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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Buy Wisconsin hunting and fishing licenses, read hunting, fishing and ATV regulations, find state parks and wildlife areas, and report spills or natural resource violations to the DNR.

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Wisconsin State Patrol

Request Wisconsin State Patrol records, pay a citation, get crash reporting information, read concealed carry rules, and find State Patrol post locations and contacts.

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Police & jail

Federal Bureau of Investigation Milwaukee Office

The FBI Milwaukee Field Office covers all of Wisconsin, investigating federal crimes and taking tips from the public. It also lists wanted persons; an Identity History Summary comes from FBI CJIS at edo.cjis.gov.

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Wisconsin Attorney General

The Wisconsin Department of Justice, led by the Attorney General, gives the state legal advice, investigates statewide crimes and provides forensic analysis of evidence. Court case records come from the Wisconsin Court System.

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Vital records

Wisconsin Death Records

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Vital Records Office sells certified death certificates by mail or through VitalChek. County Register of Deeds offices and the Milwaukee and West Allis health offices also issue them.

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Pierce County at a glance

State
Wisconsin
County seat
Ellsworth
Population
42,212
Area
592 sq mi
Founded
1853
Cities and towns
11

Pierce County offices and records

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

Police Departments. Pierce County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Pierce County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the River Falls Police Department and the Prescott Police Department. Each department has jurisdiction over its respective city, while the Sheriff's Office handles law enforcement in rural areas.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Pierce County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 555 South Rush Street in Ellsworth, Wisconsin 54011, is the primary law enforcement agency for Pierce County. The department operates Pierce County Jail, a 54-bed facility located at the same address, which houses both pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates. Municipal police departments within Pierce County include the River Falls Police Department (222 Lewis Street, River Falls), which serves Pierce County's largest city, and the Prescott Police Department (800 Borner Street, Prescott). Arrest records in Pierce County are public records subject to Wisconsin Statutes § 19.31-19.39, the Wisconsin Public Records Law.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Pierce County are maintained by Pierce County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, and requests are processed under the Wisconsin Open Records Law.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Pierce County are taken and retained by Pierce County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office or online databases.

To search for someone recently arrested in Pierce County, Wisconsin, you can contact the Pierce County Jail, located at 555 W Overlook Dr, Ellsworth, WI 54011. The jail provides an inmate lookup service that can be accessed by calling their main line at (715) 273-1124.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Pierce County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Pierce County

Old mine sites
155
Sites with no status in the records
6
Still producing
12
Worked underground, in the mine records
2
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; crushed stone; Clay
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
80
Shafts and tunnels
1
What they are
gravel pit, quarry, sand pit, adit
Maps surveyed
1972 to 1993
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 173 named mine sites inside the county, 155 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 80 holes drawn inside the county, 1 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; crushed stone; Clay.

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. Wisconsin has no coal AML program; the old lead and zinc workings are in the southwest counties.

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Pierce 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. Hover a dot for its name.
Wisconsin mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Pierce County (174 shown, 79 unnamed on the map)

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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Pierce County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Pierce County, Wisconsin?

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

How can I get a criminal background check in Pierce County, Wisconsin?

The Wisconsin criminal history record comes from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crime Information Bureau. Anyone may pay a fee and request adult criminal history record information by name online through the Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS).

How do I look up sex offenders in Pierce County, Wisconsin?

Search the Wisconsin 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 Pierce County, Wisconsin?

Register with the municipal clerk (city, village or town clerk) or through the Wisconsin Elections Commission. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online and mail registration closes 20 days before the election; you can register in person at the municipal clerk's office until the Friday before the election at 5:00 p.m. or close of business, and at the polls on Election Day with a proof of residence document.

How do I look up property records in Pierce County, Wisconsin?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Pierce County are kept by the Pierce County register of deeds. Property values are set by the municipal assessor, and tax bills come from the town, village or city treasurer. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Pierce County, Wisconsin?

Certified birth and death certificates for Wisconsin come from the Wisconsin Vital Records Office, Department of Health Services. Birth, marriage, death and divorce records are also available through Wisconsin county Register of Deeds offices, and birth and death records through the Milwaukee City Health Office and the Southwest Suburban Health Department (Cities of West Allis and Greenfield). By U.S. mail to PO Box 309, Madison, WI 53701, or online or by phone through VitalChek at 877-885-2981. Fee: $20 for the first copy of each record and $3 for each additional copy of the same record.

How do I find business license records in Pierce County, Wisconsin?

Business entity filings are searched with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.

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