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Find the right office in Newton County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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PACER, the federal judiciary's records service, holds dockets and filings from Mississippi's Northern and Southern District Courts and bankruptcy courts. State cases are kept by Mississippi circuit and chancery clerks.
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Obtain property tax info by contacting the state of Mississippi.
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Request copies of death records from the Mississippi State Department of Health.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Mississippi Secretary of State.
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Information from MS Dept. of Corrections about death row inmates.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Newton County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Newton County.
Police Departments. In addition to Newton County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Newton County is provided by municipal police departments in cities such as Newton and Union. These agencies coordinate with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and investigations that cross jurisdictional boundaries, making sure of full law enforcement coverage throughout Newton County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Newton County Sheriff's Office, located at 104 South Main Street, Decatur, MS 39327, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Newton County. Citizens can inquire about current inmates by calling the detention center directly or visiting the Sheriff's Office during business hours; as of this writing, Newton County does not maintain a public online inmate roster, so in-person or phone inquiries are necessary. Newton Police Department is located at 106 South Main Street, Newton County, MS 39345, and can be contacted for Arrest records and booking information in Newton County are public records subject to Mississippi's public records law, codified primarily under Mississippi Code § 25-61-1 et seq, which grants citizens the right to inspect and copy public records upon request. Citizens seeking historical arrest records or incident reports may need to visit the Sheriff's Office in person, as online access to these records is limited in Newton County.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Newton County are maintained by Newton County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, often requiring a formal request under the Mississippi Public Records Act.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing family members and legal representatives to find information about detainees.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Newton County are taken and retained by Newton County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office. While some third-party websites may offer mugshot searches, the most reliable source is directly through the Sheriff's 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 1 mine site inside the county: 1 site producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 20 holes drawn inside the county, 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. The state says it has no underground mines.
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
Newton County sits over the Mississippi Region coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. 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 county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by MDEQ Office of Geology, Mining and Reclamation Division and linked below.
Mississippi 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 10 investigations in Newton County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $72,255 in back wages agreed for 53 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County | Decatur | 1 | $58,273 | 14 |
| Woodland Court Personal Care Home, LLC | Newton | 1 | $7,086 | 9 |
| Newton County School District | Decatur | 1 | $1,171 | 8 |
| JC Poultry Service | Newton | 1 | $919 | 1 |
| D & H Investments, Inc. | Newton | 1 | $30 | 1 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Newton | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Mississippi On Site Services | Newton | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| LMG Growers, LLC | Newton | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Newton County record, by back wages agreed; 3 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Mississippi wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Newton County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Newton County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Mississippi criminal history record comes from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center. Name based check of your own record only, requested online through the DPS Name Based Background Check by the person the record belongs to; results can take up to 30 calendar days. Fee: $32.00 per request.
Search the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry (Department of Public Safety), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county Circuit Clerk or through the Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division. Mississippi has no online voter registration. No online voter registration; register in person at the Circuit Clerk's Office or by mail with an application postmarked by the deadline (October 5 for the November 3, 2026 election).
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Newton County are kept by the Newton County Chancery Clerk. Property values are set by the county Tax Assessor, and tax bills come from the county Tax Collector. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Mississippi come from the Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records. By mail with a cashier's check or money order to Mississippi Vital Records, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700, in person at the Vital Records office in Ridgeland, or online or by phone through VitalChek, the private company MSDH names, for an added fee. Fee: $17 for a birth or death certificate, $6 for each added copy of the same record ordered at the same time.
Business entity filings are searched with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The Secretary of State's business portal says you may need permits and licenses from your city or county government, and requirements differ by location.
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