Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
7067--Official records16432--Abstracts (sectional land)
23262--Deeds (Washington)
23286--Deeds (Saint George)
23771--Abstracts index (sectional land)
23670--Abstracts (mines)
23680--Mining plats
23693--Abstracts name index
23705--Federal tax lien index
23718--Abstracts index (towns)
23730--Mining claims indexes
23731--Abstracts (subdivisions)
23732--Judgment transcript index
23468--Miscellaneous records index
23554--Abstracts (Saint George)
23555--Abstracts (towns)
83898--Plat maps
82704--Grantor indexes
82708--Water claims index
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 7067
TITLE: Official records
DATES: i 1905-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by book number, thereunder chronological
DESCRIPTION: These are copies of all official records recorded with the county recorder including deeds, mortgages, mining records, military discharges, etc. Upon payment of fees for the same, the recorder must record in the "Official record' book all papers, documents, records, and other writings required or permitted by law to be recorded. In some counties all recorded instruments are compiled together as part of the "Official records", while others compile each type of instrument separately (See Deed records, Mortgage records, Mining records, Water records, etc.)
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
May Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305
AUTHORIZED: 04/02/2009
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office permanently.
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Historical Legal
These are officially recorded public documents. There is a legal requirement for their perpetual maintenance. UCA 17-21-1.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 16432
TITLE: Abstracts (sectional land)
DATES: 1874-
ARRANGEMENT: Geographical: range 10-20, thereunder township 37-43, and thereunder section 1-36.
DESCRIPTION: County recorders are required by Utah law to keep abstract records which show by tract, every conveyance, encumbrance or other recorded document pertaining to land within the county (Utah Code, Annotated, 1953, 17-21-6). Abstract Books B-B 4 and Abstracts: Sectional Land Range 10-20 provide a chronological history of ownership and encumbrances for all land in Washington County which lies outside of community surveys. Abstract entries indicate the type of document, note the dates it was created and filed, and name a grantee and grantor. They include a legal description of the property and indicate its location within the section. Abstract entries report where a transaction was acknowledged, name the acknowledging officer, tell when the entry was made in abstract, and indicate the book and page number where deeds or other documents were recorded. These records contain the history of property ownership by providing "a true chain of title to each tract or parcel and the encumbrances thereon as shown by the records of the office" by geographical location (UCA 17-21-6(3)(2011)). They contain "every instrument recorded, the date and kid of instrument, time of recording, and the book and page and entry number" (UCA 17-21-6(l)(f) (2011).
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
May Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305
AUTHORIZED: 09/04/2019
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: For records beginning in 1874 through 1992. Retain in Office permanently.
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Computer data files: For records beginning in 1993 and continuing to the present. Retain in Office permanently.
Microfiche duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Historical Legal
This retention is based upon UCA 17-21-1. Abstract Books are permanent and open to the public. They provide essential information on the history of land ownership in Utah.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23262
TITLE: Deeds (Washington)
DATES: 1875-1949
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by date recorded.
DESCRIPTION: In March 1867, Congress passed "An Act for the Relief of the Inhabitants of Cities and Towns upon the Public Lands" (Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations, of the United States of America, vol. XIV, chap. CLXXVII), which established county probate judges as intermediaries to distribute land and adjudicate ownership for individuals living in surveyed communities on the public domain. As the Washington County probate court proceeded to follow this direction, the county recorder established a new set of deeds books for Washington City and Harrisburg. The first records in these books are conveyances from the federal government to the probate judge followed by conveyances to individual claimants in these communities (Deed Book H). Thereafter, the documents in this series include a wide variety of deeds and other land related documents. Deed Book H also contains mining deeds and notices of location for the Harrisburg mining district. All books in this series contain court decreesus relating to estate settlements, preemption and homestead certificates conveying land to individuals from the United States government, and state land certificates conveying land to individuals from the State of Utah. Washington deed books also include a few miscellaneous records such as powers of attorney, affidavits of identity, and bishop's certificates . Deed Record Book R 2 and R 3 contain numerous tax deeds, in which property was sold to recoup delinquent taxes.
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Microfilm master: For records beginning in 1875 through 1949. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: For records beginning in 1875 through 1949. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Historical Legal
These records document settlement and land ownership in the Washington area of Washington County.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23286
TITLE: Deeds (Saint George)
DATES: 1874-1954
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by date recorded.
DESCRIPTION: In March 1867, Congress passed "Act for the Relief of the Inhabitants of Cities and Towns upon the Public Lands" (Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations, of the United States of America, vol. XIV, chap. CLXXVII), which established county probate judges or mayors as intermediaries who would distribute land and adjudicate ownership for individuals living in surveyed communities on the public domain. As the Washington County probate court proceeded to follow this direction, the county recorder established a new set of deeds books for the city of Saint George. The first records in these books are conveyances from the federal government to the mayor of Saint George followed by conveyances from the mayor to individual claimants (Deed Book F). Thereafter, the deed books contain a wide variety of documents relating to real property in Saint George or the immediate vicinity. The documents in these books include warranty or quit claim deeds conveying property from one individual to another. They contain patents, desert land and homestead certificates validating individual homesteads or purchases in the public domain, and state land certificates issued to those who purchased state land. They contain tax deeds and sheriff's deeds chronicling the sale of property for unpaid taxes or debts. Whenever the 5th District Court settled an estate or otherwise adjudicated a land related issue, the court decree was also recorded in the deed books.
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Microfilm master: For records beginning in 1874 through 1954. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: For records beginning in 1874 through 1954. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Historical Legal
These records document settlement and land owership in Saint George.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23771
TITLE: Abstracts index (sectional land)
DATES: 1874-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by range, thereunder numerical by township.
DESCRIPTION: The county recorder created an index to identify page numbers in Abstract Books B-B 4 in which he entered abstracts for land in each section in Washington County townships. References cite page numbers in abstract books where entries were made for that section.
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
May Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Microfiche duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Paper: For records beginning in 1874 through 1992. Retain in Office permanently.
Computer data files: For records beginning in 1993 and continuing to the present. Retain in Office permanently.
APPRAISAL
Historical
This index provides access to early abstracts for sectional land.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23670
TITLE: Abstracts (mines)
DATES: 1875-
ARRANGEMENT: By order of entry.
DESCRIPTION: The Washington County recorder kept an abstract of mining claims. For each mining claim (or mill site) he made a chronological list of official activity. These actions include, but are not limited to, notices of location, proof of labor, deeds conveying interest or part interest to another party, and leases. The recorder generally began keeping an abstract when some official action involved the claim subsequent to original recording of location notice. In this record he included the name of the claim, the names of locators, and identified a mining district. He indicated the date of original location and where and when the notice was recorded. In the list of actions involving the claim, he included the names of grantee and grantor, the kind of instrument (or action), dates for recording and possibly additional details.
RETENTION
Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends
DISPOSITION
Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Microfilm master: For records beginning in 1875 and continuing to the present. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: For records beginning in 1875 and continuing to the present. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.
APPRAISAL
Historical
The mining abstracts contain summary historical information by mine for mining claims in Washington County.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23680
TITLE: Mining plats
DATES: ca. 1925
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by mining district.
DESCRIPTION: This series contains plat maps for mines in Harrisburg, Gold Strike, and Tutsagubet Mining Districts, and for mines in unorganized area. Mining plats delineate and name specific mining claims on a grid map which covers about six sections of a township. This series contains only a few plat maps and is not a complete record.
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Historical
This series contains plat maps identifying certain mining claims.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23693
TITLE: Abstracts name index
DATES: 1862-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by first letter of surname.
DESCRIPTION: The Washington County recorder created a name index to individuals whose names appear in abstract record books. This index consists of a list of the names followed by a running list of the book and page numbers where entries were made in the abstracts involving that individual. These records contain the history of property ownership by providing "a true chain of title to each tract or parcel and the encumbrances thereon as shown by the records of the office" by geographical location (UCA 17-21-6(3)(2011)). They contain "every instrument recorded, the date and kid of instrument, time of recording, and the book and page and entry number" (UCA 17-21-6(l)(f) (2011).
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
May Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305
AUTHORIZED: 09/04/2019
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Paper: For records beginning in 1862 through 1992. Retain in Office permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Microfiche duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Computer data files: For records beginning in 1993 and continuing to the present. Retain in Office permanently.
APPRAISAL
Historical
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23705
TITLE: Federal tax lien index
DATES: 1948-
ARRANGEMENT: alphabetically and thereunder chronologically.
DESCRIPTION: Utah county recorders are required to record notices of liens for taxes payable to the United States as well as certificates discharging those liens. They are further required to keep an alphabetical index showing the name and residence of delinquent tax payers, the amount owed in tax, penalties and interest, and the date the notice was recorded (Utah Code, Annotated, 1953, 38-6-1,2). This Washington County index also includes the notes about when the lien was discharged.
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Microfilm master: For records beginning in 1948 through 1988. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: For records beginning in 1948 through 1988. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23718
TITLE: Abstracts index (towns)
DATES: 1862-
ARRANGEMENT: By community, thereunder by plat, thereunder by block.
DESCRIPTION: The county recorder created an index to identify page numbers in Abstract Books D-D 1, and Abstract Books A-A 1, in which he entered abstracts for each block in Washington County's surveyed communities. The index also indicates which book the block was carried forward to in City (Saint George) or Abstracts: Towns 1-4.
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
May Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305
AUTHORIZED: 09/04/2019
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Microfiche duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Computer data files: Retain in Office permanently.
Paper: For records beginning in 1862 through 1992. Retain in Office permanently.
APPRAISAL
Historical
This index provides access to the abstracts for Washington County communities.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23730
TITLE: Mining claims indexes
DATES: 1970-
ARRANGEMENT: alphabetical
DESCRIPTION: The Washington County recorder kept indexes to mining claims in several formats. From 1970-1992 she kept a hand written index which lists claims alphabetically by claim name and includes names of locators, date of location, date of recording, entry number and mining district. She repeated the same information, presenting the same data alphabetically by names of locators. This information in this index is repeated in an electronic index, which provides the same information and also indicates the last date of any action on the claim. Computer printouts have been microfilmed in several formats, including alphabetically by claim name, by claimant name, and as a list of patented mines. A hard copy of the list of patented mines is also presented as a microfilm copy of a set of 3x5 cards.
RETENTION
Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends
DISPOSITION
Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305
AUTHORIZED: 09/04/2019
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Computer data files: Retain in Office permanently.
APPRAISAL
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23731
TITLE: Abstracts (subdivisions)
DATES: 1960-
ARRANGEMENT: alphabetical.
DESCRIPTION: These books contain abstract records for subdivisions in Washington County. A chronolgocial history of official transactions for each lot in each subdivision includes the following information: date of filing, book and page where recorded, grantor, grantee, kind of instrument,and a description of the lot. These records contain the history of property ownership by providing "a true chain of title to each tract or parcel and the encumbrances thereon as shown by the records of the office" by geographical location (UCA 17-21-6(3)(2011)). They contain "every instrument recorded, the date and kid of instrument, time of recording, and the book and page and entry number" (UCA 17-21-6(l)(f) (2011).
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
May Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305
AUTHORIZED: 07/23/2018
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: For records beginning in 1960 through 1992. Retain in Office permanently.
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Microfiche duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Computer data files: For records beginning in 1993 and continuing to the present. Retain in Office permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
APPRAISAL
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23732
TITLE: Judgment transcript index
DATES: 1896-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by initial letter of surname of debtor, thereunder chronological.
DESCRIPTION: This is an index to judgments made on debtors. The records are sent to the recorder's office from several different courts and are filed with the recorder. They are maintained as an official record of all judgments. The information includes judgment debtors, judgment creditors, amount of judgment, where recorded, when recorded, when filed, when satisfied, and remarks.
RETENTION
Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends
DISPOSITION
Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305
AUTHORIZED: 06/10/2008
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Historical
The index has administrative and historic value and facilitates clerical management of and access to case files. The permanent disposition of the case files is based on their historical, administrative, and legal value.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23468
TITLE: Miscellaneous records index
DATES: 1908-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name, thereunder chronological.
DESCRIPTION: The Washington County recorder created an index to miscellaneous records. This index indicates names of grantee and grantor, dates of creation and filing, type of document, and file number. Some of the documents referred to in this index are: contracts, leases, mergers, death certificates, affidavits, city ordinances, powers of attorney, right of ways, covenants, resolutions, cemetery deeds, restrictions, bonds, orders, licenses, leases, agreements, bills of sale, oil leases, notices of noncompliance, mortgage foreclosures, president's and bishop's certificates, notices of lis pendens, letters, options, deeds, trust deeds, limited partnerships, and military discharges.
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Microfilm master: For records beginning in 1908 through 1988. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: For records beginning in 1908 through 1988. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Historical
This index provides access to a variety of documents kept by the Washington County recorder.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23554
TITLE: Abstracts (Saint George)
DATES: 1862-
ARRANGEMENT: Sequential by plat letter, thereunder numerical by block number.
DESCRIPTION: County recorders are required by Utah law to keep abstract records, which show by tract, every conveyance, encumbrance or other recorded document pertaining to land within the county (Utah Code Annotated, 1953, 17-21-6). Each abstract entry indicates the kind of document, notes the dates it was created and filed, and names a grantee and grantor. It contains a legal description of the property and identifies a location in terms of plat, block and lot number. Abstract entries indicate where transactions were acknowledged, name the acknowledging officer, indicate when the entry was made in the abstract book, and tell the book and page where documents were recorded. The entries in Abstract Book A, Abstract Book A 1, and Abstracts: Saint George, chronicle documents relating to town lots in the city of Saint George. Abstract Books A and A 1 contain entries for Hurricane and Santa Clara as well.
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
May Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305
AUTHORIZED: 09/04/2019
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: For records beginning in 1862 through 1992. Retain in Office permanently.
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Microfiche duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Computer data files: For records beginning in 1993 and continuing to the present. Retain in Office permanently.
APPRAISAL
Historical Legal
Saint George abstracts historically document property ownership for each town lot in the city.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 23555
TITLE: Abstracts (towns)
DATES: 1863-
ARRANGEMENT: By community, thereunder by block number.
DESCRIPTION: County recorders are required by Utah law to keep abstract records, which show by tract, every conveyance, encumbrance or other recorded document pertaining to land within the county (Utah Code, Annotated, 1953, 17-21-6). Each abstract entry indicates the kind of document, notes the dates it was created and filed, and names a grantee and grantor. It contains a legal description of the property and identifies a location in terms of plat, block and lot number. Abstracts report where transactions were acknowledged, name acknowledging officers, indicate when entries were in the abstract and tell the book and page number where deeds or other documents were recorded. Entries in Abstract Books D and D 1 were later carried forward in Abstracts: Towns. These records provide a chronological history of ownership and encumbrances for each town lot within Washington County communities other than the city of Saint George, with the exception that abstracts for Hurricane and Santa Clara begin in books A and A 1, but are later carried forward in Abstracts Indexes: Towns.
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
May Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305
AUTHORIZED: 09/04/2019
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office permanently.
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Microfiche duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Computer data files: For records beginning in 1992 and continuing to the present. Retain in Office permanently.
APPRAISAL
Historical
This series provides a chronological history of land ownership in Washington County communities.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 83898
TITLE: Plat maps
DATES: 1962-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by filming year, thereunder by location.
DESCRIPTION: Each Utah county recorder is responsible to prepare and keep current plat maps for all land within the county (Utah Code, Annotated, 1953, 17-21-21). These maps delineate property boundaries and show current property ownership. The Washington County recorder has drawn a separate map for each section within each township, and where detail required, separate maps for portions of sections and community blocks. More recent plat maps have been further broken down by community blocks and subdivisions. This series contains three complete sets of ownership plats. The first, called Old Ownership Plats, is not dated, but is calculated to reflect ownership as of 1962. The second is assumed to be current as of microfilming in 1974, and likewise the third in 1989. The 1974 and 1989 maps indicate the book and page number where a deed of acquisition was recorded. The 1989 maps include street names but not street addresses.
RETENTION
Permanent. Retain for 1 year(s)
DISPOSITION
Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.
APPROVED: 12/1988
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office for 1 year and then microfilm and destroy provided microfilm has passed inspection.
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: For records beginning in 1974 and continuing to the present. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Historical Legal
Plat maps document property boundaries and provide historical and legal information about property ownership.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 82704
TITLE: Grantor indexes
DATES: 1888-
ARRANGEMENT: Grouped alphabetically and arranged chronologically thereunder.
DESCRIPTION: Utah law requires that each county recorder shall keep a grantor index, which indexes all deeds and final judgments affecting the title or possession of real property. The index must include: grantor's or seller's name in alphabetical order, grantee's name, date of the instrument, date of filing, kind of instrument, number of instrument, consideration, book and page where recorded, and a brief description of the premises (Utah Code, Unannotated, 1988, 17-21-6). This law, enacted by the Territorial Legislature in 1888, prompting the Washington County recorder to begin keeping this index (Laws of the Territory of Utah, 1888, chapter XLIX, sec 7). The grantor index provides access to a wide variety of documents relating to land ownership, including deeds, mortgages, affidavits, decrees, mining claims, and patents. The recorder also made reference to some documents not related to land, including military discharges, bonds and oaths of office.
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
May Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305
AUTHORIZED: 09/03/2019
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.
Microfilm master: For records beginning in 1888 through 1983. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: For records beginning in 1888 through 1983. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Historical
This index provides access to the many records kept by the Washington County recorder subsequent to 1888.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public
AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder
SERIES: 82708
TITLE: Water claims index
DATES: 1908-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by date.
DESCRIPTION: The Washington County Recorder created a comprehensive index to documents relating to water rights. The index describes the kind of instrument, dates of creation and filing, names of grantor and grantee and name of claim. It indicates the book and page number where the documents were recorded. The documents referred to in this index include: 1) an assortment of water deeds, including warranty deeds, quit claim deeds, trust deeds, sheriff's deeds, mining deeds and administrator's deeds; 2) certification of water rights, including water certificates, affidavits and notices of appropriation, and certificates of appropriation; 3) Fifth District Court actions regarding water rights, including court decrees; 4) other documents involving water rights, including mortgages, resolutions, agreements, amendments, patents, and declarations of right of way.
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
May Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305
AUTHORIZED: 08/01/2019
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.
Microfilm master: For records beginning in 1908 and continuing to the present. Retain in State Archives permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: For records beginning in 1908 and continuing to the present. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Historical
This index provides reference to entries relating to water rights as they were recorded in a number of permanent Washington County land records series.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public