Series 18130
Willard Mining District (Utah). Recorder Mining records
Dates: 1870-1897.
3 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
Mining records contain notices of location which provide the name of the claim, locators, location, legal description and the mining district; proof of labor registers which record the work performed at each mine annually by each worker; and deeds which record information affecting the title to the mining property. Mining records, which constitute a legal record, are kept for the purpose of monitoring and registering mining claims and operations. The Willard Mining District Recorder recorded mining operations in Box Elder County, Utah.
Until the law changed in 1897, mining districts in Utah had the option of electing their own mining district recorder. Many of the large mining districts, including the Willard Mining District, chose to elect their own recorders while claims and other records within smaller mining districts or in unorganized areas were filed with the county recorder. Although the mining district elected its own recorder, mining operations within in the mining district were also recorded with the county recorder during this time. The district recorder ended by 1897 when the law changed and the county recorder assumed sole responsibility for mining records (Laws of Utah, 1897, Chapter 36).
Arrangement
Chronological by date filed
Related Records
Mining records from Box Elder County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 84097, contains mining records for same mining district.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Processing Note
Mining records were first scheduled as permanent records in 1971. The mining records were filmed by the Box Elder County Microfilm Department. The entire series was archivally processed by David Clark in September 1999.
Finding Aids
Indexes: Book C contains an alphabetical locator and claim index at the beginning of the reel and researchers should consult the index to find all related material for the mining operation they are researching.
Indexing Terms
- Mining districts--Box Elder County (Utah).
- Mines and mineral resources--Ownership--Box Elder County (Utah).
- Mining claims--Box Elder County (Utah).
- Box Elder County (Utah)--Mines and mineral resources.
Page Last Updated October 18, 2012.