Delaware, Kent County
Where Smyrna's records are kept. Court and property records for Smyrna sit with Kent County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Delaware.
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Smyrna relies on Kent County and the State of Delaware for its public records. The cards below are the Delaware state offices, and the Kent County offices are on our Kent County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & 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 WantedPolice & jail
Delaware Department of Correction page that points people to VINELink to check the custody status of an offender held in Delaware and to sign up for phone, email or text alerts.
Open official site Delaware DOC Locate an InmateVital 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
Delaware Public Archives at 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. North in Dover, with digital archives, a collections portal, digital ancestry records, a research room, historical markers and FOIA requests.
Open official site Delaware Public ArchivesCounty court
Wilmington court at 824 N. Market Street, third floor, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays; it lists recent Chapter 11 filings, the hearing calendar, opinions, mediation details and trustees' final reports.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of DelawareCounty court
The Delaware Judiciary's website for the Supreme Court, Court of Chancery, Superior, Family, Common Pleas and Justice of the Peace courts, with civil case search, electronic filing, ticket payment and court locations.
Open official site Delaware CourtsEverything else, organized
13 more Smyrna sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Smyrna, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Smyrna is an incorporated place in Kent County, a place of 12,883 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Dover, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Our Kent County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 1 hole drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
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. Delaware has no mines beyond quarries and sand pits and no abandoned mine program.
Delaware 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.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Delaware is run by the Delaware Department of Elections, and the Department of Elections county office keeps the roll for Smyrna. You can register online, by mail or in person. The registration deadline is the 4th Saturday before a primary or general election; mailed applications postmarked by the deadline count.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Delaware come from the Delaware Division of Public Health, Office of Vital Statistics. The fee is $25 per copy. The Office of Vital Statistics serves the public in person at three state locations: Newark (New Castle County), Dover (Kent County) and Georgetown (Sussex County).
Deeds for property in Smyrna are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds, the county assessment office sets the assessed value, and the county tax collecting authority: the Chief Financial Officer in New Castle County, the Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer in Kent County, and the Director of Finance in Sussex County sends the tax bill. Our Kent County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Smyrna register with the Delaware Division of Corporations, which runs the state business entity search. Anyone conducting a trade or business in Delaware needs a Delaware business license from the Division of Revenue, and the city or county may also require its own business license.
Delaware criminal history checks are run by the Delaware State Police, State Bureau of Identification. The fee is $72.00 for a certified State of Delaware criminal history; $85.00 with the federal check where mandated by law. Fingerprint based only: schedule an IdentoGO appointment or mail in service with the service code from the requesting agency, then give fingerprints at a State Bureau of Identification or partner location.
Same county
Other places in Kent County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Kent County records are on the county page.