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Shannon County Circuit Clerk
Shannon County Circuit Clerk, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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Property records
Shannon County Assessor's Office
Find property assessment information 106 Main St. Eminence, MO 65466 Phone (573)226-5539 Fax (573)226-5321
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Police & jail
Shannon County Sheriff's Office
Shannon County Sheriff's Office in Eminence, Missouri, on the county government site, giving Sheriff Steven Hogan's contacts, the chief deputy and the emergency and non-emergency lines for reporting crimes.
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Vital records
Missouri Bureau of Vital Records
Order certified copies of Missouri birth and death records, request statements from the state marriage and divorce registry kept since 1948, and correct or amend a vital record.
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City records
Shannon County, Missouri
Official Shannon County website with pages for the assessor, county clerk, collector, commission, sheriff, treasurer, prosecuting attorney and circuit clerk and recorder; the clerk's office is at PO Box 187, Eminence, (573) 226-3414.
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Federal
Shannon County Census
United States Census Bureau figures for Shannon County, Missouri, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.
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Court records
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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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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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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City records
University of Missouri Extension Shannon County
University of Missouri Extension Shannon County, with the district, school and program information it publishes.
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Birch Tree Municipal Division
Birch Tree Municipal Division, with the clerk records, meeting minutes and permit information the local government publishes.
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Property records
Missouri State Historic Preservation Office, National Register Listings by County
Missouri State Historic Preservation Office list of National Register of Historic Places in Shannon County, including Alley Spring Roller Mill and the Akers Ferry Archaeological District, with locations and listing dates.
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More official Shannon County record sources
9 more Shannon County sources not listed above.
More county sources
- Shannon County Current WaveFind local and regional news in the local newspaper
- Southern District Clerk's OfficeClerk of Court of Southern Appellate Division
- Eminence Chamber of CommerceBusiness and corporate information
- Shannon County Domestic Violence InformationInformation on domestic violence
- Court FormsDownload forms and instructions for all filings
- Shannon County Court of Appeals Southern DistrictIntermediate appellate court
- Shannon County ArchivesInformation on history, cemeteries, military, obituaries and news
- Shannon County Local Emergency Planning InformationInformation on natural and man made emergencies
- Shannon County Social ServicesFind help and support for families, adults and children
Local record guide
About public records in Shannon County
County profile
Shannon County at a glance
- State
- Missouri
- County seat
- Eminence
- Population
- 7,031
- Area
- 1,004 sq mi
- Founded
- 1841
- Cities and towns
- 4
Shannon County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Shannon County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Shannon County, particularly in the unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. In addition to Shannon County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Shannon County is provided by municipal police departments in cities like Eminence and Winona. The Eminence Police Department and the Winona Police Department coordinate with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and emergencies, making sure of full coverage and response throughout Shannon County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Shannon County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Shannon County, Missouri, providing patrol services, criminal investigations, civil process service, and operation of Shannon County jail. The incorporated cities of Eminence, Winona, and Birch Tree maintain limited municipal police presence, with much law enforcement responsibility falling to the Sheriff's Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop G, which covers Shannon County. Jail inmate information can be obtained by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours. Missouri public records law, specifically the Missouri Sunshine Law (Chapter 610 RSMo), grants citizens the right to access arrest records, booking logs, and incident reports. Due to Shannon County's rural nature and limited online infrastructure, most arrest and jail records require in-person visits or telephone contact rather than online databases.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Shannon County are maintained by Shannon County Sheriff's Office. Requests for arrest records can be made in person at the Sheriff's Office or through written requests, with some information potentially available online depending on the case.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Shannon County are taken and retained by Shannon 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.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Shannon County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Shannon County
- Old mine sites
- 92
- Still producing
- 2
- Main minerals
- Iron; Copper; Manganese
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 14
- Shafts and tunnels
- 4
- What they are
- open pit mine, gravel pit, quarry, mine shaft
- Maps surveyed
- 1951 to 1997
- Records behind them
- 113 records for 108 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 94 named mine sites inside the county, 92 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 14 holes drawn inside the county, 4 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Iron; Copper; Manganese.
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 Shannon County (94 shown, 14 unnamed on the map)
- Edmondson PondClay | Past Producer
- Bonanza ProspectCopper | Prospect
- Casey MineCopper | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Freeman LandCopper | Prospect
- Jerktail ProspectCopper | Occurrence | Underground
- Jerktall MineCopper | Past Producer
- Johnson ShaftCopper | Past Producer
- McKinney MineCopper | Past Producer
- Slater MineCopper | Past Producer | Surface and underground | 2 records for this one site
- Stegall MineCopper | Past Producer
- Sutton MineCopper | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Unknown CopperCopper | Past Producer
- Unknown Copper Usfs LandCopper | Past Producer
- Ozark Stone Products QuarryFlagstone | Producer
- Bennett-Smith MineIron | Past Producer | Surface
- Bolen MineIron | Past Producer
- Bryson BankIron | Prospect
- Burton MineIron | Past Producer | Surface
- Chilton BankIron | Prospect
- Cutler LandIron | Past Producer
- Daniels ProspectIron | Prospect
- Dean LandIron | Prospect
- Folsom Alexander LandIron | Occurrence
- Government Land # 5Iron | Occurrence
- Hearst MineIron | Past Producer
- Hilda MineIron | Past Producer
- Hurt BankIron | Prospect
- Iron Hill MineIron | Past Producer
- Jacks Fork MineIron | Prospect
- James Jones LandIron | Prospect
- Jennie MineIron | Past Producer | Surface
- Ledgerwood MineIron | Past Producer
- Melton MineIron | Past Producer
- Missouri Mining & Lumber Co # 15Iron | Past Producer
- Missouri Mining & Lumber Co # 33Iron | Prospect
- Missouri Mining & Lumber Co # 34Iron | Prospect
- Myers MineIron | Past Producer | Surface
- Noble MineIron | Prospect
- O'Keefe Mine, No. 2Iron | Past Producer | Surface
- Ozark Land & Lumber Co Land # 1Iron | Past Producer
- Reeves ProspectIron | Prospect
- Sneathen and Company Land No. 3Iron | Occurrence
- St. Francois MineIron | Past Producer
- Switchback MineIron | Past Producer | Surface
- Talkington BankIron | Prospect
- Unknown IronIron | Past Producer
- Unknown IronIron | Past Producer
- West Eminence BankIron | Prospect
- White R. MineIron | Past Producer | Surface
- White W. MineIron | Past Producer | Surface
- Willis MineIron | Past Producer
- Wooden Shoe MineIron | Past Producer | Surface
- Woods MineIron | Past Producer
- Zippy MineIron | Past Producer | Surface
- Culpepper ProspectManganese | Prospect
- Elliot ProspectManganese | Prospect
- Ross ProspectManganese | Prospect
- Unknown ManganeseManganese | Prospect
- Unknown ManganeseManganese | Prospect
- Unknown Manganese Usfs LandManganese | Past Producer
- White ProspectManganese | Prospect
- Unknown TripoliSilica | Past Producer
- Crider Bros. Limestone Quarry/MillStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- UnkStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unknown LsStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Unknown LsStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Atkins Estate LandOccurrence
- Berry Wm. Land No. 1Occurrence
- Berry Wm. Land No.2Occurrence
- Blair Creek ProspectProspect | Underground
- Clarence Ballance LandPast Producer | Surface
- Cordz-Fischer MinePast Producer | Surface
- Esther B. Detwiler LandOccurrence | Surface
- Fisher-Melton MinePast Producer | Surface
- Garrison TractOccurrence
- Haggard LandOccurrence
- Horner Mountain MinePast Producer | Surface
- Johnson Lewis BankOccurrence
- Lola Farrar ProspectProspect | Surface
- Miley Noble LandPast Producer | Surface
- Ray Bowman ProspectPast Producer | Surface
- Roger's Mill LandOccurrence
- Smith Pleasant LandOccurrence
- Sneathen and Company Land No. 1Occurrence
- Sneathen and Company Land No. 2Occurrence
- Sneathen and Company Land No. 4Occurrence
- Talley LandOccurrence
- Thorny Mountain MineProspect | Surface
- Tower Geo. F. LandOccurrence
- Twidwell BankOccurrence | Surface
- Warmuck LandOccurrence
- White LandPast Producer
- Yancey Mountain BankOccurrence
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.
Straight answers
Shannon County public-records FAQs
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Shannon County, Missouri?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Shannon County Sheriff or a city police department in Shannon County. 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 Shannon 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 Shannon 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 Shannon 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 Shannon County, Missouri?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Shannon County are kept by the Shannon 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 Shannon 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 Shannon 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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