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Rutland County, Vermont Public Records

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County court

Vermont Federal Cases

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Vermont keeps its clerk's office in Burlington and holds hearings in Rutland and Burlington. Bankruptcy dockets are searched through PACER.

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Police & jail

Vermont State Police Missing Persons

The Vermont State Police list people missing for more than 60 days, with photos where available, and ask anyone with information about a case to contact investigators.

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Vital records

Vermont Death Records

The Vermont Department of Health sells certified death certificates for a fee to family members and others with a direct interest; town and city clerks also issue copies.

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Rutland County at a glance

State
Vermont
County seat
Rutland
Population
60,572
Area
945 sq mi
Founded
1781
Cities and towns
27

Rutland County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Rutland County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Rutland County.

Police Departments. Rutland County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Rutland County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Rutland City Police Department and the Brandon Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Rutland County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 60 Court Street, Rutland, VT 05701, provides law enforcement services throughout Rutland County and operates Rutland County Correctional Facility. Arrest records and police reports are considered public records under Vermont's Public Records Act, 1 V.S. § 315 et seq, though certain exemptions apply for ongoing investigations and juvenile records.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Rutland County are maintained by Rutland County Sheriff's Office and local police departments.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Rutland County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Rutland County

Old mine sites
153
Still producing
78
Worked underground, in the mine records
29
Main minerals
Stone; Slate, Dimension; dimension stone
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
237
Shafts and tunnels
8
What they are
quarry, gravel pit, mine shaft, adit
Maps surveyed
1944 to 1997
Records behind them
499 records for 468 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 231 named mine sites inside the county, 153 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 237 holes drawn inside the county, 8 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Stone; Slate, Dimension; dimension 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. Vermont publishes no abandoned mine map; the Elizabeth copper mine is a federal Superfund site.

Rutland County: 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.
Vermont mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Rutland County (202 shown, 23 more named and 235 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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Rutland County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Rutland County, Vermont?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Rutland County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Rutland County. Ask that agency for its record. The Vermont State Police release a mug shot (arrest processing photo) taken for a VSP arrest on request with the name, age, arrest date and barracks; a photo may not exist if the person was cited and released, and VSP cannot release photos taken by other agencies.

How do I get a criminal background check in Rutland County, Vermont?

The Vermont criminal history record comes from the Vermont Crime Information Center (Department of Public Safety). Buy Vermont criminal conviction records online through the Criminal Conviction Record Request Service, or request a copy of your own record from the Vermont Crime Information Center with a valid photo ID. Fee: $30 for each copy of your own record check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Rutland County, Vermont?

Search the Vermont Sex Offender Registry (Vermont Crime Information Center), 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 Rutland County, Vermont?

Register with the town or city clerk or through the Vermont Secretary of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. You can register on any day up to and including Election Day, during the clerk's business hours and during polling hours on Election Day (17 V.S.A. 2144).

How do I look up property records in Rutland County, Vermont?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Rutland County are kept by the town or city clerk. Property values are set by the town listers or assessor, and tax bills come from the town treasurer or collector of taxes. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Rutland County, Vermont?

Certified birth and death certificates for Vermont come from the Vermont Department of Health, Vital Records. In Vermont the fastest and cheapest way to get a copy of a vital record is to order it directly from your town or city clerk, who can issue noncertified and certified copies. From your town or city clerk, online with a credit card through the state's ordering service, or by mail to the address printed on the application. Fee: $10 for each certified copy (plus a $2 processing fee if ordered online).

How do I find business license records in Rutland County, Vermont?

Business entity filings are searched with the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division.