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This Is Not a Government Office. Mitchell County Court Records is a private reference site for Mitchell County, North Carolina. We cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, answer for the court, or issue certified copies. For any of those, use the official office that keeps the record.


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Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Mitchell County:

  • Court case files: contact Mitchell County's Clerk of Superior Court, Mitchell County Courthouse, 328 Longview Dr, Bakersville, NC 28705, (828) 688-5100. Courthouse hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • Superior Court and District Court matters: start with the Clerk of Superior Court or the Mitchell County Courthouse for filings, court dates, payments, paper files, and public terminals. Superior Court and District Court both sit at the courthouse.
  • Marriage records and licenses: contact the Mitchell County Register of Deeds, 26 Crimson Laurel Circle, Suite 4, Bakersville, NC 28705, (828) 688-2139 ext. 1402. Marriage licenses are issued Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; see marriage and divorce records.
  • Divorce judgments: request the court judgment from the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted; divorce certificates may also route through N.C. Vital Records.
  • Probate, wills, and estates: contact the Clerk of Superior Court acting as probate judge at the Mitchell County Courthouse, or see probate records.
  • Criminal and arrest records: use NC eCourts Portal and the Clerk of Superior Court for filed criminal cases, and the Mitchell County Sheriff's Department for sheriff records; see arrest records and charges.
  • Jail or custody routing: call the Mitchell County Sheriff's Department at (828) 688-3982, or (828) 688-9974 if no answer. The Sheriff's Department is at 305 Baker Lane, Bakersville, NC 28705; see inmate records.
  • Active warrants: Mitchell County does not publish an official online active-warrant list in the reviewed sources. Call the Sheriff's Department, contact magistrates at (828) 520-1500 or (828) 688-5119, or verify the related court case with the clerk; see warrant records.
  • Other county records: use the Register of Deeds for deeds, vital records, and certified marriage copies, and the relevant county office for non-court public records.