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Wisconsin Attorney General

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Wisconsin Death Records

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Shawano County at a glance

State
Wisconsin
County seat
Shawano
Population
40,881
Area
909 sq mi
Founded
1853
Cities and towns
14

Shawano County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Shawano County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order throughout Shawano County, particularly in unincorporated areas.

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

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Shawano County Sheriff's Office, located at 311 North Main Street, Shawano, WI 54166, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Shawano County. Shawano County Jail roster and inmate lookup system is available through Shawano County's website at www.co.Shawano County.wi.us, providing booking information, charges, and bond amounts for current inmates.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Shawano County

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

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What is on record in Shawano County

Old mine sites
113
Sites with no status in the records
1
Past producers, now closed
73
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
40
Producing when recorded
12
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; crushed stone
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
199
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit, sand pit, quarry, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated
Maps surveyed
1969 to 1993

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 126 mine sites inside the county: 73 past producers, now closed, 40 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 12 sites producing when the record was made, 1 site with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 199 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; crushed 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. Wisconsin has no coal AML program; the old lead and zinc workings are in the southwest counties.

Menominee County Oconto County Shawano Bonduel Eland Birnamwood Aniwa Tigerton Wittenberg Cecil Pella Mattoon N 20 miles
Shawano 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. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Wisconsin mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Shawano County (126 shown, 199 unnamed on the map)

Wisconsin 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 Shawano County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 22 investigations in Shawano County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $402,410 in back wages agreed for 464 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
22
Back wages agreed
$402,410
Workers due back wages
464
Civil money penalties
$122,634
Employers on the record
19
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
C&T Drywall, LLCCecil1$244,96828
Menominee Indian Tribe of WisconsinGresham1$47,0261
North Star Mohican Casino ResortBowler1$42,976231
Firkus Trucking, LLCBirnamwood2$24,4078
McKeefry & Sons, Inc.Pulaski1$9,20923
Shawano County Sheriff's DepartmentShawano1$6,63944
Shawano, County ofShawano1$5,02928
Lakeland IndustriesShawano1$4,91040
The Cottages Investment Group LLCShawano1$4,21044
AeroShine, Inc.Tigerton1$3,6384
Bowler Scool DistrictShawano1$3,2430
American Marina, Inc.Shawano1$2,9982
Badgerland TireShawano1$2,1051
Homme Home of WisconsinWittenberg1$6187
Wisconsin Veneer & Plywood Inc.Mattoon1$2312
Eponk Group, Ltd.Shawano1$00
Kuczer Hillside Lumber Cabinet & Millwork, LLPulaski1$00
Captain's Cove Resort, LLCGresham1$00
Dan Hanauer's Tree Farm, LLCShawano1$00

Every employer on the Shawano County record, by back wages agreed; 6 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Wisconsin wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Shawano County, Wisconsin?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Shawano County Sheriff or a city police department in Shawano County. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Shawano County, Wisconsin?

The Wisconsin criminal history record comes from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crime Information Bureau. Anyone may pay a fee and request adult criminal history record information by name online through the Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS).

How can I look up sex offenders in Shawano County, Wisconsin?

Search the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offender 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 Shawano County, Wisconsin?

Register with the municipal clerk (city, village or town clerk) or through the Wisconsin Elections Commission. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online and mail registration closes 20 days before the election; you can register in person at the municipal clerk's office until the Friday before the election at 5:00 p.m. or close of business, and at the polls on Election Day with a proof of residence document.

How do I look up property records in Shawano County, Wisconsin?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Shawano County are kept by the Shawano County register of deeds. Property values are set by the municipal assessor, and tax bills come from the town, village or city treasurer. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Shawano County, Wisconsin?

Certified birth and death certificates for Wisconsin come from the Wisconsin Vital Records Office, Department of Health Services. Birth, marriage, death and divorce records are also available through Wisconsin county Register of Deeds offices, and birth and death records through the Milwaukee City Health Office and the Southwest Suburban Health Department (Cities of West Allis and Greenfield). By U.S. mail to PO Box 309, Madison, WI 53701, or online or by phone through VitalChek at 877-885-2981. Fee: $20 for the first copy of each record and $3 for each additional copy of the same record.

How do I find business license records in Shawano County, Wisconsin?

Business entity filings are searched with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.

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