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Missouri Secretary of State Elections and Voting

Check your Missouri voter registration, find your polling place, read voter ID rules, and see election results and certified candidates from the Secretary of State's elections division.

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Stoddard County Sheriff's Department

Stoddard County Sheriff's Department, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.

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Court records

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Judges

Biographies of the judges of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, who hear appeals from trial courts in the southern part of the state and are appointed under the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan.

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City records

Stoddard County Clerk

Stoddard County Clerk at 401 S Prairie St, Bloomfield, MO 63825, phone (573) 568-3339, posts county public notices and voter information for Stoddard County.

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Advance Municipal Division

Advance Municipal Division, with the clerk records, meeting minutes and permit information the local government publishes.

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City records

City of Dexter Administration Office

City of Dexter administration office, 301 East Stoddard Street, Dexter, MO 63841, phone (573) 624-5959, issues city business licenses and building permits and gives zoning information.

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Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Clerk

Contact details and filing rules for the clerk of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, including electronic filing for attorneys and how self represented parties submit filings.

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Court Forms

Court Forms, with the court location, contacts and the case records it keeps for Stoddard County, Missouri.

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Stoddard County at a glance

State
Missouri
County seat
Bloomfield
Population
28,672
Area
829 sq mi
Founded
1835
Cities and towns
10

Stoddard County offices and records

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

Police Departments. Stoddard County is served by multiple law enforcement agencies, including Stoddard County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Stoddard County Sheriff's Office, located at 611 East Main Street in Bloomfield, Missouri 63825, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Stoddard County. Stoddard County Jail houses inmates awaiting trial and those serving shorter sentences; inmates can be located by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours or by visiting the facility in person, as Stoddard County does not currently maintain a full online inmate roster system. Arrest records in Stoddard County are public records subject to Missouri's Sunshine Law (Chapter 610 RSMo), which grants citizens the right to inspect and copy public governmental records with limited exceptions for ongoing investigations and confidential information.

Criminal Records. Residents can request criminal records through the Sheriff's Office or the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Criminal Justice Information Services Division, which offers statewide background checks.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Stoddard County are maintained by Stoddard County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys seeking access to arrest records can submit a request to the Sheriff's Office, which processes these requests in compliance with the Missouri Sunshine Law.

Jail & Inmate Records. Inmates can be searched through an online inmate lookup tool provided by the Sheriff's Office, which offers information on current detainees and their charges.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. In Stoddard County, mugshots are taken and retained by Stoddard County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking 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 Stoddard County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Stoddard County

Old mine sites
87
Still producing
7
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; Iron; Clay
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
97
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, borrow pit
Maps surveyed
1962 to 1984
Records behind them
235 records for 191 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 94 named mine sites inside the county, 87 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 97 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Iron; Clay.

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.

Stoddard County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. Purple is a shaft or a tunnel. Hover a dot for its name.
Missouri mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Stoddard County (93 shown, 97 unnamed on the map)

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.

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Stoddard County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Stoddard County, Missouri?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the county sheriff's office or a city police department. Ask that agency for its record. RSMo 407.1150 makes it unlawful for anyone who publishes criminal record information, including booking photographs taken by Missouri law enforcement, to ask for or accept a fee to remove or correct it.

How do I get a criminal background check in Stoddard County, Missouri?

The Missouri criminal history record comes from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Name based search with name, date of birth and Social Security number through the Missouri Automated Criminal History Site (MACHS), or a fingerprint search with a completed FD 258 applicant fingerprint card. Fee: $16.00 per name based request; $20.00 per fingerprint based request (state only); $5.00 more for a notarized response.

How can I look up sex offenders in Stoddard County, Missouri?

Search the Missouri Sex Offender Registry (Missouri State Highway Patrol), 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 Stoddard County, Missouri?

Register with the local election authority (county clerk or board of election commissioners) or through the Missouri Secretary of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must be registered by 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday before the election (RSMo 115.135).

How do I look up property records in Stoddard County, Missouri?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Stoddard County are kept by the Stoddard County Recorder of Deeds. 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 Stoddard County, Missouri?

Certified birth and death certificates for Missouri come from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records. Local public health agencies also issue birth certificates for births from 1920 on and death certificates for deaths from 1980 on. By mail or in person by appointment at the Bureau of Vital Records, 930 Wildwood Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109, at your local public health agency, or by phone or online through VitalChek, which the Bureau names, for an added fee. Fee: $15 per birth record and $15 for each added copy; $14 per death record and $11 for each added copy.

How do I find business license records in Stoddard County, Missouri?

Business entity filings are searched with the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Unit. The Secretary of State's starting steps say to register for a business license and other permits, if any, with your local city or county.

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