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Rowan County at a glance
- State
- North Carolina
- County seat
- Salisbury
- Population
- 146,875
- Area
- 524 sq mi
- Founded
- 1753
- Cities and towns
- 11
Rowan County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Rowan County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Rowan County.
Police Departments. Rowan County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Rowan County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Rowan County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Travis Allen, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas and provides detention services for the entire county. Their official website is www.rowansheriff.com, where citizens can access information about services, programs, and public safety alerts. Municipal police departments serving Rowan County include the Salisbury Police Department (321 North Main Street, Salisbury, covering the largest city), the Spencer Police Department, the East Spencer Police Department, the China Grove Police Department, the Landis Police Department, the Rockwell Police Department, the Faith Police Department, and the Granite Quarry Police Department. Arrest records in Rowan County are considered public records under North Carolina General Statute Chapter 132, the Public Records Law.
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402 North Main Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 • Phone: 919-733-3526
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Rowan County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
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What is on record in Rowan County
- Old mine sites
- 57
- Sites with no status in the records
- 1
- Still producing
- 19
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 14
- Main minerals
- Granite; construction sand and gravel; Gold
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 54
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- quarry, open pit mine or quarry, clay pit, gravel pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1962 to 1987
- Records behind them
- 152 records for 131 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 77 named mine sites inside the county, 57 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 54 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Granite; construction sand and gravel; Gold.
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. No abandoned mine inventory is published online.
North Carolina mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Rowan County (77 shown, 54 unnamed on the map)
- Clearwater MineClay | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- East Spencer MineClay | Producer | Surface
- Gold Hill MineClay | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Gold Hill Shale MineClay | Producer
- Isenhour Brick and Tile Clay PitClay | Past Producer | Surface
- Panther Creek MineClay | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Taylor Clay Products PitsClay | Past Producer | Surface
- Thomas PitClay | Producer | Surface
- Grinding PlantClay, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- Union Copper MineCopper, Gold | Producer | Underground
- Salisbury Grinding PlantFire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- Barnhardt ShaftGold | Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Bat ShaftGold | Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Beaver Gold MineGold | Producer
- Gold Hill MinesGold | Occurrence | Underground
- Gold Knob MineGold | Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Honeycutt ShaftGold | Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Meyer ShaftGold | Past Producer
- Miller ShaftGold | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Old Field DiggingsGold | Past Producer | Surface and underground | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed ShaftGold | Prospect | Surface and underground
- Wentz ShaftGold | Past Producer | Underground
- Dutch Creek MinesGold, Copper | Producer | Surface and underground | 2 records for this one site
- Southern Copper Company MineGold, Copper | Producer | Underground
- Randolph ShaftGold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Balfour QuarryGranite | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Collins QuarryGranite | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Crystal Pink QuarryGranite | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Herman QuarryGranite | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Moose QuarryGranite | Past Producer | Surface
- Pink Salisbury QuarryGranite | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Pink Star QuarryGranite | Producer | Surface
- Shuping QuarryGranite | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Silvertone QuarryGranite | Past Producer
- Unnamed Granite QuarriesGranite | Past Producer
- Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-012Granite | Past Producer
- Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-014Granite | Past Producer
- Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-016Granite | Past Producer
- Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-017Granite | Past Producer
- Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-018Granite | Past Producer
- Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-021Granite | Past Producer
- Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-022Granite | Past Producer
- Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-023Granite | Past Producer
- Unnamed Granite QuarryGranite | Past Producer | Surface
- Unnamed Granite QuarryGranite | Past Producer
- Unnamed Granite QuarryGranite | Past Producer | Surface
- Unnamed Granite Quarry Bj-011Granite | Past Producer | Surface
- Unnamed Granite Quarry Bj-013Granite | Past Producer | Surface
- Unnamed Rock QuarryGranite | Past Producer
- Gold Hill PlantPerlite | Unknown | A processing plant, not a working
- M Taylor Fine Pit No. 112Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Rowan County MineSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface
- Sand Pit Number 33Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Sand Pit Number 34Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Sand Pit Number 37Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Sand Pit Number 40Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Sand Pit and Dipping OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sand Pit and Dipping OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sand Pit and Dipping OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sand Pit and Dipping OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sand Pit and Dipping OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sand Pit and Dipping OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sand Pit and Dipping OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sand Pit and Dipping OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sand Pit and Dipping OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sand Pit and Dipping OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sand Pit and Dipping OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Sand Pit and Dipping OperationSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Unnamed Gravel Pit Bj-024Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Kannapolis QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Salisbury WorksStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Silvertone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Stalite MillStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | A processing plant, not a working
- Woodleaf QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Woodleaf QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Southern Copper and Gold MiningPast Producer | Underground
- Union Copper MinePast Producer | Underground
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Rowan County, North Carolina?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Rowan County Sheriff or a city police department in Rowan County. Ask that agency for its record.
How do I get a criminal background check in Rowan County, North Carolina?
The North Carolina criminal history record comes from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). Fingerprint based Right to Review of your own record using the SBI form Request for Access to Criminal History Record Information; a certified name search of court records in one county costs $25 at the clerk of superior court with Form AOC CR 314. Fee: $14 for a NC state fingerprint based check; $18 for a national fingerprint based check.
How can I look up sex offenders in Rowan County, North Carolina?
Search the North Carolina Sex Offender Registry (State Bureau of Investigation), 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 Rowan County, North Carolina?
Register with the county board of elections or through the North Carolina State Board of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. The regular registration deadline is 25 days before Election Day; same day registration is available at early voting sites during the early voting period, not on Election Day for most voters. Online registration is open only to existing DMV customers with a DMV issued driver's license or ID.
How do I look up property records in Rowan County, North Carolina?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Rowan County are kept by the Rowan County Register of Deeds. Property values are set by the county tax assessor, and tax bills come from the county tax collector. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Rowan County, North Carolina?
Certified birth and death certificates for North Carolina come from the NC Department of Health and Human Services, NC Vital Records. Birth, death and marriage certificates may also be obtained at the Register of Deeds office in the county where the event took place, in most cases the same day. Online, by phone or by mail through VitalChek, the only authorized vendor for a state issued certified birth certificate, or in person at NC Vital Records. Fee: $24 state search fee, which includes one certificate; $15 for each added certificate.
How do I find business license records in Rowan County, North Carolina?
Business entity filings are searched with the North Carolina Secretary of State, Business Registration Division. North Carolina has no single generic business license; besides state licenses, a local license may be required for your business.
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