Pennsylvania, county records
Find the right office in Washington County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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Vital records
Washington County Divorce Papers, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
Open official site Washington County Divorce PapersProperty records
Washington Recorder of Deeds, the office that records deeds, mortgages and land documents, with its index and copy rules as published.
Open official site Washington Recorder of DeedsPolice & jail
Washington County Criminal Records, with the criminal case, warrant and offender information the agency publishes.
Open official site Washington County Criminal RecordsVital records
Washington County Birth Records and Certificates, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
Open official site Washington County Birth Records and CertificatesCity records
Washington County Open Records Requests: Forms and guidelines to request county public records.
Open official site Washington County Open Records RequestsFederal
United States Census Bureau figures for Washington County, Pennsylvania, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.
Open official site Washington County U.S. CensusCourt records
Washington County Victim Witness Assistance: Advocacy, assistance for victims of crime in the court process.
Open official site Washington County Victim Witness AssistanceProperty records
Washington County Tax Claim: Collects delinquent taxes, maintains tax records, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
Open official site Washington County Tax ClaimPolice & jail
City of Washington department directory in Washington County, which lists the police bureau, the city clerk and the other offices with their own contacts.
Open official site City of Washington DepartmentsVital records
Washington County Death Records, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
Open official site Washington County Death RecordsCity records
Washington County Commissioners: Administrative and fiscal responsibility for the county, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
Open official site Washington County CommissionersCourt records
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Pennsylvania, with the court location, contacts and the case records it keeps.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of PennsylvaniaEverything else, organized
23 more Washington County sources not listed above.
Local record guide
County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Washington County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Washington County.
Police Departments. Washington County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Washington County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Washington City Police Department, Canonsburg Police Department, and Monongahela Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Washington County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 1 South Main Street, Washington, PA 15301 (phone: 724-228-6840), is the primary county-level law enforcement agency responsible for court security, warrant service, and operating Washington County Correctional Facility. The jail, located at 90 West Chestnut Street, Washington County, PA 15301, houses pretrial detainees and sentenced offenders. Current inmate information can be accessed through Washington County Sheriff's website at washingtoncountypa.gov, where the public can search by inmate name or booking number. Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq, governs public access to arrest records and police reports.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
They provide an inmate lookup process that can be accessed by calling the facility directly or visiting their official website. The facility is located at 100 West Cherry Avenue, Washington, PA 15301, and they can be reached at (724) 228-6845 for more information on recent arrests and inmate status. Washington County's judicial system operates under the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System with the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County serving as the trial court of general jurisdiction, located at 1 South Main Street, Washington, PA 15301 (phone: 724-228-6700). Washington County offers an online public access system for property record searches at washingtoncountypa.gov/recorder, where users can search by grantor/grantee name, property address, or document book and page number. Washington County Assessment Office, also at 100 West Beau Street (phone: 724-228-6750), maintains property tax assessment records including current assessed values, property characteristics. Washington County Recorder of Deeds, located at 100 West Beau Street, Suite 701, Washington, PA 15301 (phone: 724-228-6780), maintains full property and land records dating back to Washington County's formation in 1781.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 21 named mine sites inside the county, 16 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 412 holes drawn inside the county, 173 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; construction sand and gravel; Tungsten, Boron-Borates.
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. DEP has an address lookup for mine subsidence risk at gis.dep.pa.gov/msiRisk where you enter a street address: if the site falls in a gray Underground Mining Area it is over or near a known mined area. The PHUMMIS inventory of historic underground mine maps sits at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/Phummis and is linked from the DEP Act 54 maps page.
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.
Straight answers
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Washington County Sheriff or a city police department in Washington County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Pennsylvania criminal history record comes from the Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH). Run a name based PATCH check online at epatch.pa.gov or send a mail in PATCH request. Fee: $22.00 for each PATCH check; online card payments add a 2% fee.
Search the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Website, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county voter registration office (county board of elections) or through the Pennsylvania Department of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must register at least 15 days before the election.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Washington County are kept by the Washington County recorder of deeds. Property values are set by the county assessment office, and tax bills come from the local elected tax collector; county treasurer in some counties. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Pennsylvania come from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. The Department of Health runs six Vital Records public offices across the state for in person requests. Online through VitalChek at mycertificates.health.pa.gov, the state's only authorized vendor, by mail to Division of Vital Records, Birth Certificate Processing Unit, PO Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16103, or in person at a Vital Records public office. Fee: $20 for each birth certificate; online orders add a $10 processing fee.
Business entity filings are searched with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations. There is no general business license that all Pennsylvania businesses must obtain; licensing depends on the business activity and location, and owners contact their locality about local business licenses.
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