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Ottawa County at a glance
- State
- Ohio
- County seat
- Port Clinton
- Population
- 40,364
- Area
- 255 sq mi
- Founded
- 1840
- Cities and towns
- 16
Ottawa County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order throughout Ottawa County, particularly in unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Ottawa County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Ottawa County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Port Clinton Police Department, Oak Harbor Police Department, and Genoa Police Department. Each department has jurisdiction within its respective city or village limits, while the Sheriff's Office covers unincorporated areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 1872 East Perry Street, Port Clinton, OH 43452, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas and provides countywide services including jail operations, court security, and warrant service. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office website and by phone, providing current custody status, booking dates, charges, and bond information.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
315 Madison Street Room 110 Port Clinton, OH 43452 • Phone: (419) 734-4404
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Ottawa County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Ottawa County
- Old mine sites
- 10
- Sites with no status in the records
- 1
- Still producing
- 6
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 1
- Main minerals
- Gypsum-Anhydrite; Limestone, General; Calcium
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 23
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- quarry, open pit mine or quarry
- Maps surveyed
- 1935 to 1969
- Records behind them
- 41 records for 40 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 17 named mine sites inside the county, 10 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 23 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gypsum-Anhydrite; Limestone, General; Calcium.
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. Coverage is automatic in the 26 mandatory counties (Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Scioto, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington) and optional in 11 more.
Ohio mine map and abandoned mine records
- ODNR Ohio Mines Locator (Mines of Ohio)Locations and permit information for thousands of mapped surface and underground coal and mineral mines, found by entering a street address or clicking mining features, with statewide shapefile download; the viewer itself opens at https://gis.ohiodnr.gov/MapViewer/?config=OhioMines.
- ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management, Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation ProgramsThe state and federal AML programs that investigate and fix hazards from pre law coal mining; questions and concerns to minerals@dnr.ohio.gov.
- ODNR Map Viewer, Mines of Ohio layers (Divisions of Geological Survey and Mineral Resources Management)The map application behind the Mines Locator with the abandoned underground mine polygons digitized from archival mine maps, organized by county, with a Data tab listing the shapefiles.
- ODNR Mine Subsidence Insurance (Ohio Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund)The 1985 state fund administered by the Mine Subsidence Insurance Governing Board through the Ohio Mine Subsidence Insurance Underwriting Association: in 26 mandatory counties the cover is added to every homeowner policy for $1 a year, in 11 optional counties it is $5 a year by choice, and claims go to the homeowner agent or insurer.
Named workings recorded in Ottawa County (19 shown, 21 unnamed on the map)
- Marblehead QuarryGypsum map, 1959
- Marblehead QuarryQuarry | Kelleys Island map, 1959
- Brush Wellman/ Elmore, OhioBeryllium | Past Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- Genoa QuarryCalcium | Past Producer
- White Rock QuarryCalcium | Past Producer
- White Rock Quarry L.P.Calcium | Producer | Surface
- American Mine No 2Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | Surface
- American Mine Number 2 QuarryGypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer
- Lower MineGypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Underground
- U.S. Gypsum MillGypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- United States Gypsum Co. MineGypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer
- Marblehead Stone QuarryLimestone, General | Past Producer
- Rocky Ridge QuarryLimestone, General | Past Producer
- Clay Center PlantStone | Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- Geawe QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Marblehead QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | Surface
- Ottawa County Hwy Dept.Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Rocky Ridge PlantStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- U.S. Gypsum Company Genoa QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
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 Ottawa County, Ohio?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Ottawa County Sheriff or a city police department in Ottawa County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Ohio Revised Code 2927.22 no one who publishes criminal record information, booking photographs included, may ask for or accept a fee to remove, correct or stop publishing it; a violation is a first degree misdemeanor.
How do I get a criminal background check in Ottawa County, Ohio?
The Ohio criminal history record comes from the Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). Checks are fingerprint based: submit fingerprints electronically through a WebCheck location, or mail the BCI Civilian Background Check card with payment to P.O. Box 365, London, Ohio 43140. Fee: $22.00 for a BCI check.
How can I look up sex offenders in Ottawa County, Ohio?
Search the Ohio Attorney General Electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification (eSORN), 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 Ottawa County, Ohio?
Register with the county board of elections or through the Ohio Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Registration forms must be received or postmarked by the 30th day before the election.
How do I look up property records in Ottawa County, Ohio?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Ottawa County are kept by the Ottawa County recorder. Property values are set by the county auditor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Ottawa County, Ohio?
Certified birth and death certificates for Ohio come from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. More than 100 local vital statistics offices at local health departments in Ohio offer in person or other same day certified copies of Ohio vital records. Online through the Department of Health order portal with a credit card, by mail with check or money order to PO Box 15098, Columbus, Ohio 43215-0098, or in person at a local vital statistics office; the state office at 4200 Surface Road, Columbus serves same day birth record requests Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee: $21.50 for each certified birth or death record.
How do I find business license records in Ottawa County, Ohio?
Business entity filings are searched with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Ohio.gov says some licenses and permits come from the state and others come from your city or county.
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