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Police & jail

Lincoln County Sheriff's Department

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at 404 Sinclair Street in Davenport: the communication center, marine patrol, a civil department line, registered sex offenders, emergency alerts and public records requests.

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Property records

Lincoln County Property Search

The Lincoln County property search gives the owner, the parcel number, the legal description and the assessed value of each parcel in the county.

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Juvenile Court

Juvenile Court, with the court location, contacts and the case records it keeps for Lincoln County, Washington.

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Lincoln County at a glance

State
Washington
County seat
Davenport
Population
10,876
Area
2,311 sq mi
Founded
1883
Cities and towns
11

Lincoln County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order across Lincoln County's unincorporated areas.

Police Departments. In addition to Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Lincoln County is served by several municipal police departments, including the Davenport Police Department and the Odessa Police Department. These agencies handle law enforcement within their respective city limits, while the Sheriff's Office covers the broader county area.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Lincoln County, Washington, is primarily provided by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, headquartered in Davenport at 450 Logan Street The Sheriff's Office maintains patrol operations across Lincoln County's vast rural area, operates Lincoln County jail facility, and provides dispatch services. Municipal law enforcement is provided by small police departments or marshals in incorporated towns: the City of Davenport has its own police presence, while other communities may contract with the Sheriff's Office or employ town marshals. Arrest records and booking information are public records in Washington under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56), and citizens can submit written public records requests to the Sheriff's Office for arrest logs, incident reports, and booking records.

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

404 Sinclair Street Davenport, WA 99122 • Phone: (509) 725-3501

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
145
Sites with no status in the records
2
Still producing
5
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; crushed stone; Gold
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
323
Shafts and tunnels
9
What they are
gravel pit, borrow pit, adit, mine shaft
Maps surveyed
1968 to 1989
Records behind them
486 records for 475 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 152 named mine sites inside the county, 145 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 323 holes drawn inside the county, 9 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; crushed stone; Gold.

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. Washington has no state abandoned mine land program page; the survey's coal mine maps are the record.

Lincoln County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. Purple is a shaft or a tunnel. Hover a dot for its name.
Washington mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Lincoln County (154 shown, 321 unnamed on the map)

Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.

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

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Lincoln County Sheriff or a city police department in Lincoln County. Ask that agency for its record. Under RCW 70.48.100 the jail register (name, date, time and cause of confinement, and release) is open to the public, but other records of a person confined in jail are confidential and go only to criminal justice agencies and the others the law lists. Law enforcement may use booking photographs to investigate crimes, and photographs of people convicted of a sex offense may be released under the sex offender notification laws.

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

The Washington criminal history record comes from the Washington State Patrol, Identification and Background Check Section. Run a name and date of birth search online through WATCH (Washington Access to Criminal History), or send the Request for Conviction Criminal History form or a fingerprint card to PO Box 42633, Olympia WA 98504-2633. Fee: $11.00 for a WATCH name search online; $32.00 for the Request for Conviction Criminal History form; $58.00 for a fingerprint card.

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

Search the Washington Sex Offender Public Registry (Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs), 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, Washington?

Register with the county auditor (the county elections office; King County Elections in King County) or through the Washington Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online and mail registrations must be received 8 days before Election Day; you can register in person at a county elections office until 8 p.m. on Election Day.

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

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

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

Certified birth and death certificates for Washington come from the Washington State Department of Health Vital Records. Local health departments in Washington also issue certificates; check with your local health department for the certificates it offers and whether it serves people in person. By mail with check or money order to PO Box 9709, Olympia, WA 98507, online or by phone through VitalChek, or in person by appointment at the Tumwater office. Fee: $25 for each certified or informational birth certificate.

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

Business entity filings are searched with the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division. More than 200 cities and towns, and some counties for their unincorporated areas, issue their business license endorsements through the state Business Licensing Service at the Department of Revenue; a city or county not on its lists must be contacted directly.

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