Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Cottle County, Texas, has about 1,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cottle County is held at the county jail, run by the Cottle County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Cottle County public records, Cottle County arrest records, Cottle County warrants, Cottle County criminal records, Cottle County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Cottle County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cottle County is held at the county jail, run by the Cottle County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Cottle County Sheriff's Office at cottlecountytx.gov/default.aspx?Cottle_County%2FSheriff=undefined (page title: Cottle County, Texas), phone 806-492-3613, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 806-492-3613.
Who Books People Into the Cottle County Jail
The Cottle County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Paducah make the arrests that end in a booking in Cottle County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Paducah's 1,188 for 2025 and the Cottle County Sheriff's Office's 9 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Cottle County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,197 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Cottle County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists its inmates at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Cottle County?
Ask the Cottle County Sheriff's Office at 806-492-3613; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at cottlecountytx.gov.
What is the phone number for the Cottle County jail?
806-492-3613, the number on the page of the Cottle County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Cottle County go?
To a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; its inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Is this the official Cottle County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.