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Scott County Division of the Virginia State Police
Scott County Division of the Virginia State Police, with the incident reports, record requests and contacts the department publishes.
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- Scott County District, Juvenile and Domestic CourtsMinor civil cases, misdemeanors and criminal traffic violations
- Scott County Medical Examiner and CoronerWestern District death and forensic autopsy investigations
- Scott County Official Tourism InformationVisitor destinations, places to stay, where to dine and things to do
- Scott County Department of Social ServicesChild support, adoption and domestic violence issues
- Scott County Courts in Circuit and District 30Find local courts on Virginia county map
- Scott County Juvenile Justice Court Service UnitIntake, probation and parole of incarcerated youth
- Scott County MapsFind maps and roads of Scott County
- Scott County MagistrateJudges for criminal court hearings Judicial Region 1 District 30
- Scott County AirportsInformation for Tri Cities Regional Airport services
- Scott County Official Public RecordsCourt clerk land and real estate records information
- Scott County BirthsOrder records of birth certificates in the county of Scott
- Search for Scott County RecordsArchives information and recorded historic documents
- Scott County Deed CalculationCircuit Court fees and taxes for recording deeds and contracts
- Scott County Chamber of CommerceBusiness information and directory
- Western Region Community Corrections for Scott CountyRegional detention center; probation parole district 18 office
- Scott County Public SchoolsEducation information for students and teachers
- Employment Commission Norton Workforce CenterUnemployment insurance, job seeker, veteran and other services
- Scott County Criminal and Civil Circuit Court RecordsFelony, divorce and civil trial court cases and filings
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- Scott County General District Court Civil Filing FeeCalculation of civil processes fees
- Scott County Court MediatorSearch for certified mediators in all county courts
- Scott County Guardians Ad Litem for ChildrenCourt qualified guardians in District 30
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Local record guide
About public records in Scott County
County profile
Scott County at a glance
- State
- Virginia
- County seat
- Gate City
- Population
- 21,576
- Area
- 539 sq mi
- Founded
- 1814
- Cities and towns
- 7
Scott County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Scott County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Scott County.
Police Departments. In addition to Scott County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Scott County is supported by municipal police departments, including the Gate City Police Department and the Weber City Police Department. These agencies have jurisdiction within their respective city limits and work in coordination with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and investigations.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Scott County Sheriff's Office, located at 104 East Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251, is the primary law enforcement agency for Scott County. Inmates housed at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail can be located through the jail's online inmate search system at www.swvrja.com, which provides booking information, charges, bond amounts, and expected release dates. The facility is located at 20489 Riverside Drive, Duffield, VA 24244, and the jail staff can be contacted for inmate information. Arrest records in Scott County are public records under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Virginia Code § 2.2-3700 et seq.), and citizens may request arrest records by submitting a written request to the Sheriff's Office.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Scott County are maintained by Scott County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records through formal applications to the Sheriff's Office, adhering to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Scott County are taken and retained by Scott County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office or its official website.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Scott County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Scott County
- Old mine sites
- 26
- Past producers, now closed
- 15
- Prospects and occurrences, never worked
- 11
- Producing when recorded
- 4
- Processing plants, not workings
- 2
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 5
- Main minerals
- crushed stone; Iron; Zinc
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 45
- Shafts and tunnels
- 20
- What they are
- adit, open pit mine or quarry, quarry, sand pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1935 to 1969
- Records behind them
- 82 records for 77 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 32 mine sites inside the county: 15 past producers, now closed, 11 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 4 sites producing when the record was made, 2 processing plants, which are not workings; the old survey maps add 45 holes drawn inside the county, 20 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; Iron; Zinc.
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.
Virginia mine map and abandoned mine records
- Virginia Energy, Coal Mine MappingThe program that scans and catalogs archived underground coal mine maps of the Southwest Virginia Coalfield into a searchable database and a GIS of active and abandoned mines; the abandoned and active underground mine extents are served at https://energy.virginia.gov/gis/rest/services/DM/UndergroundCoalMining/MapServer.
- Virginia Energy, Abandoned Mine Land ProgramThe Mined Land Repurposing office at 3405 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 (Daniel Kestner, Director), with project location maps at https://energy.virginia.gov/coal/mined-land-repurposing/AMLLocationMaps.shtml and an AML web map at https://energy.virginia.gov/webmaps/abandonedmineland/.
- Virginia Energy, Geology and Mineral Resources (Mineral Mining web map)The state geology program's web map of mineral mining sites.
Named workings recorded in Scott County (31 shown, 46 unnamed on the map)
- MineAdit | Duffield map, 1969
- V D Harris ProspectFluorine-Fluorite | Prospect
- Snowflake Fluorite ProspectFluorine-Fluorite, Calcium | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Buckners Ridge ProspectIron | Prospect
- C B Haynes Farm ProspectIron | Prospect
- Carter Farm Tract ProspectIron | Prospect
- Charles Perry MineIron | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Cowans Branch ProspectIron | Prospect
- Perry Land ProspectIron | Prospect
- W A Richardson Tract OccurrenceIron | Prospect
- Bowman MineLead, Mica | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Sunbright MineLimestone, General | Producer | Underground
- (Facility) Sunbright RefineryLithium | Plant | A processing plant, not a working
- Piedmont Mining Corp.Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | A processing plant, not a working
- QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Natural Tunnel Stone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken; Limestone, General | Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Speers Ferry QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken; Limestone, General | Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Tri State Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken; Limestone, General | Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Arcadia ProspectsZinc | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Bowman MineZinc | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Brickey ProspectZinc | Occurrence
- Houstan Zinc ProspectZinc | Prospect
- Lane ProspectZinc, Iron, Lead | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Powers ProspectPast Producer | Surface
- Robinson ProspectPast Producer | Surface
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.
Scott County lies on the edge of the Appalachian Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by Virginia Energy, Coal Mine Mapping and linked below.
Virginia abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
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.
Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Scott County
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 29 investigations in Scott County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $25,633 in back wages agreed for 62 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
- Investigations closed
- 29
- Back wages agreed
- $25,633
- Workers due back wages
- 62
- Civil money penalties
- $7,042
- Employers on the record
- 21
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holston View Preschool & Daycare | Weber City | 1 | $8,076 | 15 |
| Capital Enterprises, Inc. | Gate City | 1 | $5,943 | 1 |
| Yuma Tire & Recapping CO., INC. | Gate City | 1 | $3,658 | 5 |
| Addington Oil Corporation | Weber City | 1 | $2,755 | 8 |
| Tri-Cities Petroleum, Inc. | Weber City | 1 | $2,201 | 22 |
| WBCPQ Inc. | Dungannon | 1 | $1,101 | 2 |
| Pal's Drive Thru #07 Gate City | Gate City | 1 | $861 | 1 |
| SKS Enterprises, Inc. | Weber City | 1 | $502 | 4 |
| Forks of the Road Inc. | Nickelsville | 1 | $300 | 1 |
| Campus Drive-In, Inc. | Gate City | 1 | $102 | 1 |
| ReVida Recovery Center LLC | Duffield | 1 | $87 | 1 |
| Wilderness Road Enterprises Inc. | Gate City | 1 | $47 | 1 |
| J. C. McGee | Gate City | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 4 Paws Veterinary Hospital, Inc. | Duffield | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Photogenius/Image Consultants | Gate City | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Francis Sue White | Nickelsville | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| David Mann Labor Camp | Fort Blackmore | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Videll Healthcare-Duffield, LLC | Duffield | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Hob-Nob Drive-In | Gate City | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Mann Farms | Fort Blackmore | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Natural Tunnel State Park | Duffield | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Scott County record, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Virginia wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Scott County public-records FAQs
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Scott County, Virginia?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Scott County Sheriff or a city police department in Scott County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Va. Code 2.2-3706(A)(1) law enforcement agencies must release adult arrestee photographs taken at intake and booking when requested, except when release would jeopardize a felony investigation, and then only until it no longer would.
How can I get a criminal background check in Scott County, Virginia?
The Virginia criminal history record comes from the Virginia State Police, Central Criminal Records Exchange. Request a name search on form SP-167 (Criminal History Record Name Search Request) through vspapps.vsp.virginia.gov; results take about 15 business days after mail in.
How do I look up sex offenders in Scott County, Virginia?
Search the Virginia State Police Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry, 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 Scott County, Virginia?
Register with the general registrar (city or county registration office) or through the Virginia Department of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. The deadline to register is 21 days before most elections; after the deadline you can register at your local registration office and vote a provisional ballot in person (same day registration).
How do I look up property records in Scott County, Virginia?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Scott County are kept by the Scott County clerk of the circuit court. Property values are set by the commissioner of the revenue or local assessor, and tax bills come from the county or city treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Scott County, Virginia?
Certified birth and death certificates for Virginia come from the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. Certified copies of Virginia birth, death, marriage and divorce records are sold at all DMV customer service centers. Online through the Office of Vital Records application, by mail with check or money order payable to the State Health Department to P.O. Box 1000, Richmond, Virginia 23218-1000, in person at 8701 Park Central Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23227, or at any DMV customer service center. Fee: $15 for each certified copy (DMV charges a $17 records search fee).
How do I find business license records in Scott County, Virginia?
Business entity filings are searched with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Clerk's Office. Business licenses are issued by the city or county where the business is based; contact the Commissioner of the Revenue or business license office of each city, county and town where the business has an office or location.
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