Wisconsin, Lincoln County
Where Merrill's records are kept. Merrill has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Merrill's own offices, along with State of Wisconsin offices; the Lincoln County offices are on our Lincoln County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
Wisconsin Department of Justice service where people and organizations submit criminal background checks and get results online; the FBI part of fingerprint checks rose $3.00 per search on October 1, 2026.
Open official site Wisconsin Online Record Check SystemPolice & jail
Merrill Inmate and offender search 3099 East Washington Avenue Post Office Box 7925 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7925 DOC Records Office (608) 240-3750
Open official site State of Wisconsin Department of CorrectionsState records
The society's genealogy team offers indexes to more than 3 million records, including birth, death and marriage indexes before 1907, plus a library and archives catalog, finding aids and digital collections.
Open official site Wisconsin Historical Society Family HistoryCounty court
Bankruptcy court for western Wisconsin with divisions in Madison and Eau Claire; the Eau Claire office takes filings in person only. Dockets are on PACER and hearings on an interactive public calendar.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of WisconsinCounty court
Wisconsin's court system runs WCCA, which shows public circuit court case records searchable by party name, business name or case number; adoption, juvenile and mental commitment cases are confidential and not shown.
Open official site Wisconsin Circuit Court AccessVital records
Wisconsin birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates are ordered here by mail or through VitalChek, which charges extra; the Department of Health Services counter is closed, but county registers of deeds also issue copies.
Open official site Wisconsin Vital Records OfficePolice & jail
Run by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, the clearinghouse lists missing children and adults with posters, searchable by name or county, along with unidentified and unsolved cases.
Open official site Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children and AdultsPolice & jail
Wanted list of the FBI Milwaukee Field Office: fugitives sought for violent and nonviolent crimes, terrorism suspects, kidnapping and missing person cases, and requests for tips from the public.
Open official site FBI Milwaukee Wanted and Missing PersonsPolice & jail
Search by name, county or radius around an address and get email alerts on nearby registrations; the Department of Corrections list generally covers people convicted, incarcerated or supervised since December 25, 1993.
Open official site Wisconsin Public Sex Offender RegistryFederal
Population, housing, income and business statistics for the city of Merrill, Wisconsin from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, including the 2020 Census count of 9,347; only the latest figures appear, not earlier years.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsFederal
On the City of Merrill site: public meeting agendas and minutes, a public record search, electronic payments, building permits, municipal court payments, tax collection and elections. Offices: 1004 East First Street, (715) 536-5594.
Open official site City of MerrillEverything else, organized
13 more Merrill sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Merrill, a place of 9,347 people, is the seat of Lincoln County. Court and property records sit with Lincoln County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Wisconsin. Merrill's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lincoln County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 3 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 3 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 14 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 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. Wisconsin has no coal AML program; the old lead and zinc workings are in the southwest counties.
Wisconsin 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
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 13 investigations with a Merrill address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $91,476 in back wages agreed for 195 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Inc | 3 | $78,724 | 27 |
| Pioneer Transportation, Ltd | 1 | $17,964 | 10 |
| J.W. Perry, Inc. | 1 | $6,736 | 46 |
| Lincoln County 51.437 Services | 1 | $4,057 | 58 |
| Badger Evergreen Farms Inc | 2 | $2,372 | 2 |
| Northwoods Evergreen & Wire LLC | 1 | $646 | 5 |
| Central Wisconsin Evergreens | 1 | $518 | 8 |
| Chip's of Merrill, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| MWH Merrill LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Merrill, by back wages agreed; 6 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Wisconsin wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Wisconsin is run by the Wisconsin Elections Commission and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Merrill.
Deeds for property in Merrill are recorded by the Lincoln County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Lincoln County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Wisconsin come from the state vital records office, Wisconsin Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Merrill register with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Merrill requires one, comes from the town or Lincoln County.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.