Iowa, Des Moines County
Where West Burlington's records are kept. West Burlington has its own city government, fire department and public library; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include West Burlington's own offices, along with State of Iowa offices; the Des Moines County offices are on our Des Moines County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
The State Historical Society of Iowa opens its collection of more than 209 million items, with a catalog of government records, manuscripts, newspapers and photographs, research centers, reference requests and copy orders.
Open official site State Historical Society of Iowa ResearchCounty court
Serves southern Iowa from 111 Locust Street in Des Moines; the court posts 341 meeting and courtroom calendars, decisions and orders, takes copy requests and links PACER case information.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of IowaCounty court
Iowa's state court system online: find any county courthouse, search court records, fill in interactive court forms, eFile documents and follow Supreme Court opinions and oral arguments.
Open official site Iowa Judicial BranchVital records
Iowa's Department of Health and Human Services runs Medicaid, food and cash assistance and public health programs, and supplies certified copies of birth, death and marriage records.
Open official site Iowa Department of Health and Human ServicesPolice & jail
The Iowa Department of Corrections explains visiting, phone calls, messaging, mail, money deposits, care packages and voting rights restoration for families of people in prison, and links to its offender search.
Open official site Iowa Department of Corrections Inmate and Family ServicesPolice & jail
Clearinghouse set up in 1985 within the Iowa Department of Public Safety, listing missing persons with age, last contact date and the reporting agency; search by name, gender, race or physical traits.
Open official site Iowa DCI Missing Person Information ClearinghousePolice & jail
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation registry, the central store of Iowa sex offender registration records since July 1995. Search registrants by last name, first name, alias or ZIP code.
Open official site Iowa Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation record checks, on yourself or someone else, cost $15 per last name and need first name, last name and exact birth date; send online, by mail, fax or email.
Open official site Iowa DCI Criminal History Record CheckFederal
Census Bureau profile of West Burlington city, Iowa: a 2020 Census count of 3,197 residents, with American Community Survey estimates on income, education, jobs, housing and health coverage.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
West Burlington city government at 122 Broadway Street posts agendas and minutes, the budget and city code, utility billing, permits and licensing, bids, tax abatement, forms and zoning.
Open official site City of West BurlingtonState records
Fire and emergency services 301 Broadway Street West Burlington IA 52655 Phone: (319) 753-1088
Open official site West Burlington Fire DepartmentState records
Burlington Public Library serving West Burlington, Iowa, with the catalog, branch information and the local history and reference collections it holds.
Open official site Burlington Public LibraryEverything else, organized
8 more West Burlington sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
West Burlington, a place of 3,197 people, is in Des Moines County, whose county seat is Burlington. Court and property records sit with Des Moines County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa. West Burlington's own offices are in the cards above, and our Des Moines County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
West Burlington lies on the edge of the Western Region and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by Iowa DNR Iowa Coal Mines map and that office is where to ask for them.
Iowa 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
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 9 investigations with a West Burlington address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $9,098 in back wages agreed for 42 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard of Beaverdale, Inc. | 1 | $3,726 | 17 |
| Doug Woodsmall | 1 | $3,202 | 17 |
| Party City Corporation | 1 | $811 | 2 |
| Deery Brothers, Inc | 1 | $93 | 3 |
| Burlington Stage Lines, Ltd. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Advanced Electrical Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Woodsmall Electric | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Happyland Construction | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in West Burlington, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Iowa wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Iowa is run by the Iowa Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for West Burlington.
Deeds for property in West Burlington are recorded by the Des Moines County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Des Moines County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Iowa come from the state vital records office, Iowa HHS Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.