Series 24182
Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder Mining districts index
Dates: 1951-1978.
1 microfilm reel
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
The Tooele County recorder created an index to mining records which is organized according to the mining district in which the claim was located. The index provides reference to notices of location (mining claims), affidavits showing proof of labor on claims, and other mining documents. This index includes the name of the claim, the names of grantor and grantee (buyer and seller), type of document, document date, recorder's entry number, and the book and page number where the document was recorded.
Arrangement
Alphabetical by mining district, thereunder chronological by date filed.
Research Note
This index was microfilmed with the camera head upside down, and therefore the images are in reverse order on the reel. In order to read the entries in chronological order, a researcher will need to read the microfilm backwards.
Related Records
Mining records from Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 6150, contain documents referenced by this index.
Official records from Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 7134, contain documents referenced by this index.
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
Tooele County mining records were processed by Rosemary Cundiff in November 2002.
Indexing Terms
- Mining claims--Utah--Tooele County.
- Mines and mineral resources--Property--Tooele County (Utah).
- Mining claims--Utah--Indexes.
- Utah--Tooele County--Mines and mineral resources.
Page Last Updated October 18, 2012.