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Kansas Fictitious Business Names Filings

The Kansas Secretary of State's business services search corporations, LLCs and other registered entities and check whether a name is available. Kansas keeps no statewide filing for sole proprietor trade names.

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Linn County at a glance

State
Kansas
County seat
Mound City
Population
9,591
Area
606 sq mi
Founded
1867
Cities and towns
6

Linn County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Linn County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Linn County.

Police Departments. In addition to Linn County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Linn County, including the Pleasanton Police Department and the La Cygne Police Department. Coordination between the Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments is common, especially for major crimes or incidents that require additional resources and expertise.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Linn County Sheriff's Office, Mound City, KS 66056, provides primary law enforcement services for unincorporated areas of Linn County. Inmate information for Linn County Jail can be obtained by calling the facility directly or visiting the Sheriff's Office during business hours; Linn County does not currently maintain a full online inmate roster, requiring direct contact for booking and custody information.

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

The jail is located at 107 S 4th St, Mound City, KS 66056. You can call the jail directly at (913) 795-2665 to inquire about recent arrests.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Linn County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Linn County

Producing when recorded
2
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
31
Shafts and tunnels
12
What they are
mine shaft, gravel pit, quarry, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated
Maps surveyed
1957 to 1973

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 2 mine sites inside the county: 2 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 31 holes drawn inside the county, 12 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.

Linn Valley Pleasanton Centerville La Cygne Mound Blue Mound Prescott Parker N 10 miles
Linn 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.
Kansas mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Linn County (2 shown, 31 unnamed on the map)

Linn County sits over the Western Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. 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

Wage and hour cases in Linn County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 5 investigations in Linn County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $3,191 in back wages agreed for 13 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
5
Back wages agreed
$3,191
Workers due back wages
13
Civil money penalties
$5,632
Employers on the record
5
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Nation RockMound City1$1,6181
Snow Hill CafePleasanton1$6881
Walker EnterprisesPleasanton1$6155
Aust Farms LLCLa Cygne1$2485
Walker Brothers Kansas Inc.Lacygne1$211

Every employer on the Linn County record, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has 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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Linn County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Linn County, Kansas?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Linn County Sheriff or a city police department in Linn County. Ask that agency for its record.

How can I get a criminal background check in Linn County, Kansas?

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.

How do I look up sex offenders in Linn County, Kansas?

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.

How do I register to vote in Linn County, Kansas?

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.

How do I look up property records in Linn County, Kansas?

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

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Linn County, Kansas?

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).

How do I find business license records in Linn County, Kansas?

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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