Series 24174
Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder General mining index, 1869-1978.
4 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
See history of the records' creator.
Summary of Records
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.
Arrangement
Chronological with volume entries alphabetical by first letter of claim name, thereunder chronological.
Additional Forms
This series is available on microfilm.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Use Restrictions
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
Tooele County mining records were processed by Rosemary Cundiff in November 2002.
Related Material
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.
Container List
| 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) |