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About public records in Vinton County
County profile
Vinton County at a glance
- State
- Ohio
- County seat
- McArthur
- Population
- 12,800
- Area
- 414 sq mi
- Founded
- 1850
- Cities and towns
- 6
Vinton County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Vinton County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement across Vinton County, particularly in unincorporated areas. Notable divisions within the office include the detective bureau and the K-9 unit, which are integral to maintaining law and order in Vinton County.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in Vinton County is primarily managed by Vinton County Sheriff's Office.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Vinton County Sheriff's Office, located at 100 East Main Street, McArthur, OH 45651, is the primary law enforcement agency for Vinton County's unincorporated areas and provides dispatch services for the entire county. The Sheriff operates Vinton County Jail, a small detention facility that houses pre-trial detainees and sentenced misdemeanants. Inmate information can be obtained by calling the jail directly at during business hours or through the Sheriff's Office website, which may provide a roster of current inmates including booking dates and charges. Municipal law enforcement is limited in Vinton County due to its sparse population; the village of McArthur has limited police services, with most law enforcement handled by the Sheriff's Office. Mugshots and booking photos may be available through the jail or Sheriff's Office, though access policies vary.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Vinton County are maintained by Vinton County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Vinton County are taken and retained by Vinton County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Vinton County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Vinton County
- Old mine sites
- 1
- Past producers, now closed
- 1
- Producing when recorded
- 1
- Main minerals
- Clay
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 30
- Shafts and tunnels
- 20
- What they are
- adit, quarry, open pit mine, mine shaft
- Maps surveyed
- 1961
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 2 mine sites inside the county: 1 past producer, now closed, 1 site producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 30 holes drawn inside the county, 20 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is 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. Coverage is automatic in the 26 mandatory counties (Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Scioto, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington) and optional in 11 more.
Ohio mine map and abandoned mine records
- ODNR Ohio Mines Locator (Mines of Ohio)Locations and permit information for thousands of mapped surface and underground coal and mineral mines, found by entering a street address or clicking mining features, with statewide shapefile download; the viewer itself opens at https://gis.ohiodnr.gov/MapViewer/?config=OhioMines.
- ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management, Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation ProgramsThe state and federal AML programs that investigate and fix hazards from pre law coal mining; questions and concerns to minerals@dnr.ohio.gov.
- ODNR Map Viewer, Mines of Ohio layers (Divisions of Geological Survey and Mineral Resources Management)The map application behind the Mines Locator with the abandoned underground mine polygons digitized from archival mine maps, organized by county, with a Data tab listing the shapefiles.
- ODNR Mine Subsidence Insurance (Ohio Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund)The 1985 state fund administered by the Mine Subsidence Insurance Governing Board through the Ohio Mine Subsidence Insurance Underwriting Association: in 26 mandatory counties the cover is added to every homeowner policy for $1 a year, in 11 optional counties it is $5 a year by choice, and claims go to the homeowner agent or insurer.
Named workings recorded in Vinton County (21 shown, 11 unnamed on the map)
- MineAdit | Mineral map, 1961
- MineAdit | Mineral map, 1961
- MineAdit | Mineral map, 1961
- MineAdit | Mineral map, 1961
- MineAdit | Mineral map, 1961
- MineAdit | Mineral map, 1961
- MineAdit | Vales Mills map, 1961
- MineAdit | Mineral map, 1961
- MineAdit | Union Furnace map, 1961
- MineAdit | Mineral map, 1961
- MineAdit | Union Furnace map, 1961
- MineAdit | Union Furnace map, 1961
- MineAdit | Mineral map, 1961
- MineAdit | Vales Mills map, 1961
- MineAdit | Vales Mills map, 1961
- MineAdit | Mineral map, 1961
- MineAdit | Mineral map, 1961
- MineAdit | Union Furnace map, 1961
- MineAdit | Zaleski map, 1961
- Hamden Pit Number 2Clay | Past Producer | Surface
- Vinton County Highway Dept QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
Vinton County sits over the Appalachian Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. 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 ODNR Ohio Mines Locator (Mines of Ohio) and linked below.
Ohio 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 Vinton County
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 4 investigations in Vinton County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $7,096 in back wages agreed for 34 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
- 4
- Back wages agreed
- $7,096
- Workers due back wages
- 34
- Civil money penalties
- $24,503
- Employers on the record
- 3
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinton Indutries, Inc. | Mc Arthur | 1 | $6,312 | 31 |
| Timber Ridge Forest Products, LLC | Hamden | 1 | $784 | 3 |
| Williams Forestry & Associates, LLC | Ray | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Vinton County record, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Ohio wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Vinton County public-records FAQs
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Vinton County, Ohio?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Vinton County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Vinton County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Ohio Revised Code 2927.22 no one who publishes criminal record information, booking photographs included, may ask for or accept a fee to remove, correct or stop publishing it; a violation is a first degree misdemeanor.
How do I get a criminal background check in Vinton County, Ohio?
The Ohio criminal history record comes from the Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). Checks are fingerprint based: submit fingerprints electronically through a WebCheck location, or mail the BCI Civilian Background Check card with payment to P.O. Box 365, London, Ohio 43140. Fee: $22.00 for a BCI check.
How can I look up sex offenders in Vinton County, Ohio?
Search the Ohio Attorney General Electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification (eSORN), 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 Vinton County, Ohio?
Register with the county board of elections or through the Ohio Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Registration forms must be received or postmarked by the 30th day before the election.
How do I look up property records in Vinton County, Ohio?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Vinton County are kept by the Vinton County recorder. Property values are set by the county auditor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Vinton County, Ohio?
Certified birth and death certificates for Ohio come from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. More than 100 local vital statistics offices at local health departments in Ohio offer in person or other same day certified copies of Ohio vital records. Online through the Department of Health order portal with a credit card, by mail with check or money order to PO Box 15098, Columbus, Ohio 43215-0098, or in person at a local vital statistics office; the state office at 4200 Surface Road, Columbus serves same day birth record requests Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee: $21.50 for each certified birth or death record.
How do I find business license records in Vinton County, Ohio?
Business entity filings are searched with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Ohio.gov says some licenses and permits come from the state and others come from your city or county.
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