Wisconsin, Grant County

Platteville, Wisconsin Public Records

Where Platteville's records are kept. Platteville has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.

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The cards below include Platteville's own offices, along with State of Wisconsin offices; the Grant County offices are on our Grant County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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Police & jail

Wisconsin DOJ Criminal Background Checks

Wisconsin Department of Justice keeps the state criminal history repository; anyone may pay a fee to get adult arrest, charge and disposition records through the Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS).

  Official Government Resourceswisdoj.gov
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Police & jail

State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Platteville Inmate and offender search 3099 East Washington Avenue Post Office Box 7925 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7925 DOC Records Office (608) 240-3750

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State records

Wisconsin Historical Society Family History

The society's genealogy team offers indexes to more than 3 million records, including birth, death and marriage indexes before 1907, plus a library and archives catalog, finding aids and digital collections.

  Official Government Resourceswisconsinhistory.org
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County court

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Wisconsin

Bankruptcy court for western Wisconsin with divisions in Madison and Eau Claire; the Eau Claire office takes filings in person only. Dockets are on PACER and hearings on an interactive public calendar.

  Official Government Resourceswiwb.uscourts.gov
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County court

Wisconsin Circuit Court Access

Wisconsin's court system runs WCCA, which shows public circuit court case records searchable by party name, business name or case number; adoption, juvenile and mental commitment cases are confidential and not shown.

  Official Government Resourceswcca.wicourts.gov
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Vital records

Wisconsin Vital Records Office

Wisconsin birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates are ordered here by mail or through VitalChek, which charges extra; the Department of Health Services counter is closed, but county registers of deeds also issue copies.

  Official Government Resourcesdhs.wisconsin.gov
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Police & jail

FBI Milwaukee Wanted and Missing Persons

Wanted list of the FBI Milwaukee Field Office: fugitives sought for violent and nonviolent crimes, terrorism suspects, kidnapping and missing person cases, and requests for tips from the public.

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Police & jail

Wisconsin Public Sex Offender Registry

Search by name, county or radius around an address and get email alerts on nearby registrations; the Department of Corrections list generally covers people convicted, incarcerated or supervised since December 25, 1993.

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State records

Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS)

The Wisconsin Department of Justice runs WORCS for individuals and organizations to request criminal background checks and get results online. Police certificates and good conduct statements must be ordered by mail.

  Official Government Resourcesrecordcheck.doj.wi.gov
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Federal

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau gives Platteville city, Wisconsin figures on population change since 2020, age groups, median home value and rent, households with computers, education and income.

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City records

City of Platteville

City of Platteville site with city offices at 75 N. Bonson Street, (608) 348-9741, Common Council agendas and minutes, the assessor and city clerk, elections, building permits, budgets, the municipal code and GIS maps.

  Official Government Resourcesplatteville.org
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Platteville at a glance

County
Grant County
County seat
Lancaster
Population
11,836
Grant County population
51,938
Local records
City of Platteville
ZIP codes
53818

About Platteville public records

Platteville, a place of 11,836 people, is in Grant County, whose county seat is Lancaster. Court and property records sit with Grant County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Wisconsin. Platteville's own offices are in the cards above, and our Grant County page lists each county office.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Platteville

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Platteville

Old mine sites
9
Sites with no status in the records
14
Past producers, now closed
9
Producing when recorded
1
Worked underground, in the mine records
8
Main minerals
Zinc; Lead
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
3
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
open pit mine
Maps surveyed
1952
Records behind them
36 records for 27 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 24 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 9 past producers, now closed, 1 site producing when the record was made, 14 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 3 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Zinc; Lead.

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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Platteville: 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 pale shapes with a name around it are the neighbouring places, from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Wisconsin mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Platteville (24 shown, 3 unnamed on the map)

Wisconsin 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 Platteville, Wisconsin

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 4 investigations with a Platteville address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $72,443 in back wages agreed for 36 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.

Investigations closed
4
Back wages agreed
$72,443
Workers due back wages
36
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
4
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
Las Palmas Authentic Mexican Restaurant, LLC1$29,2079
Walmart Inc1$23,0001
Bel-Aire Home Improvement LLC1$12,20815
Ubersox Chrysler Inc.1$8,02811

Every employer whose address on the record is in Platteville, 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 Wisconsin wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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How do I register to vote in Platteville, Wisconsin?

Voter registration in Wisconsin is run by the Wisconsin Elections Commission and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Platteville.

How do I look up property records in Platteville, Wisconsin?

Deeds for property in Platteville are recorded by the Grant County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Grant County page lists the county offices.

How do I find business license records in Platteville, Wisconsin?

Businesses that operate in Platteville register with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Platteville requires one, comes from the town or Grant County.

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