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Police & jail
FBI Most Wanted
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for Washington Court House area subjects.
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Most requested Washington Court House records
Washington Court House relies on Fayette County and the State of Ohio for its public records. The cards below are the Ohio state offices, and the Fayette County offices are on our Fayette County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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Ohio History Connection Archives and Library
The Ohio History Connection research library in Columbus offers genealogy guides, its catalog and Ohio death certificates from 1908 to 1970; since July 2026 it opens Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Vital records
USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDs
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
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PACER Case Locator
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
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USAGov Guide to Unclaimed Money
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
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Vital records
Social Security Survivor Benefits
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
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Police & jail
Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
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USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter Registration
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
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PACER Find a Case
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
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Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Ohio
Quick search for missing children near Washington Court House Ohio.
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Federal
Washington Court House Ohio Census QuickFacts
U.S. Census Bureau quick facts, demographics, and population statistics for Washington Court House.
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County court
United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Ohio
Courthouses in Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton serve southern Ohio, open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the court posts recent opinions and hearing calendars and takes copy requests and fee payments online.
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More official Washington Court House record sources
13 more Washington Court House sources not listed above.
Courts & case records
- Ohio Courts, Washington Court House Case SearchOhio Courts case search for Washington Court House.
- Washington Court House Ohio Vital RecordsOhio Department of Health vital records for Washington Court House.
- Washington Court House Ohio Inmate SearchOhio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction offender search for Washington Court House.
- Washington Court House Ohio Missing PersonsOhio Attorney General missing persons for Washington Court House.
- Ohio Parole Violators at Largeappgateway.drc.ohio.gov
- Washington Court House Ohio Sex Offender RegistryOhio Electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification for Washington Court House.
- Ohio BCI Criminal Background Checksohioattorneygeneral.gov
Local record guide
About public records in Washington Court House
What we hold on Washington Court House, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Washington Court House at a glance
- County
- Fayette County
- County seat
- Washington Court House
- Population
- 14,401
- Fayette County population
- 28,951
- Local records
- Fayette County offices
- ZIP codes
- 43160
About Washington Court House public records
Washington Court House, a place of 14,401 people, is the seat of Fayette County, so most county offices are in Washington Court House itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Each Fayette County office is listed on our Fayette County page.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Washington Court House
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the two federal mine files
Washington Court House mine record counts
- Mine features on the topographic sheets
- 1
- Shafts, adits and tunnels
- 0
- Kinds mapped
- open pit mine or quarry
- Sheets surveyed
- 1961
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The USGS topographic mine features record 1 mapped mine feature inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts, adits or tunnels, digitised from the old survey sheets.
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 digitised from archival mine maps, organised 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.
Please read: Everything here can be wrong. This is information, not a guarantee: the two federal files can be wrong, incomplete or out of date, the boundaries and the geocoder can be wrong, a point is a location and not a property line, and nothing on this page says that a mine is or is not under any particular property. Do not buy, sell, move, or make any decision about a home or about your safety on this alone. Ask the state mine map office named here for the maps, and have a qualified engineer look at the ground.
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Washington Court House public-records FAQs
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How do I register to vote in Washington Court House, Ohio?
Voter registration in Ohio is run by the Ohio Secretary of State, and the county board of elections keeps the roll for Washington Court House. You can register online, by mail or in person. Registration forms must be received or postmarked by the 30th day before the election.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Washington Court House, Ohio?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Ohio come from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. The fee is $21.50 for each certified birth or death record. 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.
How do I look up property records in Washington Court House, Ohio?
Deeds for property in Washington Court House are recorded by the county recorder, the county auditor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Fayette County page lists those offices.
How do I find business license records in Washington Court House, Ohio?
Businesses that operate in Washington Court House register with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services Division, which runs the state business entity search. Ohio.gov says some licenses and permits come from the state and others come from your city or county.
How do I run an Ohio criminal background check?
Ohio criminal history checks are run by the Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). The fee is $22.00 for a BCI check. 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.
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