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Find the right office in McKean 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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Vital records
Records of Marriages and Divorces in McKean County, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
Open official site Records of Marriages and Divorces in McKean CountyProperty records
McKean County Tax Claim Bureau: Real estate taxes, tax sale information, online payments.
Open official site McKean County Tax Claim BureauPolice & jail
Pennsylvania State Police Troop C Headquarters, with the incident reports, record requests and contacts the department publishes for McKean County, Pennsylvania.
Open official site Pennsylvania State Police Troop C HeadquartersVital records
McKean County Birth Records and Certificates, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
Open official site McKean County Birth Records and CertificatesCity records
McKean County District Attorney: Prosecution of criminal offenses, plea negotiations, trials, hearings.
Open official site McKean County District AttorneyState records
Directory of McKean County Government Departments, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.
Open official site Directory of McKean County Government DepartmentsFederal
United States Census Bureau figures for McKean County, Pennsylvania, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.
Open official site McKean County U.S. CensusPolice & jail
McKean County Adult Probation Department, with the adult and juvenile supervision information the department publishes for the county.
Open official site McKean County Adult Probation DepartmentProperty records
McKean Recorder of Deeds, the office that records deeds, mortgages and land documents, with its index and copy rules as published.
Open official site McKean Recorder of DeedsVital records
McKean County Death Records, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
Open official site McKean County Death RecordsCity records
Board of County Commissioners: Contact information for the chief governing body of the county.
Open official site Board of County CommissionersEverything else, organized
21 more McKean County sources not listed above.
Local record guide
County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. McKean County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in McKean County, particularly in unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in McKean County is provided by McKean County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. McKean County Sheriff's Office, located at 500 West Main Street, Smethport, PA 16749, is the primary law enforcement agency for county-level operations. Municipal police departments serve McKean County's larger communities, including the Bradford City Police Department, which serves McKean County's largest city with a population of approximately 8,000, the Smethport County Police Department serving McKean County seat, and the Kane County Police Department. Arrest records in McKean County are considered public information under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. §§ 67.101-67.3104.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in McKean County are maintained by McKean County Sheriff's Office and local police departments.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in McKean County are taken and retained by McKean County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.
Marriage licenses are issued by McKean County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court, located at 500 West Main Street, Smethport, PA 16749 (phone: 814-887-3238).
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 6 named mine sites inside the county, 4 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 23 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Clay; construction sand and gravel; crushed stone.
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. DEP has an address lookup for mine subsidence risk at gis.dep.pa.gov/msiRisk where you enter a street address: if the site falls in a gray Underground Mining Area it is over or near a known mined area. The PHUMMIS inventory of historic underground mine maps sits at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/Phummis and is linked from the DEP Act 54 maps 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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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the McKean County Sheriff or a city police department in McKean County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Pennsylvania criminal history record comes from the Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH). Run a name based PATCH check online at epatch.pa.gov or send a mail in PATCH request. Fee: $22.00 for each PATCH check; online card payments add a 2% fee.
Search the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Website, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county voter registration office (county board of elections) or through the Pennsylvania Department of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must register at least 15 days before the election.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in McKean County are kept by the McKean County recorder of deeds. Property values are set by the county assessment office, and tax bills come from the local elected tax collector; county treasurer in some counties. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Pennsylvania come from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. The Department of Health runs six Vital Records public offices across the state for in person requests. Online through VitalChek at mycertificates.health.pa.gov, the state's only authorized vendor, by mail to Division of Vital Records, Birth Certificate Processing Unit, PO Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16103, or in person at a Vital Records public office. Fee: $20 for each birth certificate; online orders add a $10 processing fee.
Business entity filings are searched with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations. There is no general business license that all Pennsylvania businesses must obtain; licensing depends on the business activity and location, and owners contact their locality about local business licenses.
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