Texas, Bastrop County
Where Smithville's records are kept. Court and property records for Smithville sit with Bastrop County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas.
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As a small town, Smithville relies on Bastrop County and the State of Texas for its public records. The cards below are the Texas state offices, and the Bastrop County offices are on our Bastrop County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Texas Department of Public Safety division that compiles criminal history sent by local agencies into statewide files, with a criminal history conviction name search, fingerprinting services and the sex offender search.
Open official site Texas DPS Crime Records DivisionPolice & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedProperty records
Texas Comptroller pages on property tax exemptions, appraisal protests and appeals, appraisal review boards, statewide tax rates and a directory of each county's appraisal district and tax office.
Open official site Texas Comptroller Property Tax AssistanceVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
Quick search for missing children near Smithville Texas.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, TexasFederal
U.S. Census Bureau quick facts, demographics, and population statistics for Smithville.
Open official site Smithville Texas Census QuickFactsEverything else, organized
16 more Smithville sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Smithville, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Smithville, a place of 3,922 people, keeps its own council and town business records. The Bastrop County offices are in Bastrop, the county seat. Our Bastrop County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Smithville sits over a mapped coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by Railroad Commission of Texas, Abandoned Mine Land data map and that office is where to ask for them.
Texas 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
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 9 investigations with a Smithville address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $8,735 in back wages agreed for 10 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville GH 2 Inc | 1 | $3,760 | 1 |
| Texas Vaquero Restaurant Inc | 1 | $3,248 | 1 |
| Ecological Services International, Inc. | 1 | $1,229 | 4 |
| Smithville Ind. School District | 1 | $206 | 3 |
| Shiloh Services Incorporated | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Super Donuts B | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Bunte Vetures LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Olde World Bakery and Cafe, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Smithville, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Texas wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Texas is run by the Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, and the county voter registrar keeps the roll for Smithville. Texas has no online voter registration: the form goes in by mail or in person at a registration office. Your county voter registrar must receive your application at least 30 days before an election; you can fill out the application online, but you must print, sign and mail it to the registrar.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Texas come from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Statistics. The fee is $22.00 for a certified birth certificate, long or short form. You can get vital records in the county, city or district where the event occurred, and some local offices also provide birth records from anywhere in the state.
Deeds for property in Smithville are recorded by the county clerk, the county appraisal district sets the assessed value, and the county tax assessor-collector sends the tax bill. Our Bastrop County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Smithville register with the Texas Secretary of State, Business and Public Filings, which runs the state business entity search. The State of Texas does not require a general business license; the Governor's Business Permit Office says local permit requirements must also be met.
Texas criminal history checks are run by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Crime Records. The fee is $10.00 for a name based check done offline through DPS; $15.00 for a fingerprint based check, plus $10 for fingerprinting at a FAST location. Run an online name based search of deferred adjudication and conviction records through the DPS Criminal History Conviction Name Search, or have fingerprints taken by appointment at a DPS FAST location.
Same county
Other places in Bastrop County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Bastrop County records are on the county page.