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FBI Most Wanted
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for Mountain Lake area subjects.
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As a small town, Mountain Lake relies on Cottonwood County and the State of Minnesota for its public records. The cards below are the Minnesota state offices, and the Cottonwood County offices are on our Cottonwood County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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Minnesota Department of Health Office of Vital Records
Fills mail and fax orders for Minnesota birth records since 1900 and death records since 1908. Only eligible people may get certified copies, and county offices can often fill orders while you wait.
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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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Minnesota Historical Society Family History Research
Search indexes of Minnesota birth records from 1900 to 1934, death records from 1904 to 2001 and state censuses from 1865 to 1905, plus the society's library catalog and immigration guides.
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota
Minnesota's federal bankruptcy court, with courthouses in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and Fergus Falls; its site links PACER case lookup, electronic proof of claim filing, unclaimed funds and a free advice clinic.
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Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)
Minnesota Judicial Branch search of state court cases, statewide or by county, by party name, case number, citation number or attorney, across civil, criminal, family and probate cases, with document, hearing and judgment searches.
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More official Mountain Lake record sources
18 more Mountain Lake sources not listed above.
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Police, crime & corrections
- Mountain Lake Minnesota Sex Offender RegistryMinnesota Department of Corrections sex offender registry for Mountain Lake.
- Center for Missing & Exploited ChildrenQuick search for missing children, sex offenders, Amber alerts, records and more public information.
- Mountain Lake Minnesota Inmate SearchState of Minnesota Department of Corrections 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 200 Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108 Phone: 651-36
City government, schools & local offices
- City of Mountain LakeDirectory of Mountain Lake city records and information
- Mountain Lake Area BusinessesFind information on local businesses
- Mountain Lake Public Library Official Government Resources
- Mountain Lake Public SchoolsFind information on the public school system 450 12th St. PO Box 400 Mountain Lake, MN 56159 507-427-2323
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About public records in Mountain Lake
What we hold on Mountain Lake, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Mountain Lake at a glance
- County
- Cottonwood County
- County seat
- Windom
- Population
- 1,999
- Cottonwood County population
- 11,517
- Local records
- City of Mountain Lake
- ZIP codes
- 56159
About Mountain Lake public records
Mountain Lake is an incorporated place in Cottonwood County, a place of 1,999 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. The Cottonwood County offices are in Windom, the county seat. See our Cottonwood County page for every county office.
Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Mountain Lake, Minnesota
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Mountain Lake address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $12,118 in back wages agreed for 43 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.
- Investigations closed
- 1
- Back wages agreed
- $12,118
- Workers due back wages
- 43
- Civil money penalties
- $0
- Employers on the record
- 1
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Distributing Inc | 1 | $12,118 | 43 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Mountain Lake, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Minnesota wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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