Series 30427
Spanish Fork (Utah). Parks and Recreation Department. Cemetery. Financial records, 1906-
0.70 cubic foot
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
This series contains two ledgers documenting the financial business of the city cemetery. One ledger, covers the period from 1906-1929 and records accounts of grave digging, interment, registration, cleaning and general groundskeeping, watering, and the sale of lots. The labor was primarily performed by the sexton, who kept the ledger as a record of his work for payment at the end of each month. Other transactions include the list of graves sold, the amount due, the amount paid, and the name of the purchaser. The other ledger records the various accounts held by the cemetery and the amount due on the accounts. These accounts cover upkeep of the cemetery, including watering, street paving, electricity , and more. The ledger also records the names and lot locations as well as cost of lots for those purchased in the cemetery in 1922. The sale of these lots likely covered the cost of cemetery upkeep at the time.
Arrangement
Chronological by date of transaction.
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.
Custody History
Records in this series were transferred to the State Archives by Spanish Fork in July 2020.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
This series was archivally processed by Mahala Ruddell in October 2022.
Indexing Terms
Container List
Box | Description |
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1 | 1906-1929; Cemetery Day Book |
2 | 1922; Cemetery Record |