Salt Lake County Deed Book Index

Collection

Identifier: RC-048

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This book is the deed index for cemeteries in Salt Lake County. It lists the following information: name of grantee (person purchasing the plot), the grantor (the cemetery), when the deed was filed, the location, and the deed number. Some of the cemeteries found here include the Salt Lake City Cemetery, the Wasatch Lawn Cemetery (which includes the Belmont, Glenmont, Gilcrest, and Glendale Park, etc.), and Sandy City Cemetery.

Dates

1915-1931

Creator

Salt Lake County Recorder (Creator, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Historical note

The government of the Territory of Utah created the office of Salt Lake County Recorder in 1852. The recorder has custody of and is to keep all books, records, maps, and papers required by law (Utah Code Unannotated, 1999, Title 17, Chapter 21, Section 1). The operations of the county recorder are all specified and required by state law and have changed little over time. The recorder is required to record all documents submitted by the public which are qualified to be recorded; to maintain an up-to-date and accurate set of maps (or “plats”) which show the current ownership of every tract of land in the entire county; to maintain indexes to all recorded documents; and to perform all functions of a clerical and technical nature to accomplish that objective.