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Passaic County at a glance
- State
- New Jersey
- County seat
- Paterson
- Population
- 524,118
- Area
- 197 sq mi
- Founded
- 1837
- Cities and towns
- 14
Passaic County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Passaic County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement duties across Passaic County, particularly in unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Passaic County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Passaic County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Paterson Police Department, Clifton Police Department, and Passaic Police Department. Each city department handles law enforcement within its jurisdiction, while the Sheriff's Office provides support and handles county-wide responsibilities.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Passaic County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 401 Grand Street in Paterson, New Jersey 07505, provides law enforcement services throughout Passaic County. Municipal police departments operate in each of Passaic County's 16 municipalities, including Paterson Police Department, Clifton Police Department, Passaic Police Department, Wayne Police Department, West Milford Police Department, Hawthorne Police Department, Little Falls Police Department, Totowa Police Department, Woodland Park Police Department, Ringwood Police Department, Pompton Lakes Police Department, Haledon Police Department, Prospect Park Police Department, North Haledon Police Department, West Paterson Police Department, and Bloomingdale Police Department. Arrest records in Passaic County are public records accessible under New Jersey's Open Public Records Act (OPRA), 47:1A-1 et seq.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Passaic County are maintained by Passaic County Sheriff's Office and local police departments.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Passaic County are taken and retained by the arresting agency, usually Passaic County Sheriff's Office or local police departments.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Passaic County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Passaic County
- Old mine sites
- 59
- Sites with no status in the records
- 2
- Still producing
- 14
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 17
- Main minerals
- Iron; crushed stone; construction sand and gravel
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 14
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- open pit mine or quarry, gravel pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, open pit mine
- Maps surveyed
- 1947 to 1971
- Records behind them
- 96 records for 89 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, 59 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 14 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Iron; crushed stone; construction sand and gravel.
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.
New Jersey mine map and abandoned mine records
- New Jersey Geological and Water Survey, Abandoned Mines Map ArchiveThe survey's archive of historical maps of New Jersey's abandoned mines.
- New Jersey Geological and Water Survey, Mine Hazard and Resources ProgramThe survey program on abandoned mine openings and hazards in the Highlands iron district.
Named workings recorded in Passaic County (77 shown, 12 unnamed on the map)
- Iron MineGreenwood Lake map, 1954
- Iron MineOpen Pit Mine | Greenwood Lake map, 1954
- Totowa MineCopper | Past Producer
- Beam MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Blue MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Blue Mine-New MineIron | Past Producer
- Brown MineIron | Past Producer
- Carey MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground | 2 records for this one site
- Centennial MineIron | Past Producer
- Charlottesburg MineIron | Past Producer | Underground
- Clinton Tract MineIron | Past Producer
- Cook Mine/ Rheinsmith/ Tellington MinesIron | Occurrence
- Cooley's MineIron | Past Producer
- Day MineIron | Past Producer
- Hard MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Hope MountainIron | Past Producer | Surface
- John Roebling Plant PigmentsIron | Past Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- Keeler MineIron | Past Producer | Surface
- Little Blue MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Miller MineIron | Past Producer
- RingwoodIron | Past Producer
- Ringwood Mine-Cannon MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Ringwood Mine-Mule MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Rutherford MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Rutherford/Wallace & Sigler/Utter MinesIron | Past Producer
- Saint George MineIron | Past Producer
- Sigler MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Sloat Farm MineIron | Past Producer | Underground
- Squier's MineIron | Past Producer
- Tellington MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Tracy and Crane Farms ExplorationsIron | Past Producer
- Wallace MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Wanaque Mines - Laurel MineIron | Past Producer
- Wrightenour MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Elbert Van Orden Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Herbert J Hinchman and SonSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Herbert J. Hickman and Son, Inc.Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Houdaille Constr Matls- RiverdaleSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Ringwood Quarry Products, Inc.Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Ringwood Washed Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Van Decker Bros. Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Van Orden PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Van Orden Pit and MillSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Van Orden Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Wanaque Sand & Gravel, Inc.Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Agsco Crp/ Paterson, N.J.Silica | Unknown | A processing plant, not a working
- Braen Stone IndustriesStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Ciscos QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Ed Doklan QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Francisco Bros #2Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Francisco Brothers Trap #1Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Franklin ContractingStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Gould's QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Haledon QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Houdaille Construction MatterialsStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Houdaille Construction Mtls Inc QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- John Van DornStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Montclair QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Passaic Crushed Stone Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Pope's QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Prospect Park QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Ringwood Quarry ProductsStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- Samuel Braen Inc- HaledonStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Samuel Braen and Sons QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Thomas Adametz QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Valley Road QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Valley Road Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- Warren Brothers Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- Charlottesburg QuarryStone, Dimension | Past Producer
- Dilaura StoneStone, Dimension | Past Producer
- New Jersey Marble CompanyStone, Dimension | Past Producer
- Teledyne Powder Alloys/Clifton, NjTungsten | Unknown | A processing plant, not a working
- Cannon MinePast Producer | Surface and underground
- Hope MinesPast Producer | Surface
- Keeler-Miller-St.George MinesPast Producer | Surface and underground
- Peters MinePast Producer | Surface and underground
- Ward-Bush MinesPast Producer | Surface
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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Passaic County public-records FAQs
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Passaic County, New Jersey?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Passaic County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Passaic County. Ask that agency for its record. P.L.2017, c.123 bars anyone from asking for or accepting payment in exchange for not publishing information that identifies a person as arrested, charged or convicted, including any photograph taken at the time of arrest.
How do I get a criminal background check in Passaic County, New Jersey?
The New Jersey criminal history record comes from the New Jersey State Police, Criminal Information Unit. Fingerprint based New Jersey only Personal Record Request: schedule live scan fingerprinting at an IdentoGO site (IDEMIA) online or at 1-877-503-5981; the letter is downloaded at njportal.com/NJSP/prr. Fee: $45.73 fingerprinting service fee (includes the $15.73 vendor fee and state sales tax).
How can I look up sex offenders in Passaic County, New Jersey?
Search the New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry (New Jersey State Police), 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 Passaic County, New Jersey?
Register with the County Commissioner of Registration or Superintendent of Elections or through the New Jersey Division of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. The registration deadline is 21 days before the election (October 13 for the November 3, 2026 general election).
How do I look up property records in Passaic County, New Jersey?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Passaic County are kept by the Passaic County clerk. Property values are set by the municipal tax assessor, and tax bills come from the municipal tax collector. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Passaic County, New Jersey?
Certified birth and death certificates for New Jersey come from the New Jersey Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry. Local Vital Records Offices in New Jersey municipalities also issue copies; their fees and processing times vary. Online or by phone through VitalChek, the vendor the office names, by mail with a check or money order payable to Treasurer, State of New Jersey, or by walk in at 140 E. Front Street, Trenton. Fee: $25 for the search and one certified copy, $2 for each added copy of the same record ordered at the same time (state office; fees vary by municipality).
How do I find business license records in Passaic County, New Jersey?
Business entity filings are searched with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services.
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