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Winston County, Mississippi Public Records

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Mississippi Federal Cases

PACER, the federal judiciary's records service, holds dockets and filings from Mississippi's Northern and Southern District Courts and bankruptcy courts. State cases are kept by Mississippi circuit and chancery clerks.

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Winston County at a glance

State
Mississippi
County seat
Louisville
Population
17,714
Area
610 sq mi
Founded
1833
Cities and towns
2

Winston County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Winston County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Winston County.

Police Departments. Winston County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Winston County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Louisville Police Department and the Noxapater Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Winston County Sheriff's Office, located at 321 South Columbus Avenue in Louisville, MS 39339, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Winston County. Arrest records in Winston County are considered public records under Mississippi Code § 25-61-1 et seq, the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Winston County are maintained by Winston County Sheriff's Office.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Winston County are taken and retained by Winston County Sheriff's Office at the time of booking.

They maintain records of current inmates and can provide information on recent arrests. You can visit their facility located at 2460 Highway 15 South, Louisville, MS 39339, or call them at (662) 773-2528 for assistance with inmate lookup.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Winston County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Winston County

Old mine sites
30
Past producers, now closed
3
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
27
Producing when recorded
3
Processing plants, not workings
2
Main minerals
Clay; Aluminum; Kaolin
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
33
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
sand pit, clay pit, gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1962 to 1973
Records behind them
72 records for 68 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 35 mine sites inside the county: 3 past producers, now closed, 27 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 3 sites producing when the record was made, 2 processing plants, which are not workings; the old survey maps add 33 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Clay; Aluminum; Kaolin.

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. The state says it has no underground mines.

Louisville Noxapater N 10 miles
Winston 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. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Mississippi mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Winston County (35 shown, 33 unnamed on the map)

Winston County sits over the Mississippi Region coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. 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 MDEQ Office of Geology, Mining and Reclamation Division and linked below.

Mississippi 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 Winston County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 21 investigations in Winston County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $431,029 in back wages agreed for 326 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
21
Back wages agreed
$431,029
Workers due back wages
326
Civil money penalties
$4,930
Employers on the record
13
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
New Dixie Food Mart, LLCLouisville1$13,6081
Winston County Sheriff's DepartmentLouisville1$13,5596
Bullock Auto Group Inc.Louisville1$13,23845
Choctaw Railes Construction, Co., Inc.Louisville1$12,98324
M and A Country Mart, LLCLouisville1$11,5993
Winston-Choctaw County Regional CorrectionalLouisville1$8,3226
Winston County Community Development CorporatLouisville1$3,2373
Care Corp Mississippi III, LTDLouisville1$2292
Bee Hive Home of Louisville, LLCLouisville1$361
Galvan Forestry ServicesLouisville1$00
S B Group LLPNoxapater1$00
Louisville Tire & Brake, IncLouisville1$00
Vernon Plumbing Contractors, IncLouisville1$00

Every employer on the Winston County record, by back wages agreed; 7 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Mississippi wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Winston County, Mississippi?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Winston County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Winston County. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Winston County, Mississippi?

The Mississippi criminal history record comes from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center. Name based check of your own record only, requested online through the DPS Name Based Background Check by the person the record belongs to; results can take up to 30 calendar days. Fee: $32.00 per request.

How can I look up sex offenders in Winston County, Mississippi?

Search the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry (Department of Public Safety), 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 Winston County, Mississippi?

Register with the county Circuit Clerk or through the Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division. Mississippi has no online voter registration. No online voter registration; register in person at the Circuit Clerk's Office or by mail with an application postmarked by the deadline (October 5 for the November 3, 2026 election).

How do I look up property records in Winston County, Mississippi?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Winston County are kept by the Winston County Chancery Clerk. Property values are set by the county Tax Assessor, and tax bills come from the county Tax Collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Winston County, Mississippi?

Certified birth and death certificates for Mississippi come from the Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records. By mail with a cashier's check or money order to Mississippi Vital Records, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700, in person at the Vital Records office in Ridgeland, or online or by phone through VitalChek, the private company MSDH names, for an added fee. Fee: $17 for a birth or death certificate, $6 for each added copy of the same record ordered at the same time.

How do I find business license records in Winston County, Mississippi?

Business entity filings are searched with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The Secretary of State's business portal says you may need permits and licenses from your city or county government, and requirements differ by location.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

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