

Phone contacts for the divisions of the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts, with links to Search ARCourts case records, circuit clerk and judge directories, and self help resources.

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Arkansas Unclaimed Property

Claim It Arkansas is the unclaimed property program of the Arkansas Auditor of State, which collects money reported by banks, businesses and agencies and returns it to owners who file a claim.

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Police & jail

Arkansas Sex Offender Registry Search

Search the Arkansas Crime Information Center sex offender registry by address, city, county, zip code or name, and sign up for notices when an offender moves near an address.

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Arkansas Sex Offenders

Search the Arkansas Crime Information Center for registered offenders by name or location.

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Arkansas Attorney General

The Arkansas Attorney General is the state's lawyer and chief law enforcement officer, issuing legal opinions and handling consumer and robocall complaints. Court records are kept by the Arkansas Judiciary and county circuit clerks.

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Arkansas State Police

Apply for or renew an Arkansas concealed handgun carry license and check its status, and find State Police services such as highway safety programs and criminal background checks.

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Lincoln County at a glance

State
Arkansas
County seat
Star City
Population
12,941
Area
572 sq mi
Founded
1871
Cities and towns
4

Lincoln County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Lincoln County.

Police Departments. Law enforcement in Lincoln County is provided by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments within Lincoln County.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Lincoln County, Arkansas, and operates Lincoln County Detention Facility. To look up current inmates housed at Lincoln County Detention Facility, citizens may contact the jail directly during business hours or visit the Sheriff's Office in person. Arrest records in Lincoln County are considered public information under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), codified in Arkansas Code Annotated § 25-19-101 et seq.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Lincoln County are maintained by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, often requiring a formal request under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing family members and legal representatives to find information about current detainees.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Lincoln County are taken and retained by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office or online databases.

Property and land records in Lincoln County, Arkansas, are maintained by Lincoln County Recorder's Office, also known as the Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder, with offices in both Star City at 300 South Drew Street, Star City, AR 71667 (phone: 870-628-5114) and Gould. Vital records for Lincoln County, Arkansas, including birth and death certificates, are maintained at both Lincoln County and state levels. Lincoln County Clerk's Office, located at 300 South Drew Street, Star City, AR 71667 (phone: 870-628-5115), maintains historical vital records for events occurring within Lincoln County.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Lincoln County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Lincoln County

Old mine sites
28
Sites with no status in the records
1
Past producers, now closed
28
Producing when recorded
4
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
47
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1964 to 1973
Records behind them
91 records for 80 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 33 mine sites inside the county: 28 past producers, now closed, 4 sites producing when the record was made, 1 site with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 47 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is 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.

Star Grady Gould N 10 miles
Lincoln 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.
Arkansas mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Lincoln County (33 shown, 47 unnamed on the map)

Lincoln County sits over a mapped coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. 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 Arkansas DEQ Coal Program (abandoned coal mine reclamation) and linked below.

Arkansas 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 Lincoln County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 45 investigations in Lincoln County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $266,705 in back wages agreed for 237 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
45
Back wages agreed
$266,705
Workers due back wages
237
Civil money penalties
$16,875
Employers on the record
38
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Cane Creek ConcreteStar City1$66,28915
Dumas Public SchoolsDumas1$61,65725
Jil Farms, LLCGould1$18,6607
Kent's Lawncare Inc.Dumas1$15,8275
Pendleton Gin Comapny, Inc.Dumas1$12,57335
Dumas Cotton Gin, LLCDumas1$9,97237
Eifling Farms General PartnershipGrady1$9,5703
City of Dumas Emergency Medical ServicesDumas1$6,7825
Mario's Custom Construction, LLCStar City1$5,6157
F & H Trucking, Inc.Dumas1$4,27110
El Toro of Dumas, Inc.Dumas1$2,9938
Drive N Buy, LLCGrady2$2,3615
Cane Creek Concrete Services IncStar City1$1,5342
Dumas Special School District #6Dumas1$1,2091
Lipscomb Oil Company, IncLake Village5$1,08627
Ganpati, LLCStar City1$7101
K&K Brothers Trading (USA) Inc.Grady1$4401
Community Development InstituteGould1$3958
Lil Dog House Daycare and PreschoolStar City1$2701
SAF-HOLLAND, Inc.Dumas2$00
Capture, Inc.Star City1$08
Marty Hughes, Inc.Star City1$08
Pendleton Gin Company, Inc.Dumas1$00
Regency Inn Inc.Dumas1$00
Priya CorporationDumas1$00

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 38 on the Lincoln County record; 10 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 13 more with smaller records are on the Arkansas wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Lincoln County, Arkansas?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the county sheriff's office or a city police department. Ask that agency for its record. Under Arkansas Code 4-75-102 (Act 450 of 2021), a person may ask a publish for pay website in writing to remove his or her booking photograph; the site must remove it within five business days and may not charge a fee for removal.

How do I get a criminal background check in Lincoln County, Arkansas?

The Arkansas criminal history record comes from the Arkansas State Police. Online search through the Arkansas State Police systems on ark.org: Criminal Background Checks with consent or legal mandate, or Open Criminal History for any other purpose. Fee: $22 per search for checks mandated by law or with the subject's signed consent; $24 per search on the Open Criminal History system for other personal searches.

How can I look up sex offenders in Lincoln County, Arkansas?

Search the Arkansas Sex Offender Registry (Arkansas Crime Information Center), 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 Lincoln County, Arkansas?

Register with the county clerk or through the Arkansas Secretary of State. Arkansas has no online voter registration. Submit the application to a voter registration agency or mail it no later than 30 days before the election; the postmark counts as the submission date.

How do I look up property records in Lincoln County, Arkansas?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Lincoln County are kept by the Lincoln County Circuit Clerk, as ex officio county recorder. Property values are set by the County Assessor, and tax bills come from the County Collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Lincoln County, Arkansas?

Certified birth and death certificates for Arkansas come from the Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records. The Department of Health offers vital records services in every county through its Local Health Units, which take walk in birth certificate requests. Online through vitalrecords.egov.com, by phone toll free at (866) 209-9482, by mail to Vital Records, Slot 44, 4815 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205, or in person at a Local Health Unit or the Little Rock office. Fee: $12 for the first copy of a birth record and $10 for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time.

How do I find business license records in Lincoln County, Arkansas?

Business entity filings are searched with the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

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