Alabama, DeKalb County

Rainsville, Alabama Public Records

Where Rainsville's records are kept. Court and property records for Rainsville sit with DeKalb County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Alabama.

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As a small town, Rainsville relies on DeKalb County and the State of Alabama for its public records. The cards below are the Alabama state offices, and the DeKalb County offices are on our DeKalb County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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Police & jail

Alabama Inmates and Offenders Search

The Alabama Department of Corrections inmate search by AIS number or name, showing the institution, race, sex and birth year of people held in state prisons.

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State records

Alabama Attorney General

The Alabama Attorney General issues legal opinions, takes consumer complaints and runs a victim assistance office for violent crime. Court case records come from the Alabama Unified Judicial System and county circuit clerks.

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About public records in Rainsville

What we hold on Rainsville, and who keeps its records.

Local profile

Rainsville at a glance

County
DeKalb County
Population
5,505
Local records
City of Rainsville
ZIP codes
35986

About Rainsville public records

Rainsville in ZIP code 35986 keeps its own council and town business records. In Alabama, deeds, marriage certificates, wills and estates are recorded by the Judge of Probate, which for Rainsville means the DeKalb County Probate Office. Court cases, from small claims to felonies, go through the DeKalb County Circuit Clerk. See our DeKalb County page for every county office.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Rainsville

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

From the two federal mine files

Rainsville mine record counts

Mine features on the topographic sheets
1
Shafts, adits and tunnels
0
Kinds mapped
open pit mine or quarry
Sheets surveyed
1936

Is an old working under a property here?

The USGS topographic mine features record 1 mapped mine feature inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts, adits or tunnels, digitised from the old survey sheets.

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. The Geological Survey of Alabama coal page is a script application that gives this box no readable text, so it is not listed.

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Rainsville: the boundary from the Census Bureau, each dot an old mine site from the USGS mineral file or a mine feature from the historical topographic sheets. Purple is a mapped shaft, adit or tunnel. Hover a dot for its name.
Alabama mine map and abandoned mine records

Alabama 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.

Please read: Everything here can be wrong. This is information, not a guarantee: the two federal files can be wrong, incomplete or out of date, the boundaries and the geocoder can be wrong, a point is a location and not a property line, and nothing on this page says that a mine is or is not under any particular property. Do not buy, sell, move, or make any decision about a home or about your safety on this alone. Ask the state mine map office named here for the maps, and have a qualified engineer look at the ground.

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Rainsville public-records FAQs

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How do I register to vote in Rainsville, Alabama?

Voter registration in Alabama is run by the Alabama Secretary of State, and the county Board of Registrars keeps the roll for Rainsville. You can register online, by mail or in person. Registration is closed during the 14 days before an election and on election day.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Rainsville, Alabama?

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Alabama come from the Alabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics. The fee is $15 for a search, which includes one certified copy; additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $6 each. Any county health department in Alabama issues certified copies of Alabama vital records, most while you wait.

How do I look up property records in Rainsville, Alabama?

Deeds for property in Rainsville are recorded by the Judge of Probate, the county Tax Assessor, or Revenue Commissioner in counties that combine the offices sets the assessed value, and the county Tax Collector, or Revenue Commissioner in counties that combine the offices sends the tax bill. Our DeKalb County page lists those offices.

How do I request a Rainsville police report?

Incident and crash reports for Rainsville come from the Alabama Department of Public Safety, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.

How do I find business license records in Rainsville, Alabama?

Businesses that operate in Rainsville register with the Alabama Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. State and county business privilege licenses are issued by the county Probate Judge or License Commissioner where the business is located, and cities set their own licenses.

How do I run an Alabama criminal background check?

Alabama criminal history checks are run by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Criminal Records Identification Unit. The fee is $25 by money order or cashier's check; each additional copy is $5. Fingerprint based request: send the ALEA Application to Review Alabama Criminal History Record Information with fingerprints and a copy of your photo ID, in person at 301 S. Ripley Street, Montgomery, or by mail to PO Box 1511, Montgomery, AL 36102-1511.

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