Series 24174
Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder General mining index
Dates: 1869-1978.
4 microfilm reels
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 a general index to mining related documents. This index not only provides reference to notices of location (claims) and mining deeds, but also to mineral certificates, bonds, mortgages, agreements, notices of sale, powers of attorney, mining district by-laws, patents, etc. The first index (Mining Index Book A) provides only the name of a claim and the book and page number where a document was recorded. Thereafter, the index books also identify the type of document and the mining district in which the relevant claim was located. Beginning with Book K the date filed is also included. Entries made after 1955 include the county recorder's entry number.
Research Note
The general mining index provides reference by the name of a mining claim only, and not by the names of individuals or companies owning those claims. Since entries in Index Books A-J do not provide dates, approximate dates have been calculated based on the date spans of books referenced.??This series was filmed 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.
Research Note
The general mining index provides reference by the name of a mining claim only, and not by the names of individuals or companies owning those claims. Since entries in Index Books A-J do not provide dates, approximate dates have been calculated based on the date spans of books referenced.??This series was filmed 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.
Access Restrictions
This series is designated as Public.
Reproduction and Use
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Related Records
Deeds from Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 6080, include many of the documents referenced by this index.
Mining records from Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 6150, include many of the documents referenced by this index.
Mortgage Records and Indexes from Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 6161, include mortgages related to mining property, which are referenced in this index.
Official records from Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 7134, include mining related documents referenced by this index (after 1955).
Mining location notices indexes from Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 24176, provide reference to location notices (claims), which are additionally indexed by the general mining index.
Agreements and lease records from Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 84210, include agreements and leases related to mining property, which are referenced in this index.
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.
| REEL | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | Index A (ca.1869-1894) |
| 1 | Index B (ca.1885-1894) |
| 1 | Index C (ca.1894-1897) |
| 1 | Index D (ca.1895-1899) |
| 1 | Index E (ca.1896-1901) |
| 1 | Index F (ca.1901-1905) |
| 2 | Index G (ca.1905-1918) |
| 2 | Index H (ca.1911-1929) |
| 2 | Index J (ca.1930-1948) up to the letter S |
| 3 | Index J, continued (ca.1930-1948) beginning with the letter S |
| 3 | Index K (1949-1973) |
| 4 | Index L (1974-1978) |