Where Newport's records are kept. Newport has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Newport's own offices, along with State of Oregon offices; the Lincoln County offices are on our Lincoln County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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Oregon State Police Criminal History Record Checks
Oregon State Police CJIS Division answers record checks by mail for $33: your own Oregon record through fingerprints, or a name search of another person, who is told and has 14 days to challenge.
The Secretary of State's Archives Division keeps Oregon's permanent government records in Salem, sending digital copies or booking reading room appointments; requests go by phone, email or an online form.
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Oregon
With offices in Portland and Eugene, the federal bankruptcy court for Oregon posts judges' calendars, forms and unclaimed funds, and links to PACER, electronic filing and proof of claim filing.
Oregon Judicial Department Records and Calendar Search
The Oregon Judicial Department offers free court calendars and basic case information for the circuit courts, Tax Court, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court; adoption, juvenile, mental health and VAWA cases are withheld.
Keeping Oregon records since 1903, the Oregon Health Authority's Center for Health Statistics sells certified copies of birth, death, marriage, domestic partnership and divorce records through VitalChek, mail, drop box or appointment.
Searchable by full or partial name, with asterisk wildcards, or by SID number, the Oregon Department of Corrections offender search is not an official record; certified copies come through a records request.
Missing persons clearinghouse run by the State Police with featured missing children, free child ID kits, DNA collection details and contacts at (503) 378-2311 or (800) 282-7155.
Department of Corrections list of escapees and most wanted fugitives who escaped custody or failed to appear, with photos, a fugitive tip line at (877) 831-0389 and an online tip form.
Oregon State Police sex offender registration program, linking the online offender search used for Oregon City along with reporting rules, registering agencies and victim support resources.
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for Newport city, Oregon, with population, veterans, foreign born share, housing and rents, households, commuting, income and poverty, plus basic business and geography data.
On the City of Newport site: council meetings and agendas, payments, service requests, public records and police records requests, the 2026 bond proposal and emergency alert sign up. City Hall: 169 SW Coast Hwy, 541-574-0603.
Newport, a place of 10,256 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 Oregon. Newport's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lincoln County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Newport
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Newport
Old mine sites
7
Past producers, now closed
5
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
2
Producing when recorded
3
Main minerals
Stone; Stone, Crushed/Broken; construction sand and gravel; Stone
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
2
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
quarry, borrow pit
Maps surveyed
1984
Records behind them
14 records for 12 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
The mine records hold 10 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 5 past producers, now closed, 2 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 3 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 2 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Stone; Stone, Crushed/Broken; construction sand and gravel; 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. Oregon has no state abandoned mine land program page; abandoned mine hazards on federal land are a BLM and Forest Service matter.
Newport: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The pale shapes with a name around it are the neighbouring places, from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.Oregon mine map and abandoned mine records
Oregon 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
Wage and hour cases in Newport, Oregon
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 9 investigations with a Newport address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $21,546 in back wages agreed for 50 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.
Every employer whose address on the record is in Newport, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Oregon wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Newport public-records FAQs
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How do I register to vote in Newport, Oregon?
Voter registration in Oregon is run by the Oregon Elections Division and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Newport.
How do I look up property records in Newport, Oregon?
Deeds for property in Newport are recorded by the Lincoln County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Lincoln County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Newport, Oregon?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Oregon come from the state vital records office, Oregon Center for Health Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Nearby Lincoln County cities
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.