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Property records

Norfolk County Registry of Deeds

Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, the office that records deeds, mortgages and land documents, with its index and copy rules as published.

norfolkdeeds.org
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Police & jail

Norfolk Police Criminal Records

Norfolk Police Department public record request on the Town of Norfolk, Massachusetts site, for copies of police reports by email or station pickup, answered within ten business days.

norfolkmass.gov
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Norfolk County U.S. Census

United States Census Bureau figures for Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.

census.gov
Open official site Norfolk County U.S. Census
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Police & jail

Norfolk County Sheriff's Office

Norfolk County Sheriff's Office, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.

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Norfolk County at a glance

State
Massachusetts
County seat
Dedham
Population
725,981
Area
444 sq mi
Founded
1793
Cities and towns
36

Norfolk County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Norfolk County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Norfolk County.

Police Departments. Norfolk County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Norfolk County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Quincy Police Department, Brookline Police Department, and Norwood Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Norfolk County, Massachusetts is managed through a combination of Norfolk County Sheriff's Department and 28 individual municipal police departments. Inmates can be located through the Sheriff's Office website inmate lookup feature or by calling the facility directly. Major municipal police departments in Norfolk County include Quincy Police Department (1 Sea Street, Quincy), Brookline Police Department (350 Washington Street), Weymouth Police Department (138 Winter Street), Needham Police Department (1471 Highland Avenue), Braintree Police Department (182 Union Street), and Milton Police Department (40 Highland Street), among others. Arrest records in Norfolk County are subject to Massachusetts Public Records Law, Chapter 66, Section 10 of the Massachusetts General Laws, which provides public access to most law enforcement records with certain exemptions for ongoing investigations and privacy concerns. Booking photos and mugshots may be available through individual police department booking logs or the Sheriff's Office inmate information system.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Norfolk County are maintained by Norfolk County Sheriff's Office and local police departments.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Norfolk County are taken and retained by Norfolk County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.

Elections in Norfolk County, Massachusetts are administered by the individual city and town clerk offices in each of the 28 municipalities, as Massachusetts does not maintain county-level election offices. The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division (One Ashburton Place, Room 1705, Boston, MA 02108, phone: 617-727-2828. For vital records more than one year old, requests can also be made through the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, located at 150 Mount Vernon Street, 1st Floor, Dorchester, MA 02125 (phone: 617-740-2600). Norfolk County is served by multiple court divisions within the Massachusetts Trial Court system. Norfolk County Superior Court, located at 650 High Street, Dedham, MA 02026 (phone: 781-326-1600), handles serious criminal cases, civil cases over $25,000, and appeals from lower courts. The Norfolk Probate and Family Court, also located at 649 High Street, Dedham, MA 02026 (phone: 781-326-1700), handles estates, wills, guardianships, adoptions, name changes, divorce, and family matters. 24 Bunton Street, Dedham, MA 02026 • Phone: 781-326-6220

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Norfolk County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Norfolk County

Old mine sites
46
Sites with no status in the records
4
Still producing
25
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; Granite; crushed stone
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
213
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit, quarry, sand and gravel pit, borrow pit
Maps surveyed
1936 to 1975
Records behind them
294 records for 288 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 75 named mine sites inside the county, 46 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 213 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Granite; 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. No abandoned mine inventory is published; the survey's host does not answer this box, both urls are in the search index.

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Norfolk County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. Purple is a shaft or a tunnel. Hover a dot for its name.
Massachusetts mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Norfolk County (77 shown, 211 unnamed on the map)

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.

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 Norfolk County, Massachusetts?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Norfolk County Sheriff or a city police department in Norfolk County. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Norfolk County, Massachusetts?

The Massachusetts criminal history record comes from the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS). A personal CORI request online through iCORI with a MyMassGov account, or on a paper CORI request form by mail for people who cannot use iCORI. Fee: $25 per personal CORI request ($0 with an indigent fee waiver).

How can I look up sex offenders in Norfolk County, Massachusetts?

Search the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB), 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 Norfolk County, Massachusetts?

Register with the local election office (town clerk, election commission or Board of Registrars) or through the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. The deadline to register, update your registration or change your party is 10 days before any election or town meeting; there is no Election Day registration now, and Question 4 on the 2026 state ballot asks voters whether to add it.

How do I look up property records in Norfolk County, Massachusetts?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Norfolk County are kept by the Registry of Deeds for the district. Property values are set by the city or town Board of Assessors, and tax bills come from the city or town collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Norfolk County, Massachusetts?

Certified birth and death certificates for Massachusetts come from the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (RVRS), Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Certificates can also be requested from the city or town clerk's office where the birth, marriage or death took place. Online or by phone through VitalChek, by mail with the mail order form and a check or money order payable to Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, 150 Mt. Vernon St., 1st Floor, Dorchester, MA 02125, or in person at the Registry counter. Fee: $20.00 per copy in person; $32.00 per copy by standard mail; $54.00 first copy online or by phone through VitalChek.

How do I find business license records in Norfolk County, Massachusetts?

Business entity filings are searched with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division. You file a business certificate (DBA) in the city or town where your business is located, and you check with the licensing boards in your city or town to see if your business needs a license.

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