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Overton County, Tennessee Public Records

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Tennessee Federal Cases

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, in the Customs House in Nashville, handles bankruptcy filings for Middle Tennessee. Case dockets are searched through PACER.

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Tennessee Death Row

The Tennessee Department of Correction publishes its own list of offenders now under a sentence of death in Tennessee, with related facts on the state's death penalty.

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Overton County at a glance

State
Tennessee
County seat
Livingston
Population
22,511
Area
435 sq mi
Founded
1806
Cities and towns
8

Overton County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Overton County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Overton County.

Police Departments. In addition to Overton County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Overton County is supported by municipal police departments, including the Livingston Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Overton County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Overton County, headquartered at 117 Cordell Hull Memorial Drive in Livingston, Tennessee 38570. Inmate information for Overton County Jail can be obtained by calling the jail directly or visiting the Sheriff's Office in person during business hours.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Overton County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Overton County

Old mine sites
6
Past producers, now closed
2
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
4
Producing when recorded
5
Worked underground, in the mine records
1
Main minerals
Strontium; Zinc; Uranium
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
30
Shafts and tunnels
6
What they are
strip mine, open pit mine or quarry, adit
Maps surveyed
1944 to 1974
Records behind them
50 records for 41 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 11 mine sites inside the county: 2 past producers, now closed, 4 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 5 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 30 holes drawn inside the county, 6 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Strontium; Zinc; Uranium.

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. Tennessee's coal regulatory program was run by OSMRE until the state took it back; the state AML program is in TDEC.

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Overton County: 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 small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Tennessee mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Overton County (14 shown, 27 unnamed on the map)

Overton County lies on the edge of the Appalachian Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. 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 TDEC Mining, Data and Map Viewers and linked below.

Tennessee 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.

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Wage and hour cases in Overton County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 7 investigations in Overton County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $22,661 in back wages agreed for 32 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.

Investigations closed
7
Back wages agreed
$22,661
Workers due back wages
32
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
7
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
W&O Construction Company, Inc.Livingston1$8,1698
Mitchell Creek Marina, LLCAllons1$4,63414
Shree Ganeshji, IncLivingston1$3,8191
DuraShok, L. L. C.Livingston1$3,7894
DURASHOK,LLCLivingston1$1,7583
Overton County, TN. GovernmentLivingston1$2821
Overton County Sheriff's DepartmentLivingston1$2101

Every employer on the Overton County record, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Tennessee wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Overton County, Tennessee?

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

How do I get a criminal background check in Overton County, Tennessee?

The Tennessee criminal history record comes from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). Request a Tennessee name based criminal history check online through Tennessee Open Records Information Services (TORIS), paying by credit card. Fee: $29.00 for each name based check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Overton County, Tennessee?

Search the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry (TBI), 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 Overton County, Tennessee?

Register with the county election commission or through the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must be registered no later than 30 days before the election; mailed forms must be postmarked at least 30 days before.

How do I look up property records in Overton County, Tennessee?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Overton County are kept by the Overton County register of deeds. Property values are set by the county assessor of property, and tax bills come from the county trustee.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Overton County, Tennessee?

Certified birth and death certificates for Tennessee come from the Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. All county health departments can issue any birth or death certificate registered statewide with the Tennessee Office of Vital Records; you do not need to go to the county where the event occurred. In person with no appointment at Tennessee Vital Records, 1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243, or at any county health department; by mail to that address with a check or money order payable to Tennessee Vital Records; or online through VitalChek. Fee: $15.00 for each birth or death certificate, first and additional copies.

How do I find business license records in Overton County, Tennessee?

Business entity filings are searched with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations. Business licenses are issued by the county clerk, and by the city if it imposes the business tax, where the business is located; businesses with taxable receipts over $3,000 need one.

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