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