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Pike County at a glance

State
Ohio
County seat
Waverly
Population
27,088
Area
444 sq mi
Founded
1815
Cities and towns
8

Pike County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Pike County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Pike County.

Police Departments. In addition to Pike County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Pike County. They coordinate with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and emergencies, making sure of full law enforcement coverage throughout Pike County.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Pike County Sheriff's Office, located at 1330 Vern Riffe Drive in Waverly, Ohio 45690, provides primary law enforcement services throughout Pike County's unincorporated areas and assists municipal departments. For inmate information and jail roster searches, the public can contact the Sheriff's Office or visit the facility in person. Arrest records in Pike County are public records under Ohio Revised Code Section 149.43, the state's Public Records Law, which requires government agencies to make public records available for inspection and copying upon request. Some arrest and booking information may also be available through Pike County Clerk of Courts office at 100 East Second Street in Waverly, particularly for cases that have resulted in court filings.

Criminal Records. For an authoritative source, see Pike County Clerk of Courts .

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

The region Sheriff’s Office provides an inmate lookup service where you can inquire about recent arrests. You may also call the jail directly at (740) 947-2111 for more information on current inmates and the booking process.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Pike County

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

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What is on record in Pike County

Old mine sites
5
Past producers, now closed
5
Producing when recorded
3
Processing plants, not workings
2
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; Limestone, General; crushed stone
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
38
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit, sand and gravel pit, quarry, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated
Maps surveyed
1961 to 1986
Records behind them
49 records for 48 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 10 mine sites inside the county: 5 past producers, now closed, 3 sites producing when the record was made, 2 processing plants, which are not workings; the old survey maps add 38 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Limestone, General; crushed stone.

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. Coverage is automatic in the 26 mandatory counties (Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Scioto, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington) and optional in 11 more.

Waverly Piketon Stockdale Beaver Cynthiana N 10 miles
Pike 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.
Ohio mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Pike County (11 shown, 37 unnamed on the map)

Pike 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 ODNR Ohio Mines Locator (Mines of Ohio) and linked below.

Ohio 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

Wage and hour cases in Pike County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 9 investigations in Pike County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $13,964 in back wages agreed for 19 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
9
Back wages agreed
$13,964
Workers due back wages
19
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
8
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Willis and Sons Plumbing\\\\HVAC, Inc.Waverly1$6,4734
S. Torres Inc.Waverly1$4,06012
China One Chinese RestaurantWaverly1$2,5902
MascoWaverly2$1,276351
Community Action Committee of Pike CountyPiketon1$8401
Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth LLCPiketon2$00
WJDean Inc.Piketon1$00
Advanced Technologies & Laboratories Int'lPiketon1$00

Every employer on the Pike County record, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Ohio wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Pike County, Ohio?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Pike County Sheriff or a city police department in Pike County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Ohio Revised Code 2927.22 no one who publishes criminal record information, booking photographs included, may ask for or accept a fee to remove, correct or stop publishing it; a violation is a first degree misdemeanor.

How do I get a criminal background check in Pike County, Ohio?

The Ohio criminal history record comes from the Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). Checks are fingerprint based: submit fingerprints electronically through a WebCheck location, or mail the BCI Civilian Background Check card with payment to P.O. Box 365, London, Ohio 43140. Fee: $22.00 for a BCI check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Pike County, Ohio?

Search the Ohio Attorney General Electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification (eSORN), 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 Pike County, Ohio?

Register with the county board of elections or through the Ohio Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Registration forms must be received or postmarked by the 30th day before the election.

How do I look up property records in Pike County, Ohio?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Pike County are kept by the Pike County recorder. Property values are set by the county auditor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Pike County, Ohio?

Certified birth and death certificates for Ohio come from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. More than 100 local vital statistics offices at local health departments in Ohio offer in person or other same day certified copies of Ohio vital records. Online through the Department of Health order portal with a credit card, by mail with check or money order to PO Box 15098, Columbus, Ohio 43215-0098, or in person at a local vital statistics office; the state office at 4200 Surface Road, Columbus serves same day birth record requests Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee: $21.50 for each certified birth or death record.

How do I find business license records in Pike County, Ohio?

Business entity filings are searched with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Ohio.gov says some licenses and permits come from the state and others come from your city or county.

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