AGENCY: Iron County (Utah). Probate Court

SERIES: 23642
TITLE: Land certificates (Parowan)
DATES: 1872-1879.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by date.

DESCRIPTION: The federal government and the territorial legislature designated county probate courts to act as intermediaries in the transfer of surveyed town site lots from the public domain to private ownership. As the Iron County Probate Court proceeded to follow this direction, it issued land certificates to individuals judged to be the rightful owners of lots in Parowan. These certificates authorized the county recorder to record a deed transferring ownership of the lot from the mayor to the individual owner. Each certificate is headed with information about the probate court and is addressed to the mayor of Parowan. It certifies that a certain individual was on a certain date judged by the court to be the rightful owner of a certain town lot and was entitled to a deed for the same. Certificates were signed by the probate court clerk. Each certificate also indicates the date a deed was recorded.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 05/2001

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This disposition is based solely on the record's secondary research value. These certificates are the first to have survived and represent a glimpse of how local communities were notified of ownership decisions. They are an important record of documenting the legal processes in Iron County.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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