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Pawnee County at a glance
- State
- Oklahoma
- County seat
- Pawnee
- Population
- 15,553
- Area
- 595 sq mi
- Founded
- 1893
- Cities and towns
- 5
Pawnee County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Pawnee County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Pawnee County.
Police Departments. Pawnee County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Pawnee County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments in cities such as Pawnee and Cleveland. The Pawnee Police Department and Cleveland Police Department handle law enforcement within their respective city limits, while the Sheriff's Office covers the broader county area.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Pawnee County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 500 Harrison Street in Pawnee, OK 74058, provides primary law enforcement and jail operations for unincorporated areas of Pawnee County. Arrest records and booking information are public records under Oklahoma's Open Records Act (51 O.S. The Pawnee area Nation also maintains tribal law enforcement jurisdiction over tribal lands and enrolled members within Pawnee County, adding a layer of concurrent jurisdiction that affects some law enforcement matters in Pawnee County.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Pawnee County are maintained by Pawnee County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Pawnee County are taken and retained by Pawnee 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.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Pawnee County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Pawnee County
- Old mine sites
- 25
- Past producers, now closed
- 17
- Prospects and occurrences, never worked
- 8
- Producing when recorded
- 6
- Main minerals
- Copper; crushed stone; Flagstone
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 20
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- quarry, sand pit, gravel pit, open pit mine or quarry
- Maps surveyed
- 1975 to 1978
- Records behind them
- 64 records for 51 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 31 mine sites inside the county: 17 past producers, now closed, 8 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 6 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 20 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Copper; crushed stone; Flagstone.
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.
Oklahoma mine map and abandoned mine records
- Oklahoma Department of Mines, Historic Underground Mining MapsHistoric underground mine maps listed county by county (Atoka, Coal, Craig, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Rogers, Tulsa and others) with mine name, section, township and range and map date.
- Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Land Restoration (Abandoned Mine Land)The state AML program, with a Report an Abandoned Mine form (name, email, county, town or land location).
- Oklahoma Geological Survey, Coal Illustrations and MapsThe survey's map of the Oklahoma coalfield and stratigraphic columns of the coal bearing strata.
Named workings recorded in Pawnee County (31 shown, 20 unnamed on the map)
- Unknown Shale PitClay | Past Producer | Surface
- Lela North-1Copper | Past Producer | Surface
- Lela North-2Copper | Past Producer | Surface
- Lela North-3Copper | Past Producer | Surface
- Lela North-4Copper | Occurrence | Surface
- Lela North-5Copper | Occurrence | Surface
- Lela Northeast-1Copper | Occurrence
- Lela Southeast-1Copper | Occurrence
- Morrison North-1Copper | Occurrence
- Morrison North-2Copper | Occurrence
- Quay NorthCopper | Occurrence
- Skedee-1Copper | Occurrence
- Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstone | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstone | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstone | Past Producer | Surface
- Davis Dredge & Sand OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Ralston PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Renfro PlantSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Brensing QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- County Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface | 3 records for this one site
- Pawnee QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Stewart Rock Co Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Stewart Rock Co Limestone Quarry #2Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface | 4 records for this one site
- Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface | 5 records for this one site
- Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface | 3 records for this one site
- Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
Pawnee County lies on the edge of the Western 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 Oklahoma Department of Mines, Historic Underground Mining Maps and linked below.
Oklahoma 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 Pawnee County
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 15 investigations in Pawnee County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $33,663 in back wages agreed for 73 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
- 15
- Back wages agreed
- $33,663
- Workers due back wages
- 73
- Civil money penalties
- $0
- Employers on the record
- 12
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee County Service Center | Cleveland | 1 | $9,558 | 34 |
| Just Geo Loops, Inc. | Pawnee | 3 | $5,984 | 8 |
| Pawnee County Workshop Inc. | Cleveland | 1 | $1,841 | 1 |
| Sweettown, LLC | Cleveland | 1 | $1,411 | 18 |
| Showbiz Video | Cleveland | 1 | $423 | 4 |
| El Vallarta's Mexican Restaurant | Cleveland | 1 | $163 | 4 |
| Marty's Wrecker and Tire Service, L.L.C. | Pawnee | 1 | $140 | 2 |
| Baptist Village Retirement Community of OK | Cleveland | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Cimarron Valley Ranch LLC | Cleveland | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Pecan Grove of Pawnee, LLC | Pawnee | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Apax Glass Inc. | Cleveland | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Pizza Divided LLC | Pawnee | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Pawnee County record, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Oklahoma wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Pawnee County, Oklahoma?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Pawnee County Sheriff or a city police department in Pawnee County. Ask that agency for its record. Attorney General Opinion 2012 OK AG 22 holds that a mug shot taken and kept by a law enforcement agency is an arrestee's physical description and so an open record that must be disclosed under the Open Records Act (51 O.S. 24A.8(A)).
How do I get a criminal background check in Pawnee County, Oklahoma?
The Oklahoma criminal history record comes from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). Request a name based check online through CHIRP at chirp.osbi.ok.gov; fingerprint based checks go by mail or in person, with fingerprinting at OSBI headquarters by appointment (405-848-6724). Fee: From November 1, 2026 (74 O.S. 150.9): $20.00 for a name based check and $25.00 for a state fingerprint based check.
How can I look up sex offenders in Pawnee County, Oklahoma?
Search the Oklahoma Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry, 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 Pawnee County, Oklahoma?
Register with the county election board or through the Oklahoma State Election Board. You can also register online with the state online registration. Applications must be received at least 25 days before an election; online registration needs an Oklahoma driver license or state ID and a signature on file with Service Oklahoma.
How do I look up property records in Pawnee County, Oklahoma?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Pawnee County are kept by the Pawnee County clerk. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Pawnee County, Oklahoma?
Certified birth and death certificates for Oklahoma come from the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Vital Records Service. Online or by phone at (405) 426-8880 through the state's partner VitalChek, with mail delivery or Will Call pickup in Oklahoma City, Tulsa or McAlester, or by mail with check or money order payable to OSDH to Vital Records Service, PO Box 248964, Oklahoma City, OK 73124-8964; there is no walk in service. Fee: $20.00 for the first copy and $15 for each additional copy (online and phone orders).
How do I find business license records in Pawnee County, Oklahoma?
Business entity filings are searched with the Oklahoma Secretary of State. Many common business activities need no state license, but counties and municipalities may still require licenses for them, according to the state business portal.
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