The minutes of the Iron County Court describe the proceedings of that court and the cases it heard. They tell when the court met and adjourned, name the judge and indicate action taken or judgments made. The Iron County Probate Court handled criminal cases, probate, divorces, naturalization, and other civil matters. In 1869 the Territorial Legislature directed county probate courts to adjudicate ownership of town site lots in surveyed towns on the public domain. Iron County Probate Court minutes end in 1868 and therefore do not include land records.; Chronological by date.; Historical Note; Gaps in Series; Research Note; Minutes; Sep 1853-Jan 1854 p. 1-19; County Court minutes p. 1 (Feb-Apr 1854); March 1854(?) p. 20-31; County Court minutes p. 2-103 (Sep 1854-Sep 1870)
Subject
Politics, Government, and Law; Civil Procedure and Courts; Divorce suits—Iron County (Utah).; Probate—Cases—Iron County (Utah).; Land titles—Registration and transfer—Iron County (Utah).; Real property—Iron County (Utah).; Iron County (Utah)—Criminal courts.; Iron County (Utah)—Recording and registration.; Iron County (Utah)—Actions and defenses—Cases.; UMAbroad--Politics, Government, and Law; UMAnarrow--Civil Procedure and Courts
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Related Material
Probate record books from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 1124, contain probate cases handled by Iron County Probate Court beginning in 1870 and ongoing through the transfer of jurisdiction to Fifth District Court: Iron County.Land certificates (Parowan) from Iron County (Utah). Probate Court, Series 23642, were issued by the Probate Court beginning in 1872 when the court began adjudicating ownership of town site lots.Minutes from Iron County (Utah). County Commission, Series 83747, also include the earliest minutes for the Iron County Probate Court.
