Oklahoma, Ottawa County
Where Miami's records are kept. Miami has its own city government, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Miami's own offices, along with State of Oklahoma offices; the Ottawa County offices are on our Ottawa County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Federal
Census Bureau QuickFacts page on the city of Miami, Oklahoma, where the 2020 Census counted 12,969 people; it adds the newest population estimate and social, economic and housing figures with source notes.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState records
Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center holdings for family history, from cemetery books and birth, death and marriage indexes to the Dawes Rolls and other American Indian records, plus a research request service.
Open official site Oklahoma Historical Society GenealogyCounty court
Federal bankruptcy court for northeastern Oklahoma at 224 S. Boulder Ave. in Tulsa. Its site carries court calendars, local rules, general orders and opinions, plus office hours and building access rules.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of OklahomaCounty court
Oklahoma State Courts Network docket search, run by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, with case number lookup in district and appellate courts and daily docket and filing reports; counties outside OSCN have a separate search.
Open official site OSCN Docket SearchVital records
Oklahoma State Department of Health FAQ on ordering birth and death certificates by mail, phone or VitalChek online; records are confidential, birth filing began in 1908, and the search fee is $15 per record.
Open official site Oklahoma State Department of Health Vital Records ServicePolice & jail
OSBI clearinghouse helping police and families find missing people; reports go to local law enforcement first, and its Oklahoma Missing Persons Index, drawn from NCIC, lists names, ages and descriptions.
Open official site Oklahoma Missing Persons ClearinghousePolice & jail
Fugitives wanted for murder, sex crimes, assault, drug trafficking and robbery, listed by the Oklahoma Attorney General with the U.S. Marshals Service; some carry rewards, and tips go to the OAG tipline.
Open official site Oklahoma Attorney General Most WantedPolice & jail
Run by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, the registry lets the public search registered sex offenders in Oklahoma by name or location and view offense details, physical descriptions and residence information.
Open official site Oklahoma Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
OSBI is Oklahoma's repository for criminal history, open to the public: request online through CHIRP or by mail, fax or in person at 6600 N. Harvey, Oklahoma City; name searches cost $15, fingerprint checks $19.
Open official site OSBI Criminal History Background CheckCity records
City of Miami website with utilities and online payments, concern reports, bids, council meeting video, an open records request form and zoning and ward maps. City offices: 129 5th Avenue NW, 918-542-6685.
Open official site City of MiamiPolice & jail
The Miami Police Department is located on the south side of the Miami Civic Center. P.O. Box 1206 129 5th Ave NW Miami, OK 74355-1206 (918) 542-5585 Fax: (918) 542-3898 or 7362
Open official site Miami Police DepartmentCity records
Miami Fire Department, under Fire Chief Christopher Chenoweth, covers a 45 square mile area with fire suppression, emergency medical, hazardous materials and rescue services. Department address: 103 Goodrich Blvd.; phone 918-542-6685.
Open official site Miami Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
11 more Miami sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Miami, a place of 12,969 people, is the seat of Ottawa County. Court and property records sit with Ottawa County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Oklahoma. Miami's own offices are in the cards above, and our Ottawa 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 2 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 2 past producers, now closed; the old survey maps add 3 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 1 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.
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.
Miami sits over the Western Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this town. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by Oklahoma Department of Mines, Historic Underground Mining Maps and linked below.
Oklahoma 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 26 investigations with a Miami address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $121,978 in back wages agreed for 87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Vallarta Mexican Restaurant of Miami LLC | 1 | $52,051 | 15 |
| JM Farms, Inc. | 1 | $26,890 | 6 |
| Ottawa County | 1 | $20,923 | 6 |
| Red Cedar Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | $6,849 | 19 |
| City of Miami | 2 | $5,600 | 1 |
| Wee Ones | 1 | $3,046 | 6 |
| Dee Baker Trucking | 1 | $932 | 2 |
| Pizza Hut of Miami, Inc. | 1 | $573 | 3 |
| Sarina Hospitality Management Inc. | 1 | $530 | 5 |
| Kreeger Properties, LLC. | 1 | $400 | 6 |
| Gotchal Trucking | 1 | $95 | 1 |
| Bussey's Bar-B-Q | 1 | $56 | 1 |
| Hart Trucking LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Stone's Backhoe Dozer & Trucking | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Collins Construction Company | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Christian Travel | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Napolis of Owasso, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Osborn Drugs Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Highwinds Casino | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Flynn Restaurant Group LP | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| J-M Fodds LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Miami, by back wages agreed; 4 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Oklahoma wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Oklahoma is run by the Oklahoma State Election Board and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Miami.
Deeds for property in Miami are recorded by the Ottawa County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Ottawa County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Oklahoma come from the state vital records office, Oklahoma Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
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.