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Ripley County Circuit Clerk
Ripley County Circuit Clerk, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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Property records
Ripley County Property and Real Estate Taxes
Ripley County Property and Real Estate Taxes: Office of the county tax collector.
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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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Vital records
Ripley County Record of Deaths and Births
Ripley County Record of Deaths and Births, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
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Ripley County Census
United States Census Bureau figures for Ripley County, Missouri, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.
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Court records
Missouri Case.net
Search public Missouri state court records on Case.net, including docket entries, parties, judgments and charges, by name or case number. Only cases that are public under Missouri law are shown.
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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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City records
University of Missouri Extension Ripley County
University of Missouri Extension Ripley County, with the district, school and program information it publishes.
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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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City records
Doniphan Ripley County Public Library
Doniphan Ripley County Public Library, with the catalog, branch information and the local history and reference collections it holds.
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Doniphan Municipal Division
Doniphan Municipal Division, with the clerk records, meeting minutes and permit information the local government publishes.
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More official Ripley County record sources
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- Ripley County Chamber of CommerceBusiness and corporate information
- Southern District Clerk's OfficeClerk of Court of Southern Appellate Division
- Ripley County Emergency ServicesInformation on natural, man made and medical emergencies
- Ripley County Domestic Violence InformationInformation on domestic violence
- Ripley County Health CenterPublic health and environmental services
- Court FormsDownload forms and instructions for all filings
- Ripley County Court of Appeals Southern DistrictIntermediate appellate court
- Ripley County Local Emergency Planning CommitteeEmergency management information
- Ripley County Social ServicesFind help and support for families, adults and children
- Ripley County Sheriff's OfficeCriminal complaints, gun permits and law enforcement information
Local record guide
About public records in Ripley County
County profile
Ripley County at a glance
- State
- Missouri
- County seat
- Doniphan
- Population
- 10,679
- Area
- 631 sq mi
- Founded
- 1833
- Cities and towns
- 6
Ripley County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Ripley County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Ripley County, particularly in the unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in Ripley County is provided by Ripley County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments, including the Doniphan Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Ripley County Sheriff's Office, located at 100 Courthouse Square in Doniphan, MO 63935, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Ripley County. Inmates housed at Ripley County Jail can be located by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours; the facility maintains a roster of current detainees. Citizens seeking arrest records should specify the name and approximate date of arrest to help with record retrieval under Missouri Revised Statutes Section 610.026.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Ripley County are maintained by Ripley County Sheriff's Office. Residents and legal representatives can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly.
Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate information can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office If you need to locate someone recently arrested.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Ripley County are taken and retained by Ripley 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.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Ripley County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Ripley County
- Old mine sites
- 24
- Still producing
- 3
- Main minerals
- Iron; construction sand and gravel; crushed stone
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 13
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- open pit mine, gravel pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1965 to 1980
- Records behind them
- 42 records for 40 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 27 named mine sites inside the county, 24 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 13 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Iron; construction sand and gravel; 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.
Missouri mine map and abandoned mine records
- Missouri Mine Map Repository (Missouri Geological Survey)The official repository under section 256.112 RSMo with more than 2,000 underground mine maps, 1,193 scanned (428 coal, 765 non coal), listed by number and by township, range and section so a location can be searched, with maps to download; 573-368-2100.
- Missouri DNR Land Reclamation Program, Abandoned Mine Lands (PUB2066)The program approved in 1982 to reclaim abandoned coal mine land; program page at https://dnr.mo.gov/land-geology/mining-land-reclamation.
- Missouri DNR Abandoned Mine Lands ViewerWeb map of completed coal, lead and zinc reclamation projects (2000 to 2014); the page says it does not show every mining related site in the state.
Named workings recorded in Ripley County (27 shown, 13 unnamed on the map)
- Asel Ponder LandIron | Past Producer
- C H Martin Land No 2Iron | Prospect
- C H Martin Land No 3Iron | Prospect
- D B Young BankIron | Prospect
- D K Ponder LandIron | Past Producer
- I M Towell LandIron | Past Producer
- J T Williams LandIron | Prospect
- King Bee RanchIron | Past Producer
- Levi C Dalton LandIron | Prospect
- Mo Lumber + Mining Co Shaft No 1Iron | Past Producer
- Mo Lumber + Mining Co Shaft No 2Iron | Past Producer
- Mo Lumber + Mining Co Tract No 13Iron | Prospect
- P Stoops LandIron | Past Producer
- Ripley County LandIron | Prospect
- Unknown - IronIron | Past Producer
- W W Stephens LandIron | Past Producer
- B.L. Williams Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Bessie CmpSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Luther Cobb S&GSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- T.L. Wright PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
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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Ripley County public-records FAQs
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Ripley 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 Ripley 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 Ripley 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 Ripley 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 Ripley County, Missouri?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Ripley County are kept by the Ripley 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 Ripley 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 Ripley 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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