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Find the right office in Lincoln County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement across the unincorporated areas of Lincoln County.
Police Departments. In addition to Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Lincoln County is provided by municipal police departments, including the Lincoln Police Department and the Sylvan Grove Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Lincoln County, Kansas, with headquarters located at 216 East Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Center, Kansas 67455. Lincoln County Jail houses inmates awaiting trial or serving short-term sentences, and booking information may be obtained by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours.
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.
Jail & Inmate Records. Lincoln County Jail, managed by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, is the primary detention facility for people arrested within Lincoln County. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing family members and legal representatives to find information about current inmates.
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 arrest records and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office.
the local jail, located at 116 N 2nd St, Lincoln, KS 67455, maintains records of current inmates. You can call the jail directly at (785) 524-4479 for information on recent arrests or use the Kansas VINE system for notifications about an inmate's custody status. Vital records for Lincoln County, Kansas, including birth and death certificates, are maintained by both local and state authorities. Lincoln County Clerk's office, located at 216 East Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln County Center, Kansas 67455 (phone: 785-524-4305), is a local resource for certified copies of vital records for events occurring within Lincoln County.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 2 mine sites inside the county: 2 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 181 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.
Lincoln County lies on the edge of the Cretaceous Lignite Area 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 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
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 6 investigations in Lincoln County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $6,534 in back wages agreed for 20 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.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Transportation, LLC | Beverly | 1 | $3,115 | 5 |
| Oetting Harvesting, Inc | Sylvan Grove | 1 | $2,791 | 9 |
| TAG Enterprises | Lincoln | 1 | $628 | 6 |
| Ashland, Inc | Lincoln | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 3 Amigos Restaurant, LLC | Lincoln | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Feedlot Bar and Grill, LLC | Sylvan Grove | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Lincoln County record, by back wages agreed; 2 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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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department or a city police department in Lincoln County. Ask that agency for its record.
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.
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.
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.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Lincoln County are kept by the Lincoln County Register of Deeds. Property values are set by the county appraiser, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
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).
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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