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Reynolds County, Missouri Public Records

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City records

Missouri Secretary of State Elections and Voting

Check your Missouri voter registration, find your polling place, read voter ID rules, and see election results and certified candidates from the Secretary of State's elections division.

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Police & jail

Reynolds County Sheriff's Office

Reynolds County Sheriff's Office, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.

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Federal

Reynolds County Census

United States Census Bureau figures for Reynolds County, Missouri, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.

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Court records

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Judges

Biographies of the judges of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, who hear appeals from trial courts in the southern part of the state and are appointed under the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan.

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Police & jail

Missouri Sex Offender Registry

Search the Missouri State Highway Patrol sex offender registry after accepting its disclaimer, and find the county registries and the Patrol's sex offender fact sheet.

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Court records

Bunker Municipal Division

Bunker Municipal Division, with the clerk records, meeting minutes and permit information the local government publishes.

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City records

Reynolds County Health Center

Reynolds County Health Center: Public health and environmental services, on the official site of the office that keeps it.

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Open official site Reynolds County Health Center
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Court records

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Clerk

Contact details and filing rules for the clerk of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, including electronic filing for attorneys and how self represented parties submit filings.

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About public records in Reynolds County

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Reynolds County at a glance

State
Missouri
County seat
Centerville
Population
6,096
Area
814 sq mi
Founded
1845
Cities and towns
6

Reynolds County offices and records

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

Police Departments. In addition to Reynolds County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Reynolds County is supported by municipal police departments in cities such as Ellington and Bunker.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Reynolds County is primarily provided by Reynolds County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at Reynolds County Courthouse in Centerville, Missouri. Inmate information can be obtained by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours, as Reynolds County does not currently maintain a full online inmate roster system. Municipal law enforcement is limited given Reynolds County's small population; the largest municipalities including Centerville, Ellington, and Lesterville rely primarily on the Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services, though some may contract for additional coverage. Residents seeking information about specific arrests or incidents should contact the Sheriff's Office directly with as much identifying information as possible, including names, dates, and case numbers if known. Reynolds County does not have tribal police jurisdictions or specialized law enforcement agencies beyond the Sheriff's Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol, which provides traffic enforcement on state highways within Reynolds County.

Criminal Records. Residents can request criminal records through the Sheriff's Office or the court system.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Reynolds County are maintained by Reynolds County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly.

Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing family members and legal representatives to find information about current inmates.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Reynolds County are taken and retained by Reynolds County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the arrest records and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office.

Property and land records for Reynolds County are maintained by Reynolds County Recorder of Deeds, located at Reynolds County Courthouse, 106 Main Street, Centerville, MO 63633, phone 573-648-2228. The primary repository for Missouri vital records is the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records, located at 930 Wildwood Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109, phone 573-751-6387.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Reynolds County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Reynolds County

Old mine sites
50
Sites with no status in the records
1
Still producing
4
Main minerals
Iron; Manganese; construction sand and gravel
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
13
Shafts and tunnels
8
What they are
open pit mine, mine shaft, quarry, gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1965 to 1981
Records behind them
78 records for 68 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 55 named mine sites inside the county, 50 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 13 holes drawn inside the county, 8 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Iron; Manganese; construction sand and gravel.

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.

Reynolds County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. Purple is a shaft or a tunnel. Hover a dot for its name.
Missouri mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Reynolds County (58 shown, 10 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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Reynolds County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Reynolds County, Missouri?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the county sheriff's office or a city police department. Ask that agency for its record. RSMo 407.1150 makes it unlawful for anyone who publishes criminal record information, including booking photographs taken by Missouri law enforcement, to ask for or accept a fee to remove or correct it.

How do I get a criminal background check in Reynolds County, Missouri?

The Missouri criminal history record comes from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Name based search with name, date of birth and Social Security number through the Missouri Automated Criminal History Site (MACHS), or a fingerprint search with a completed FD 258 applicant fingerprint card. Fee: $16.00 per name based request; $20.00 per fingerprint based request (state only); $5.00 more for a notarized response.

How can I look up sex offenders in Reynolds County, Missouri?

Search the Missouri Sex Offender Registry (Missouri State Highway Patrol), 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 Reynolds County, Missouri?

Register with the local election authority (county clerk or board of election commissioners) or through the Missouri Secretary of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must be registered by 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday before the election (RSMo 115.135).

How do I look up property records in Reynolds County, Missouri?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Reynolds County are kept by the Reynolds County Recorder of Deeds. Property values are set by the county Assessor, and tax bills come from the county Collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Reynolds County, Missouri?

Certified birth and death certificates for Missouri come from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records. Local public health agencies also issue birth certificates for births from 1920 on and death certificates for deaths from 1980 on. By mail or in person by appointment at the Bureau of Vital Records, 930 Wildwood Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109, at your local public health agency, or by phone or online through VitalChek, which the Bureau names, for an added fee. Fee: $15 per birth record and $15 for each added copy; $14 per death record and $11 for each added copy.

How do I find business license records in Reynolds County, Missouri?

Business entity filings are searched with the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Unit. The Secretary of State's starting steps say to register for a business license and other permits, if any, with your local city or county.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.