Iowa, Mahaska County
Where Oskaloosa's records are kept. Oskaloosa has its own city government, clerk's office and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Oskaloosa's own offices, along with State of Iowa offices; the Mahaska County offices are on our Mahaska County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
The State Historical Society of Iowa opens its collection of more than 209 million items, with a catalog of government records, manuscripts, newspapers and photographs, research centers, reference requests and copy orders.
Open official site State Historical Society of Iowa ResearchCounty court
Serves southern Iowa from 111 Locust Street in Des Moines; the court posts 341 meeting and courtroom calendars, decisions and orders, takes copy requests and links PACER case information.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of IowaCounty court
Iowa's state court system online: find any county courthouse, search court records, fill in interactive court forms, eFile documents and follow Supreme Court opinions and oral arguments.
Open official site Iowa Judicial BranchVital records
Iowa's Department of Health and Human Services runs Medicaid, food and cash assistance and public health programs, and supplies certified copies of birth, death and marriage records.
Open official site Iowa Department of Health and Human ServicesPolice & jail
The Iowa Department of Corrections explains visiting, phone calls, messaging, mail, money deposits, care packages and voting rights restoration for families of people in prison, and links to its offender search.
Open official site Iowa Department of Corrections Inmate and Family ServicesPolice & jail
Clearinghouse set up in 1985 within the Iowa Department of Public Safety, listing missing persons with age, last contact date and the reporting agency; search by name, gender, race or physical traits.
Open official site Iowa DCI Missing Person Information ClearinghousePolice & jail
Kept by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation since July 1995: search registrants by name, alias or ZIP code, view a county map, and set free email watches sent within an hour of changes.
Open official site Iowa Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation record checks, on yourself or someone else, cost $15 per last name and need first name, last name and exact birth date; send online, by mail, fax or email.
Open official site Iowa DCI Criminal History Record CheckFederal
The Census Bureau QuickFacts table for Oskaloosa city, Iowa sets out population, race and Hispanic origin, owner occupied housing rate, persons per household, bachelor's degrees, median household income and land area.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState records
Oskaloosa city website with City Hall at 220 S Market Street, 641.673.9431, agendas and minutes, building permits, utility bill pay, code enforcement, public hearings and a transparency center.
Open official site City of OskaloosaState records
Official records and legal files 220 South Market Street Oskaloosa IA 52577 Phone: (641) 673-9431 Fax: (641) 673-3047
Open official site Oskaloosa City ClerkPolice & jail
Law enforcement services 214 High Avenue East Oskaloosa IA 52577 Phone: (641) 672-2559
Open official site Oskaloosa Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
10 more Oskaloosa sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Oskaloosa, a place of 11,558 people, is the seat of Mahaska County. Court and property records sit with Mahaska County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa. Oskaloosa's own offices are in the cards above, and our Mahaska County page lists each county 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 2 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 2 of them worked out or abandoned. The mineral the records name is Clay, Bituminous.
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. Coal was mined in Iowa from the 1840s to 1994.
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.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Iowa is run by the Iowa Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Oskaloosa.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Iowa come from the state vital records office, Iowa HHS Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Oskaloosa register with the Iowa Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Oskaloosa requires one, comes from the town or Mahaska County.
Same county
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.