Michigan, Wayne County

Rockwood, Michigan Public Records

Where Rockwood's records are kept. Rockwood has its own police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.

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The cards below include Rockwood's own offices, along with the Wayne County and State of Michigan offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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Vital records

Michigan Vital Records Office

Order certified copies of Michigan birth, death, marriage and divorce records from the MDHHS Division of Vital Records by mail, online or in person.

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Police & jail

Wayne County Sheriff's Office

The responsibility of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is to maintain the highest standard of integrity and professional excellence and to protect.

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County court

MiCOURT Case Search

MiCOURT Case Search, run by the Michigan courts, lets you pick a participating trial court and look up its cases; some courts show criminal convictions only if sentencing was within seven years.

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About public records in Rockwood

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Rockwood at a glance

County
Wayne County
County seat
Detroit
Population
3,240
Wayne County population
1,793,561
Local records
City of Rockwood
ZIP codes
48173

About Rockwood public records

Rockwood, a place of 3,240 people, is in Wayne County, whose county seat is Detroit. Court and property records sit with Wayne County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan. Rockwood's own offices are in the cards above, and our Wayne County page lists each county office.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Rockwood

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Rockwood

Old mine sites
1
Still producing
1
Worked underground, in the mine records
1
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
4
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
silica mine
Maps surveyed
1952 to 1967

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 2 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 4 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is 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. GeoWebFace shows historic mining sites as points; no agency page with underground workings outlines was found, and the OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds Michigan maps.

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Rockwood: 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. Hover a dot for its name.
Michigan mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Rockwood (2 shown, 4 unnamed on the map)

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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Rockwood public-records FAQs

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How do I register to vote in Rockwood, Michigan?

Voter registration in Michigan is run by the Michigan Bureau of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Rockwood.

How do I look up property records in Rockwood, Michigan?

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

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Rockwood, Michigan?

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Michigan come from the state vital records office, Michigan Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.

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Nearby Wayne County cities

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.