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About public records in Mercer County
County profile
Mercer County at a glance
- State
- Ohio
- County seat
- Celina
- Population
- 42,528
- Area
- 473 sq mi
- Founded
- 1820
- Cities and towns
- 10
Mercer County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Mercer County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Mercer County.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in Mercer County is provided by Mercer County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Mercer County Sheriff's Office, located at 4298 State Route 29, Celina, Ohio 45822, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Mercer County and provides county-wide services including jail operations, civil process, and court security. Mercer County Detention Facility, operated by the Sheriff's Office at the same location, houses inmates awaiting trial and those serving short-term sentences. Inmate information can be obtained by contacting the jail directly at during business hours or through the Sheriff's Office website, which may provide a roster of current inmates including booking information.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Mercer County are maintained by Mercer County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Mercer County are taken and retained by Mercer County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.
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
- 2
- Past producers, now closed
- 2
- Main minerals
- Limestone, General; Stone, Crushed/Broken
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 20
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit, quarry, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated
- Maps surveyed
- 1960 to 1982
- Records behind them
- 24 records for 22 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 2 mine sites inside the county: 2 past producers, now closed; the old survey maps add 20 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Limestone, General; Stone, Crushed/Broken.
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. Coverage is automatic in the 26 mandatory counties (Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Scioto, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington) and optional in 11 more.
Ohio mine map and abandoned mine records
- ODNR Ohio Mines Locator (Mines of Ohio)Locations and permit information for thousands of mapped surface and underground coal and mineral mines, found by entering a street address or clicking mining features, with statewide shapefile download; the viewer itself opens at https://gis.ohiodnr.gov/MapViewer/?config=OhioMines.
- ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management, Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation ProgramsThe state and federal AML programs that investigate and fix hazards from pre law coal mining; questions and concerns to minerals@dnr.ohio.gov.
- ODNR Map Viewer, Mines of Ohio layers (Divisions of Geological Survey and Mineral Resources Management)The map application behind the Mines Locator with the abandoned underground mine polygons digitized from archival mine maps, organized by county, with a Data tab listing the shapefiles.
- ODNR Mine Subsidence Insurance (Ohio Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund)The 1985 state fund administered by the Mine Subsidence Insurance Governing Board through the Ohio Mine Subsidence Insurance Underwriting Association: in 26 mandatory counties the cover is added to every homeowner policy for $1 a year, in 11 optional counties it is $5 a year by choice, and claims go to the homeowner agent or insurer.
Named workings recorded in Mercer County (2 shown, 20 unnamed on the map)
Ohio 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 Mercer County
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 24 investigations in Mercer County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $362,119 in back wages agreed for 443 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
- 24
- Back wages agreed
- $362,119
- Workers due back wages
- 443
- Civil money penalties
- $17,321
- Employers on the record
- 17
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jutte Electric, LTD | Fort Recovery | 3 | $237,508 | 30 |
| Basic Grain Products, Inc | Coldwater | 4 | $73,402 | 331 |
| Basis Grain Products, Inc. | Coldwater | 1 | $9,704 | 12 |
| Tumbusch Construction Inc. | Saint Henry | 1 | $8,975 | 11 |
| Behm's Restaurant, LLC | Celina | 1 | $3,468 | 29 |
| Singh America LLC | Rockford | 1 | $3,175 | 2 |
| MacHine-Pro Technologies, Inc. | Celina | 1 | $1,420 | 13 |
| Sri Ganesha Limited | Celina | 1 | $1,115 | 7 |
| Schwiet Acres, LLC | Celina | 1 | $1,044 | 1 |
| Lost Wheel Enterprises LLC | Celina | 1 | $238 | 5 |
| Kenn-Feld Group LLC | Coldwater | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| PLB Investments, LLC | Saint Henry | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Hopewell Dairy | Rockford | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| LDT Keller Farms, LLC | Fort Recovery | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| The Beckman & Gast Co, Inc. | Saint Henry | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| ARMCORP Construction, Inc. | Celina | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| III Sons Towing, Hauling and Salvage LLC | Celina | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Mercer County record, by back wages agreed; 5 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Ohio wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Mercer County, Ohio?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Mercer County Sheriff or a city police department in Mercer County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Ohio Revised Code 2927.22 no one who publishes criminal record information, booking photographs included, may ask for or accept a fee to remove, correct or stop publishing it; a violation is a first degree misdemeanor.
How do I get a criminal background check in Mercer County, Ohio?
The Ohio criminal history record comes from the Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). Checks are fingerprint based: submit fingerprints electronically through a WebCheck location, or mail the BCI Civilian Background Check card with payment to P.O. Box 365, London, Ohio 43140. Fee: $22.00 for a BCI check.
How can I look up sex offenders in Mercer County, Ohio?
Search the Ohio Attorney General Electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification (eSORN), 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, Ohio?
Register with the county board of elections or through the Ohio Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Registration forms must be received or postmarked by the 30th day before the election.
How do I look up property records in Mercer County, Ohio?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Mercer County are kept by the Mercer County recorder. Property values are set by the county auditor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Mercer County, Ohio?
Certified birth and death certificates for Ohio come from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. More than 100 local vital statistics offices at local health departments in Ohio offer in person or other same day certified copies of Ohio vital records. Online through the Department of Health order portal with a credit card, by mail with check or money order to PO Box 15098, Columbus, Ohio 43215-0098, or in person at a local vital statistics office; the state office at 4200 Surface Road, Columbus serves same day birth record requests Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee: $21.50 for each certified birth or death record.
How do I find business license records in Mercer County, Ohio?
Business entity filings are searched with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Ohio.gov says some licenses and permits come from the state and others come from your city or county.
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