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Wyoming Game and Fish Department

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The U.S. Marshals Service Wyoming Fugitive Task Force hunts fugitives with state and local partners. The Marshals post their 15 Most Wanted list and take tips through usmarshals.gov.

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Wyoming Federal Case Search

The U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming links to PACER and CM/ECF for federal case dockets and filings. Wyoming state court records come from the Wyoming Judicial Branch.

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Lincoln County at a glance

State
Wyoming
County seat
Kemmerer
Population
19,581
Area
4,089 sq mi
Founded
1911
Cities and towns
16

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. In addition to Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Lincoln County is supported by municipal police departments.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 571 East Main Street in Kemmerer, Wyoming 83101, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Lincoln County. Inmate lookup and jail roster information can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by contacting the detention center directly at the Kemmerer location. Arrest records and booking reports are public documents under Wyoming's Public Records Act, Wyoming Statute § 16-4-201 et seq, which establishes the right of citizens to access government records with limited exceptions. The Wyoming Highway Patrol also maintains a presence in Lincoln County, primarily along U.S. Highway 30, U.S. Highway 89, and State Highway 238, handling traffic enforcement and accident investigation on state highways.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Lincoln County are maintained by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Lincoln County are taken and retained by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Lincoln County

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

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What is on record in Lincoln County

Old mine sites
97
Sites with no status in the records
36
Past producers, now closed
28
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
68
Processing plants, closed
1
Producing when recorded
6
Worked underground, in the mine records
18
Main minerals
Phosphorus-Phosphates; construction sand and gravel; Uranium
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
172
Shafts and tunnels
21
What they are
prospect pit, gravel pit, adit, mine shaft
Maps surveyed
1962 to 1996
Records behind them
315 records for 311 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 139 mine sites inside the county: 28 past producers, now closed, 68 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 6 sites producing when the record was made, 1 processing plant, which is not a working, 36 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 172 holes drawn inside the county, 21 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Phosphorus-Phosphates; construction sand and gravel; Uranium.

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. No public mine map viewer was found; the AML Division at 1-800-510-0283 answers whether a property is over or near a mined area.

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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.
Wyoming mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Lincoln County (140 shown, 171 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.

Lincoln County lies on the edge of the Green River Region coal field and the coal there is subbituminous, 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 Wyoming DEQ Abandoned Mine Land Division and linked below.

Wyoming 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.

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Wage and hour cases in Lincoln County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 30 investigations in Lincoln County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $107,649 in back wages agreed for 152 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
30
Back wages agreed
$107,649
Workers due back wages
152
Civil money penalties
$74,915
Employers on the record
25
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
North Lincoln County Hospital DistrictAfton1$23,6884
Stephens Construction, LLCAfton1$19,3248
PC Industries, LLCAfton2$16,45813
Aviat Aircraft, Inc.Afton1$10,32530
Town of Afton, WyomingAfton1$8,9561
City of KemmererKemmerer1$7,2751
Bear Lake Outfitters, LLCAfton1$6,3698
Jenkins Building Supply, Inc.Alpine1$4,1785
Garaman, IncAlpine1$2,0997
Arctic Circle of Diamondville, LLCDiamondville1$2,0703
Reliable Food Service, LLCAfton1$1,4614
ARJ, LLCAlpine1$6197
M & M HospitalityDiamondville1$5801
Lincoln Self Reliance, Inc.Afton1$5459
Rocky Mountain Rogues, Inc.Alpine1$5081
Gardner's Country VillageAfton1$4607
Cowboy State Lath & PlasteringAfton1$4275
Rave Construction IncAlpine1$2992
Roberts RanchCokeville1$2674
Julian Land & Livestock, Inc.Kemmerer2$00
L & K Cleaning & Maintenance LLCThayne1$00
ChevronTexaco CorpKemmerer1$00
Apex Professionals LLCAlpine1$00
El JalicienseKemmerer1$00
Thomas Drilling, Inc.Afton1$00

Every employer on the Lincoln 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 Wyoming wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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

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 W.S. 40-12-601 a website that posts arrest photographs taken by law enforcement and charges people to remove them must take down the photograph and personal information free of charge within 30 days of a written request showing the charges ended without a conviction or the conviction was expunged or set aside.

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

The Wyoming criminal history record comes from the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, Criminal Records Unit. Every non criminal justice search is fingerprint based: get fingerprinted at a local law enforcement agency or at DCI, 208 S. College Dr., Cheyenne (appointments 307-777-7181), and send the card with a money order or cashier's check payable to the Office of the Attorney General or DCI. Fee: $15 for the Wyoming check, which includes the Western Identification Network check; $24.00 more for an FBI check; $5 for fingerprinting at DCI.

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

Search the Wyoming Sex Offender Registry (Division of Criminal Investigation), 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, Wyoming?

Register with the county clerk or through the Wyoming Secretary of State. Wyoming has no online voter registration. The deadline for voter registration is 14 days before an election, but you may register and vote at the same time during the absentee voting period or on Election Day.

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

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Lincoln County are kept by the Lincoln County clerk. 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, Wyoming?

Certified birth and death certificates for Wyoming come from the Wyoming Department of Health, Vital Statistics Services. Online through the state's Wyoming VSS Portal (wyomingvitalrecords.wyo.gov), by mail to Vital Statistics Services, Hathaway Building, 1st Floor, 2300 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002, or in person at the Hathaway Building Monday through Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm (Friday by appointment). Fee: $25.00 for a birth certificate; $25.00 for the first copy of a death certificate and $20.00 for each additional copy.

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

Business entity filings are searched with the Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division. The Wyoming Business Council says necessary permits and licenses are issued by the city or county where the work or business will be located.

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