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About public records in Minnehaha County
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Minnehaha County at a glance
- State
- South Dakota
- County seat
- Sioux Falls
- Population
- 197,214
- Area
- 814 sq mi
- Founded
- 1862
- Cities and towns
- 13
Minnehaha County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Minnehaha County, particularly in the unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Minnehaha County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Sioux Falls Police Department, Dell Rapids Police Department, and Brandon Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office, located at 4201 N. Hwy 77 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104, provides law enforcement services throughout Minnehaha County's unincorporated areas and assists municipal police departments. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office website, where the public can search current inmates by name, booking date, or booking number. Arrest records in Minnehaha County are considered public records under South Dakota Codified Law 1-27, the state's open records statute.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Minnehaha County are maintained by Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office and the Sioux Falls Police Department.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Minnehaha County are taken and retained by Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.
The facility is located at 500 N Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104. You can also call the jail directly at (605) 367-4321 for assistance with inmate information. Dakota Avenue (phone: 605-367-4340), maintains property assessment records including current market valuations, property characteristics, ownership information, and assessment history.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Minnehaha County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Minnehaha County
- Old mine sites
- 27
- Sites with no status in the records
- 32
- Still producing
- 13
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel; crushed stone
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 78
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- gravel pit, quarry
- Maps surveyed
- 1962 to 1972
- Records behind them
- 151 records for 150 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 72 named mine sites inside the county, 27 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 78 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; crushed stone.
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. South Dakota has no coal AML program; its old abandoned mines are in the Black Hills and the old denr.sd.gov AML page no longer resolves.
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Named workings recorded in Minnehaha County (72 shown, 78 unnamed on the map)
- Albert Anderson Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Arnold Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Baker's Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Beckman Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Bill Gage Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Brandie Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Brandon City PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Brandon MaterialsSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Carey Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- City of Sioux Falls Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Daggett Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Duane Bly PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Dubbelde Gravel Pit NwSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Dubbelde Gravel Pit SeSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Eagle Materials Co Cactus HillsSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Eagle Sand and Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Flanagan Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Fodness Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Friessen Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Friessens West PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Gran Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Harnack Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- Hayes Standard Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Heller Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Highway Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Highway PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Highway PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Highway PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Hillcrest PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Johnson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Johnson PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Julson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- L.G.Everist Sand Pit.Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Limburger Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Martin Sand and Gravel Pit.Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Miller Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Mousee PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Nelson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Nelson Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Old Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Pat Kinney Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Railroad PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Reynolds Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Rovac Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Scholten PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- School House PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Scott Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Shay Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Sherman Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Swanson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Swenson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Swift Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Tolverson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Twin Mounds Gravel Pit - NeSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Twin Mounds Gravel Pit - SwSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Ulvio Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Vandersnick PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Victor Hanson PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Vincent Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Webster Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Surface
- Woolridge Railroad PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Concrete Materials Company QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Dell Rapids QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Quartzite QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Quartzite QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Quartzite QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Surface
- Quartzite QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Quartzite QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Surface
- Quartzite QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Wisconsin Granite Co.Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
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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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Minnehaha County, South Dakota?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Minnehaha County Sheriff or a city police department in Minnehaha County. Ask that agency for its record. Under SDCL 23-5-7 a criminal booking photograph for a felony is a public record under the open records law (chapter 1-27); agencies need not provide one older than six months and may charge retrieval or copy costs. Other identification records may not be released outside the agency except to law enforcement, or to the public if the person becomes a fugitive or escapes.
How do I get a criminal background check in Minnehaha County, South Dakota?
The South Dakota criminal history record comes from the South Dakota Attorney General, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Identification Section. Checks are fingerprint based: mail a fingerprint card with the signed authorization and a check or money order, or submit the request form online and have fingerprints taken on a Livescan machine in South Dakota. Fee: $30.00 for a state check; $50.00 for a state and FBI check.
How can I look up sex offenders in Minnehaha County, South Dakota?
Search the South Dakota Sex Offender Registry, 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 Minnehaha County, South Dakota?
Register with the county auditor or through the South Dakota Secretary of State. South Dakota has no online voter registration. The signed registration form must be received by the county auditor 15 days before the election; it cannot be sent by fax or email.
How do I look up property records in Minnehaha County, South Dakota?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Minnehaha County are kept by the Minnehaha County register of deeds. Property values are set by the county director of equalization, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Minnehaha County, South Dakota?
Certified birth and death certificates for South Dakota come from the South Dakota Department of Health, Vital Records. Any South Dakota Register of Deeds also takes mail and in person requests for certificates. In person or by mail at the State Office, 221 West Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501, or at any South Dakota Register of Deeds, or online or by phone through VitalChek, the only third party vendor the Department authorizes. Fee: $15 search fee for each certificate requested; online and phone orders add expedite fees.
How do I find business license records in Minnehaha County, South Dakota?
Business entity filings are searched with the South Dakota Secretary of State.
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