Utah County Property Records
Where To find Utah County Property Records
Utah County property records will tell you if the property you wish to buy is being sold by the genuine owner, whether there are any tax dues on that property, and whether there are any encumbrances on it, etc. Land records mainly document all information relating to the property and also information about the owner like the name of the spouse, relatives, legal heirs to the property and also about the neighbors. All this information provides clues and helps a person in advanced research. You can now search for Utah County Property Records easily. All you have to do is fill out the fomr on top of this page.
The Utah County can be broadly classified as follows:
The Pioneer Era (1847-1869) Utah previously belonged to Mexico and was later ceded to the United States by treaty. A land office was established in 1869 and only after this it was permitted to own land legally in Utah. At this time The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints monitored the land distribution, which was not sold but allotted need based. Title to the land could be got from the Church or the county recorder’s office. After the land was distributed in this manner, the county recorder or the probate clerk were the ones who recorded all transfers subsequent to the initial distribution. LDS Church records contained some of the transactions. And a few times the transactions were not recorded at all anywhere.
Federal Land Records
Federal Land Records (From 1869-present) It was in the year 1869 that the first general land office was established and enabled sale of lands in the public domain in the Salt Lake City. On making a down payment, individuals were sold properties through the land offices and they started maintaining registers of land office and each entry had a separate file. Once the requirements for land entry were fulfilled, the file would be sent to the General Land Office in Washington DC who would confirm the transaction and issue an official title thereby transferring ownership rights to the buyer. Federal land records are available at Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake City that shows who the lands were sold to. The National Archives-Rocky Mountain Region, Denver who has land office records along with correspondence, surveys, cash registers and the final certificates. National Archives & Records Administration, Washington DC and the Bureau of Land Management, Springfield are the other places where the land records are available.
Utah was granted four sections of land in each township by the federal government when given statehood, which were either sold or leased and Utah State Government, Salt Lake City, manages the State Land Records. Since 1896 applications for land purchase and the agreements are sent to Utah State Archives.
Private owners, after getting the land transferred into their names, could inherit or sell the lands and these transactions are recorded in the office of the county recorder. Copies of the earlier land records as well the probate court records, LDS membership records and the county deed records of several counties are available with the Family History Library. If you wish to look up Utah county property records refer to ‘Utah,(county) – land and property’ in the Family History Library. The county recorder’s office or the Utah State Archives or the county clerk will be able to help you find Utah county property records.
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Utah County Property Records – Offline Access
If you are searching for Utah County Property Records your first step is to fill out the form on top of this page. You will get instant property records results. In case you prefer to do your property records search the old fashioned way, find details on the county offices that may provide assistance in finding public property data
Utah County Recorder
100 East Center, Room 1300
County Building
Provo UT 84606
Criminal records are most of the times handled at the county level. You may use the contact information below to find county criminal records. When contacting the agency listed below, you can ask if they have online access to the data, and if there are any associated costs.
Utah County
100 E. Center
Provo, UT 84606
(801) 429-1172
Utah County Tax Records
General Tax records are accessible to the public. The information below lists the county office that may provide assistance in finding public tax data. Public tax record information may be accessible online or by phone, mail or in person.
Utah County
County Auditor’s Office
100 E Center, Rm 3600
Provo, UT 84601
801-370-8256