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Mercer County Circuit Clerk
Mercer County Circuit Clerk, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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Missouri Secretary of State Elections and Voting
Check your Missouri voter registration, find your polling place, read voter ID rules, and see election results and certified candidates from the Secretary of State's elections division.
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Police & jail
Mercer County Sheriff's Office
Mercer County Sheriff's Office, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
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Vital records
Missouri Bureau of Vital Records
Order certified copies of Missouri birth and death records, request statements from the state marriage and divorce registry kept since 1948, and correct or amend a vital record.
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University of Missouri Extension Mercer County
University of Missouri Extension Mercer County, with the district, school and program information it publishes.
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Federal
Mercer County Census
United States Census Bureau figures for Mercer County, Missouri, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.
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Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Judges
Lists the judges of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, who sit in three judge divisions, serve 12 year terms and are appointed under the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan.
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Missouri Sex Offender Registry
Search the Missouri State Highway Patrol sex offender registry after accepting its disclaimer, and find the county registries and the Patrol's sex offender fact sheet.
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Vital records
Mercer County Health Department
Mercer County Health Department at 305 West Main Street in Princeton, Missouri, offering home health, blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, vaccines, lab draws and monthly communicable disease counts.
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Mercer County Public Library
Mercer County Public Library, with the catalog, branch information and the local history and reference collections it holds.
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Princeton Municipal Division
Princeton Municipal Division, with the clerk records, meeting minutes and permit information the local government publishes.
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More official Mercer County record sources
8 more Mercer County sources not listed above.
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- Western District Clerk's OfficeClerk of Court of Western Appellate Division
- Mercer County Domestic Violence InformationInformation on domestic violence
- Court FormsDownload forms and instructions for all filings
- Mercer County Court of Appeals Western DistrictIntermediate appellate court
- Mercer County TaxesOffice of the county tax collector
- Mercer County ArchivesInformation on history, cemeteries, military, obituaries and news
- Mercer County Historical SocietyInformation on history of the county
- Mercer County Social ServicesFind help and support for families, adults and children
Local record guide
About public records in Mercer County
County profile
Mercer County at a glance
- State
- Missouri
- County seat
- Princeton
- Population
- 3,538
- Area
- 454 sq mi
- Founded
- 1845
- Cities and towns
- 1
Mercer County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Mercer County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Mercer County, responsible for patrolling the unincorporated areas and maintaining public safety.
Police Departments. In addition to Mercer County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Mercer County is supported by municipal police departments, including the Princeton Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Mercer County Sheriff's Office, Missouri 64673, is the primary law enforcement agency for Mercer County. Mercer County Jail, housed within the Sheriff's Office facility, maintains custody of pre-trial detainees and sentenced misdemeanor offenders. Arrest records in Mercer County are public documents under Missouri's Sunshine Law (Chapter 610 RSMo), and citizens may request arrest reports, incident records, and booking information by submitting a written request to the Sheriff's Office or local police department. All public records requests should cite Missouri Revised Statutes Section 610.010 et seq, and agencies must respond within three business days under the Sunshine Law, though production of records may take longer depending on volume and redaction requirements.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Mercer County are maintained by Mercer County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request access to these records through the Sheriff's Office, adhering to the guidelines set forth by the Missouri Sunshine Law, which governs public access to government records.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing the public to find information about current inmates.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Mercer County are taken and retained by Mercer 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.
802 Main Street, Princeton, MO 64673 • Phone: 573-751-6387 Business and licensing records in Mercer County, Missouri are managed at multiple levels of government. For local business registrations, Mercer County Clerk's office at the courthouse (802 Main Street, Princeton, MO 64673, phone 660-748-3725) handles fictitious name registrations (Doing Business As or DBA filings) for sole proprietors and partnerships operating under an assumed name.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Mercer County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Mercer County
- Old mine sites
- 43
- Sites with no status in the records
- 1
- Still producing
- 2
- Main minerals
- crushed stone; construction sand and gravel; Limestone, Dimension
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 8
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- quarry, quarry - rock, gravel pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1964 to 1984
- Records behind them
- 68 records for 54 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 46 named mine sites inside the county, 43 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 8 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; construction sand and gravel; Limestone, Dimension.
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.
Missouri mine map and abandoned mine records
- Missouri Mine Map Repository (Missouri Geological Survey)The official repository under section 256.112 RSMo with more than 2,000 underground mine maps, 1,193 scanned (428 coal, 765 non coal), listed by number and by township, range and section so a location can be searched, with maps to download; 573-368-2100.
- Missouri DNR Land Reclamation Program, Abandoned Mine Lands (PUB2066)The program approved in 1982 to reclaim abandoned coal mine land; program page at https://dnr.mo.gov/land-geology/mining-land-reclamation.
- Missouri DNR Abandoned Mine Lands ViewerWeb map of completed coal, lead and zinc reclamation projects (2000 to 2014); the page says it does not show every mining related site in the state.
Named workings recorded in Mercer County (46 shown, 8 unnamed on the map)
- Ballew QuarryLimestone, Dimension | Past Producer
- Fullerton QuarryLimestone, Dimension | Past Producer
- Ballast Pit LakeSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction; Clay | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Buren QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Franklin Twp QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Harrison Twp QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Marion Twp QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Mcclain QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Mcdowell QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Mercer QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- Princeton Quarrye I SargentStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- Ravanna Twp QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 3 records for this one site
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 3 records for this one site
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 3 records for this one site
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Washington Twp QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
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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Mercer County public-records FAQs
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Mercer County, Missouri?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the county sheriff's office or a city police department. Ask that agency for its record. RSMo 407.1150 makes it unlawful for anyone who publishes criminal record information, including booking photographs taken by Missouri law enforcement, to ask for or accept a fee to remove or correct it.
How can I get a criminal background check in Mercer County, Missouri?
The Missouri criminal history record comes from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Name based search with name, date of birth and Social Security number through the Missouri Automated Criminal History Site (MACHS), or a fingerprint search with a completed FD 258 applicant fingerprint card. Fee: $16.00 per name based request; $20.00 per fingerprint based request (state only); $5.00 more for a notarized response.
How do I look up sex offenders in Mercer County, Missouri?
Search the Missouri Sex Offender Registry (Missouri State Highway Patrol), 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 Mercer County, Missouri?
Register with the local election authority (county clerk or board of election commissioners) or through the Missouri Secretary of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must be registered by 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday before the election (RSMo 115.135).
How do I look up property records in Mercer County, Missouri?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Mercer County are kept by the Mercer County Recorder of Deeds. Property values are set by the county Assessor, and tax bills come from the county Collector. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Mercer County, Missouri?
Certified birth and death certificates for Missouri come from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records. Local public health agencies also issue birth certificates for births from 1920 on and death certificates for deaths from 1980 on. By mail or in person by appointment at the Bureau of Vital Records, 930 Wildwood Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109, at your local public health agency, or by phone or online through VitalChek, which the Bureau names, for an added fee. Fee: $15 per birth record and $15 for each added copy; $14 per death record and $11 for each added copy.
How do I find business license records in Mercer County, Missouri?
Business entity filings are searched with the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Unit. The Secretary of State's starting steps say to register for a business license and other permits, if any, with your local city or county.
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