This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible government office for those services.
Official Records Contact
Gove County does not advertise an operating jail of its own. The Gove County Sheriff's Office is the correct first call because staff can identify whether a person was placed in contract housing, principally at Trego County Jail or Thomas County Jail. Phone service is available around the clock, while administrative office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Sheriff's online contact form is not secure or continuously monitored, so use the telephone for urgent or sensitive matters.
Gove County Sheriff's Office420 Broad Street
Gove, KS 67736
Mail: PO Box 146
Phone: 785-938-2250
Fax: 785-938-2251
Choose the source that matches the record or custody stage:
- For a mugshot, booking sheet, roster route, or recent arrest, begin with the county search and records page, then contact the Sheriff.
- For wanted-list information or a lawful warrant inquiry, use Most Wanted and confirm with the Sheriff or court.
- For current custody, ask the Sheriff which contract jail holds the person before checking Trego or Thomas County.
- For a Kansas state prisoner, use the Kansas Department of Corrections KASPER offender search.
- For federal custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator; for qualifying immigration custody, use the ICE detainee locator.
- For filed charges and final disposition, contact Gove County District Court rather than treating a booking allegation as a conviction.