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Meridian Police Department
Meridian Police Department, with 110 sworn officer positions serving the city of Meridian and its visitors.
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Meridian Finance and Records
The Meridian Finance and Records Department, led by the Chief Financial Officer and City Clerk, at 601 23rd Avenue. Call 601.485.1946.
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Meridian Public Records Requests
The City of Meridian takes public records requests online. You can ask for documents, photos, emails, videos and data, and attach files.
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FBI Most Wanted
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
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Mississippi Department of Corrections
State corrections agency home page with an inmate search and a parolee search by name or MDOC ID number, facility information, the inmate handbook and job openings.
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USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDs
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
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PACER Case Locator
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
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USAGov Guide to Unclaimed Money
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
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Social Security Survivor Benefits
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
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Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
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USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter Registration
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
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PACER Find a Case
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
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Mississippi Department of Archives and History Genealogy
State archives guide to family research: death records from 1912 to 1943 on microfiche (no birth records), county marriage books on microfilm, census returns, Dawes Rolls and Confederate pension files.
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Mississippi
Bankruptcy court for southern Mississippi with courthouses in Jackson and Gulfport and hearing sites in Hattiesburg and Natchez. Posts deadlines for reporting settlements and requesting hearing resets.
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State of Mississippi Judiciary
Website of the Mississippi courts with Supreme Court and Court of Appeals dockets and briefs, appellate opinions since 1996 and live oral arguments; trial court files sit in the subscriber, fee based PAMEC portal.
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15 more Meridian sources not listed above.
Police, crime & corrections
- Meridian Mississippi Sex Offender RegistryMississippi Sex Offender Registry for Meridian.
- Center for Missing & Exploited ChildrenQuick search for missing children, sex offenders, Amber alerts, records and more public information.
- Lookup Inmates in Meridian MississippiMississippi Department of Corrections 723 N. Mississippi requires voters to be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and residents of the state. The registration deadline is typically 30 days before an election. Voters can verify their registration status and find polling locations through the Mississippi Secretary of State's voter lookup tool. For local municipal elections in Meridian, contact the Lauderdale County Clerk's office for schedules and ballot information.
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State of Mississippi agencies
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Meridian at a glance
- County
- Lauderdale County
- County seat
- Meridian
- Population
- 35,052
- Lauderdale County population
- 72,984
- Local records
- City of Meridian
- ZIP codes
- 39307, 39305, 39301, 39302, 39303, 39304
About Meridian public records
Meridian, a place of 35,052 people, is the seat of Lauderdale County. Court and property records sit with Lauderdale County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Mississippi. Meridian's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lauderdale County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Meridian
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Meridian
- Old mine sites
- 2
- Sites with no status in the records
- 1
- Still producing
- 1
- Main minerals
- Clay
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 16
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- sand pit, clay pit, gravel pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1971 to 1982
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 4 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 2 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 16 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Clay.
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. The state says it has no underground mines.
Mississippi mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Meridian (4 shown, 16 unnamed on the map)
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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Meridian public-records FAQs
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How do I look up property records in Meridian, Mississippi?
Deeds for property in Meridian are recorded by the Lauderdale County Chancery Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Lauderdale County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Meridian, Mississippi?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Mississippi come from the state vital records office, Mississippi Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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