plat map

Scope and Contents

The county recorder creates abstracts that contain the history of property ownership by providing a true chain of title by geographical location. They contain the date and character of instrument, book and page number where instrument was recorded, entry number of instrument, and legal description.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection is from various events in Davis County.

Scope and Contents

Cartographic records which contain the officially designated record copy of maps created by an agency. These records document unique cartographic information about the state of Utah. They may include maps, charts, geospatial data sets , aerial photographs, globes, models, and raised relief maps. These are a graphic representation of the earth's surface drawn to scale.

Scope and Contents Cartographic records which contain the officially designated record copy of maps created by an agency. These records document unique cartographic information about the state of Utah. They may include maps, charts, geospatial data sets, aerial photographs, globes, models, and raised relief maps. These are a graphic representation of the earth's surface drawn to scale. The Davis County Elections Cartographic Records collection includes books, microfilm, and paper files of voting precint maps,...

Scope and Contents

Cartographic records which contain the officially designated record copy of maps created by an agency. These records document unique cartographic information about the state of Utah. They may include maps, charts, aerial photographs, globes, models, and raised relief maps these are a graphic representation of the earth?s surface drawn to scale.

Scope and Contents

These are plat maps showing property ownership and property lines for real estate within the county. The county recorder "shall prepare and keep present-ownership maps and plats drawn to a convenient scale, which shall at all times show the record owners of each tract of land in the county, together with a description of the tract" (UCA 17-21-21 (1995)).

Scope and Contents

These township plat maps are used to identify specific locations. They include township, section, range, elevation, monument, coordinates, section corners, surveyor's signature and date. In some counties they are recorded with the county recorder and therefore also include date recorded, seal, and recorder's signature.