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Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts

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Arkansas Unclaimed Property

Claim It Arkansas is the unclaimed property program of the Arkansas Auditor of State, which collects money reported by banks, businesses and agencies and returns it to owners who file a claim.

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Arkansas Sex Offender Registry Search

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Arkansas Sex Offenders

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Arkansas Attorney General

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Arkansas State Police

Apply for or renew an Arkansas concealed handgun carry license and check its status, and find State Police services such as highway safety programs and criminal background checks.

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St. Francis County at a glance

State
Arkansas
County seat
Forrest City
Population
23,090
Area
635 sq mi
Founded
1827
Cities and towns
9

St. Francis County offices and records

Police Departments. These agencies often collaborate with the Sheriff's Office on major investigations and emergency responses, making sure of full law enforcement coverage throughout St.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Inmates housed at St. Francis County Detention Center can be located through inquiry at the jail facility or by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours.

Arrest Records. Residents and attorneys can request access to these records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, following the guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

Jail & Inmate Records. Inmate lookup is available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing residents to find information about current detainees.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in St. Francis County are taken and retained by St. These photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by submitting a formal request.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in St. Francis County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in St. Francis County

Old mine sites
10
Past producers, now closed
9
Processing plants, closed
1
Producing when recorded
2
Processing plants, not workings
1
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
22
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1958 to 1960

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 13 mine sites inside the county: 9 past producers, now closed, 2 sites producing when the record was made, 2 processing plants, which are not workings; the old survey maps add 22 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.

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.

Forrest Goodwin Palestine Caldwell Wheatley Hughes Colt Widener N 10 miles
St. Francis 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.
Arkansas mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in St. Francis County (13 shown, 22 unnamed on the map)

St. Francis County sits over a mapped coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by Arkansas DEQ Coal Program (abandoned coal mine reclamation) and linked below.

Arkansas 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 St. Francis County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 30 investigations in St. Francis County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $100,115 in back wages agreed for 292 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
30
Back wages agreed
$100,115
Workers due back wages
292
Civil money penalties
$25,272
Employers on the record
26
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Harihar, LLCForrest City1$16,93317
Lindsey Sweet Potato Farm, Inc.Forrest City1$14,24338
Ole Sawmill Cafe Inc.Forrest City1$13,19641
Kids for the Future of Forest City, Inc.Forrest City1$11,74355
Dooley Agri LLCForrest City1$8,71927
The City Of Forrest CityForrest City1$8,6823
Horizon Hospitality, LLCForrest City1$8,2495
Boeckmann & Sons, Inc.Forrest City1$6,81746
Hinkle, Inc.Forrest City1$2,87921
Lynn's Day CareForrest City1$1,8664
Madison City Police DepartmentMadison1$5624
Carroll-Carroll Investments, Inc.Forrest City1$3671
Henard's 1 Stop Tobacco & Grocery StoreWheatley1$2921
True North Management, LLCForrest City1$1781
St. Francis Area Developmental CenterForrest City3$00
Ameca Dinner Club, Inc.Forrest City1$00
Bonds Lucky Foods Inc.Forrest City1$00
Alix LibertyForrest City1$00
St. Francis County Sheriff's DepartmentForrest City1$00
Trail PartnershipWidener1$00
Reece Construction Company, Inc.Forrest City1$00
RJJW Enterprises Inc.Widener1$00
MFE33169, LLCForrest City1$00
GES Inc.Forrest City1$00
Forrest City School DistrictForrest City1$00

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 26 on the St. Francis County record; 8 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 1 more with smaller records are on the Arkansas wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in St. Francis County, Arkansas?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the St. Francis County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in St. Francis County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Arkansas Code 4-75-102 (Act 450 of 2021), a person may ask a publish for pay website in writing to remove his or her booking photograph; the site must remove it within five business days and may not charge a fee for removal.

How do I get a criminal background check in St. Francis County, Arkansas?

The Arkansas criminal history record comes from the Arkansas State Police. Online search through the Arkansas State Police systems on ark.org: Criminal Background Checks with consent or legal mandate, or Open Criminal History for any other purpose. Fee: $22 per search for checks mandated by law or with the subject's signed consent; $24 per search on the Open Criminal History system for other personal searches.

How can I look up sex offenders in St. Francis County, Arkansas?

Search the Arkansas Sex Offender Registry (Arkansas Crime Information Center), 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 St. Francis County, Arkansas?

Register with the county clerk or through the Arkansas Secretary of State. Arkansas has no online voter registration. Submit the application to a voter registration agency or mail it no later than 30 days before the election; the postmark counts as the submission date.

How do I look up property records in St. Francis County, Arkansas?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in St. Francis County are kept by the St. Francis County Circuit Clerk, as ex officio county recorder. 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 St. Francis County, Arkansas?

Certified birth and death certificates for Arkansas come from the Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records. The Department of Health offers vital records services in every county through its Local Health Units, which take walk in birth certificate requests. Online through vitalrecords.egov.com, by phone toll free at (866) 209-9482, by mail to Vital Records, Slot 44, 4815 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205, or in person at a Local Health Unit or the Little Rock office. Fee: $12 for the first copy of a birth record and $10 for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time.

How do I find business license records in St. Francis County, Arkansas?

Business entity filings are searched with the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

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