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Wasco County Domestic Partnerships

Wasco County Domestic Partnerships: Domestic partnership registration, forms and information, on the official site of the office that keeps it.

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Wasco County Marriages

Wasco County Marriages, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.

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Wasco County U.S Census

United States Census Bureau figures for Wasco County, Oregon, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.

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North Central Public Health District

North Central Public Health District, the public health office serving Wasco County, Oregon, with clinic, immunization and family health program information.

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Wasco County at a glance

State
Oregon
County seat
The Dalles
Population
26,670
Area
2,382 sq mi
Founded
1854
Cities and towns
7

Wasco County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Wasco County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Wasco County.

Police Departments. Law enforcement in Wasco County is provided by Wasco County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments, including The Dalles Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Wasco County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency serving unincorporated areas of Wasco County, headquartered at 511 Washington Street, The Dalles, OR 97058, with phone number.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

• Phone: (541) 506-2580 419 East 7th Street, The Dalles, OR 97058 • Phone: 333-011-0200

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Wasco County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Wasco County

Old mine sites
83
Sites with no status in the records
1
Still producing
67
Worked underground, in the mine records
1
Main minerals
Stone; Stone; Stone, Crushed/Broken; construction sand and gravel
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
157
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
borrow pit, gravel pit, quarry, sand pit
Maps surveyed
1962 to 1996
Records behind them
377 records for 308 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 151 named mine sites inside the county, 83 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 157 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Stone; Stone; Stone, Crushed/Broken; 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. Oregon has no state abandoned mine land program page; abandoned mine hazards on federal land are a BLM and Forest Service matter.

Wasco 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. Hover a dot for its name.
Oregon mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Wasco County (159 shown, 149 unnamed on the map)

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.

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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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Wasco County, Oregon?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Wasco County Sheriff or a city police department in Wasco County. Ask that agency for its record. Under ORS 133.870, as amended by Senate Bill 993 (2025), a law enforcement agency may not release a booking photo except to the person shown, other law enforcement, the victim, a party in the criminal case, the court, a licensed investigator or a state mental hospital, to the public when there is a law enforcement purpose such as catching a fugitive, or after a conviction that results from that arrest.

How do I get a criminal background check in Wasco County, Oregon?

The Oregon criminal history record comes from the Oregon State Police, Criminal Justice Information Services. Request a name based Open Record on another person through the OSP Open Records Portal (ORS 181A.245), or mail the form, a fingerprint card and the fee for a copy of your own record; OSP takes public fingerprints only at its Salem headquarters. Fee: $33 for an Open Record name search on another person; $33.00 for a fingerprint based copy of your own record.

How can I look up sex offenders in Wasco County, Oregon?

Search the Oregon Sex Offender Registry (Oregon State Police; public site lists Level 3 offenders), 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 Wasco County, Oregon?

Register with the county elections office or through the Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. The deadline to register is 21 days before Election Day; many voters are registered automatically at the DMV.

How do I look up property records in Wasco County, Oregon?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Wasco County are kept by the Wasco County clerk. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county tax collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Wasco County, Oregon?

Certified birth and death certificates for Oregon come from the Oregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statistics (Oregon Vital Records). Most county vital records offices in Oregon issue birth and death records for six months after the date of the event; they are in the county health department or the county clerk's office. Online or by phone through the state's contracted vendor VitalChek, by mail to Oregon Vital Records, PO Box 14050, Portland OR 97293, at the drop box at 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland, or in person by appointment at that address. Fee: $25 for a computer issued birth certificate and $30 for a full image birth certificate; $25.00 for each additional certificate.

How do I find business license records in Wasco County, Oregon?

Business entity filings are searched with the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division. Oregon has no general state business license; cities and counties may require a license for businesses operating in their jurisdictions.

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