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Find the right office in Owen 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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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Indiana Attorney General.
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Online resource for finding death records from the IN Dept. of Health.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Owen County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Owen County.
Police Departments. In addition to Owen County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Owen County is supported by municipal police departments, including the Spencer Police Department and the Gosport Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Owen County, Indiana, is primarily provided by Owen County Sheriff's Office, located at 206 East Market Street in Spencer, Indiana 47164. Inmate information and jail rosters can be obtained by contacting the jail directly at the Sheriff's Office phone number or by visiting in person during business hours.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Owen County are maintained by Owen County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, following the guidelines set by the Indiana Access to Public Records Act.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Owen County are taken and retained by Owen 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 website or by request. Individuals seeking to view or obtain mugshots can do so through the appropriate channels provided by 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 6 mine sites inside the county: 2 past producers, now closed, 4 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 36 holes drawn inside the county, 10 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Limestone, General.
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 DNR subsidence insurance page (www.in.gov/dnr/reclamation/mine-subsidence/subsidence-insurance) says the Division of Reclamation fills subsidence holes but does not pay for structural damage, which is what the fund is for.
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.
Owen County lies on the edge of the Eastern 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 DNR Division of Reclamation, Coal Mine Information System (CMIS) map viewer and linked below.
Indiana 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 9 investigations in Owen County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $178,030 in back wages agreed for 106 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosport Care, Inc | Gosport | 1 | $56,159 | 39 |
| Rox N Dirt LLC | Quincy | 1 | $30,200 | 12 |
| Toremac LLC | Spencer | 1 | $25,284 | 30 |
| VFW Inc Spencer Post 1405 | Spencer | 1 | $1,823 | 3 |
| Sweet Owen Industries Arc, Inc. | Spencer | 1 | $1,186 | 10 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Spencer | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Prime Builders Group, Inc. | Quincy | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Carter's Painting, Inc. | Poland | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Owen 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 Indiana 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 Owen County Sheriff or a city police department in Owen County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Indiana criminal history record comes from the Indiana State Police, Criminal History Services. Online Limited Criminal History search by name, date of birth, race and gender, covering Indiana felony and misdemeanor arrests; the fingerprint based National Full Criminal History gives a fuller report. Fee: $15.70 per record by credit card online; $15.00 per record for IN.gov subscribers.
Search the Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county voter registration office or through the Indiana Election Division (Secretary of State). You can also register online with the state online registration. You must register at least 29 days before an election; for the 2026 general election the deadline was October 5, 2026.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Owen County are kept by the Owen County Recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer, who mails the property tax bill; the county auditor and treasurer calculate the bills together. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Indiana come from the Indiana Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. To buy a birth or death certificate in person, visit the local health department where the birth or death occurred; the state office has no walk in service. In person at the local health department where the event occurred, by mail with State Form 49607 to the address on the form, online through VitalChek (the only IDOH approved online vendor), or by phone at (866) 601-0891. Fee: $10.00 for the first birth certificate and $4.00 for each additional copy (death certificates $8.00 first copy).
Business entity filings are searched with the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services (INBiz). Indiana has no single statewide business license; a business using an assumed name records it with the County Recorder, and many trades need local licenses.
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