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Sunflower County, Mississippi Public Records

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Sunflower County at a glance

State
Mississippi
County seat
Indianola
Population
25,971
Area
707 sq mi
Founded
1844
Cities and towns
9

Sunflower County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Sunflower County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Sunflower County's unincorporated areas.

Police Departments. In addition to Sunflower County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement is provided by municipal police departments in cities such as Indianola, Ruleville, and Moorhead.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Sunflower County Sheriff's Department, located at 114 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Indianola, Mississippi 38751, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Sunflower County.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Sunflower County are maintained by Sunflower County Sheriff's Office.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Sunflower County are taken and retained by Sunflower County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.

The Mississippi State Department of Health Vital Records office (phone: 601-576-7981; website: msdh.ms.gov/vitalrecords) offers online ordering through VitalChek with expedited processing for an additional fee.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Sunflower County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Sunflower County

Old mine sites
1
Past producers, now closed
1
Main minerals
Fire Clay (Refractory)
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
23
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
sand pit, clay pit
Maps surveyed
1965 to 1967

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 1 mine site inside the county: 1 past producer, now closed; the old survey maps add 23 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Fire Clay (Refractory).

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. The state says it has no underground mines.

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Sunflower 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.
Mississippi mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Sunflower County (1 shown, 23 unnamed on the map)

Sunflower 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 MDEQ Office of Geology, Mining and Reclamation Division and linked below.

Mississippi 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 Sunflower County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 64 investigations in Sunflower County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $1,173,643 in back wages agreed for 1,202 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
64
Back wages agreed
$1,173,643
Workers due back wages
1,202
Civil money penalties
$244,585
Employers on the record
58
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
North Sunflower Medical FoundationRuleville2$490,688654
B H WellingtonIndianola1$115,81611
Jubilee Farms, Inc.Indianola1$87,62148
Pitts Farms PartnershipIndianola1$76,53014
Seyah Hospice Care, IncInverness3$72,053119
Professional Lawn Sprinklers, IncDrew1$65,12016
Sunflower County Sheriff's DepartmentIndianola1$34,84918
Roberson Flooring IncIndianola1$33,22113
Grittman Farms Partnership IIRuleville1$27,6743
St. John's Personal Care Services, LLCIndianola1$25,59148
Just Like Home Transportation, LLC.Indianola1$15,1278
Woodard Eubanks & Sons, LLPRuleville1$14,5468
Platinum Plus Care LLCIndianola1$13,42514
North Yalobusha Hospice & Palliative Care,IncIndianola1$11,43829
Juceda, LLCRuleville1$10,8024
D & G Farms LLCIndianola1$8,83217
Manav, LLCRuleville1$8,4261
Quality In Home Care Services IncIndianola1$5,4597
North Yalobusha Hospice & Pallative Care, IncIndianola1$5,34025
T & D Fish Farms Inc.Inverness1$5,16613
Stacy Burton LLCSunflower1$4,6828
Holly Ridge Gin Company, Inc.Indianola1$4,08318
Indywood LLCIndianola1$3,45542
Delta Flatland Farms LLCRuleville1$3,1569
Anderson Planting Company LLCInverness1$2,9421

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 58 on the Sunflower County record; 39 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 33 more with smaller records are on the Mississippi 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 Sunflower County, Mississippi?

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

How do I get a criminal background check in Sunflower County, Mississippi?

The Mississippi criminal history record comes from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center. Name based check of your own record only, requested online through the DPS Name Based Background Check by the person the record belongs to; results can take up to 30 calendar days. Fee: $32.00 per request.

How can I look up sex offenders in Sunflower County, Mississippi?

Search the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry (Department of Public Safety), 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 Sunflower County, Mississippi?

Register with the county Circuit Clerk or through the Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division. Mississippi has no online voter registration. No online voter registration; register in person at the Circuit Clerk's Office or by mail with an application postmarked by the deadline (October 5 for the November 3, 2026 election).

How do I look up property records in Sunflower County, Mississippi?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Sunflower County are kept by the Sunflower County Chancery Clerk. Property values are set by the county Tax Assessor, and tax bills come from the county Tax Collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Sunflower County, Mississippi?

Certified birth and death certificates for Mississippi come from the Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records. By mail with a cashier's check or money order to Mississippi Vital Records, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700, in person at the Vital Records office in Ridgeland, or online or by phone through VitalChek, the private company MSDH names, for an added fee. Fee: $17 for a birth or death certificate, $6 for each added copy of the same record ordered at the same time.

How do I find business license records in Sunflower County, Mississippi?

Business entity filings are searched with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The Secretary of State's business portal says you may need permits and licenses from your city or county government, and requirements differ by location.

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