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Shoshone County at a glance

State
Idaho
County seat
Wallace
Population
13,169
Area
2,635 sq mi
Founded
1864
Cities and towns
8

Shoshone County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Shoshone County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Shoshone County.

Police Departments. In addition to Shoshone County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Shoshone County is provided by municipal police departments in cities like Kellogg, Wallace, and Osburn. These agencies collaborate with the Sheriff's Office on major investigations and emergencies, making sure of full law enforcement coverage throughout Shoshone County.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Shoshone County Sheriff's Office, located at 700 Bank Street in Wallace, ID 83873, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Shoshone County. Inmates housed at Shoshone County Jail can be searched through the Sheriff's Office during business hours by calling directly, as Shoshone County currently relies on phone inquiries rather than a full online inmate roster. Arrest records and booking information in Shoshone County are considered public records under Idaho Code § 74-101 et seq, the Idaho Public Records Act, which requires agencies to provide access to public records upon request unless specifically exempted.

Criminal Records. For an authoritative source, see Sheriff | Shoshone County Idaho .

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 Shoshone County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Shoshone County

Old mine sites
535
Sites with no status in the records
52
Past producers, now closed
201
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
333
Processing plants, closed
1
Producing when recorded
66
Processing plants, not workings
2
Worked underground, in the mine records
335
Main minerals
Lead; Gold; Copper
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
1,003
Shafts and tunnels
323
What they are
prospect pit, adit, mine shaft, air shaft
Maps surveyed
1950 to 1999
Records behind them
1,900 records for 1,658 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 655 mine sites inside the county: 201 past producers, now closed, 333 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 66 sites producing when the record was made, 3 processing plants, which are not workings, 52 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 1,003 holes drawn inside the county, 323 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Lead; Gold; Copper.

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.

Sanders County Mineral County Kootenai County Benewah County Kellogg Wallace N 20 miles 600 of 1,900 shown
Shoshone 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.
Idaho mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Shoshone County (222 shown, 455 more named and 981 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.

Idaho 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 Shoshone County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 26 investigations in Shoshone County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $758,521 in back wages agreed for 483 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
26
Back wages agreed
$758,521
Workers due back wages
483
Civil money penalties
$29,033
Employers on the record
24
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
United Mine Services, Inc.Pinehurst2$266,91485
Cementation USA Inc.Mullan1$141,246108
Ferguson Contracting, Inc.Pinehurst1$135,85757
RFJ Auto Partners Northern Holdings, Inc.Kellogg1$60,95717
Dave Smith Chev, Olds, Pontiac, Cadillac Inc.Kellogg2$41,03032
Atlas Mining CompanyOsburn1$33,50063
Shoshone Medical CenterKellogg1$19,23314
Jeld-Wen, Inc.Kellogg1$12,16045
McGillivray Environmental, LLCOsburn1$9,66123
Healthy Resolutions, PLLCKellogg1$6,6571
Lookout Associates LLCMullan1$5,9635
B & L Bobcat and Excavation ServicesPinehurst1$5,3990
B & L Bobcat & Excavating ServicesPinehurst1$5,0140
Magnuson Company, L.L.C.Wallace1$4,4092
S&W Ops, LLCKellogg1$4,0001
Safe Under Angel WingsKellogg1$2,79613
Kellogg Lumber CompanyKellogg1$1,3534
Dave Smith Chevrolet Oldsmobile Pontiac CadilKellogg1$1,2776
The Historic Jameson IncWallace1$4802
Silver Valley Capital LLCWallace1$4624
PKF Restaurants, Inc.Kellogg1$1521
Agile Infrastructure Services, LLCKellogg1$00
Wood Environment and Infrastructure SolutionsKellogg1$00
DG & S Company, Inc.Kingston1$00

Every employer on the Shoshone County record, by back wages agreed; 11 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Idaho wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Shoshone County, Idaho?

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

How do I get a criminal background check in Shoshone County, Idaho?

The Idaho criminal history record comes from the Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification. Mail the Name Based Background Check Form with the fee to Idaho State Police BCI, 700 S. Stratford Dr. Ste. 120, Meridian, ID 83642, or send a fingerprint card with the Fingerprint Based Background Check Form. Fee: $20 processing fee for a name based check; $25 for a fingerprint based check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Shoshone County, Idaho?

Search the Idaho Sex Offender Registry (Idaho State Police), 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 Shoshone County, Idaho?

Register with the county clerk or through the Idaho Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online registration closes 11 days before an election; you may also register when you vote in person at early voting or on Election Day.

How do I look up property records in Shoshone County, Idaho?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Shoshone County are kept by the Shoshone County recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Shoshone County, Idaho?

Certified birth and death certificates for Idaho come from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics. Online through VitalChek, the Bureau's official online partner, or by mail to Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0036; the Bureau has no public counter. Fee: $16 for each certified copy.

How do I find business license records in Shoshone County, Idaho?

Business entity filings are searched with the Idaho Secretary of State (SOSbiz). Idaho does not have a state business license; business licenses are issued by local city clerk's offices, and many cities do not require them.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.

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