Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Klamath County Records Inventory
Land Subdivision Records
1870-[ongoing]
Series documents the subdividing and partitioning of land within the county. Records include survey notes, correspondence, photographs, satisfaction of agreements, maps of subdivided and partitioned land, and contracts and permits. Information includes subdivision names; lot, street, and alley dimensions; and township, range, and section numbers of land to be subdivided or partitioned.
Records at the Klamath County Government Center, Clerk's Basement Storage
Room:
Index to Town Plats, vol. 1, 1875-1949 (1 volume);
Land Use Planning Ordinances [includes comprehensive plan, zoning, and subdivision
ordinances], 1981-present (2 cu.ft.);
Major Land Partitions [Plats-includes minor partitions],
vol. 1, 1979-1990 (1 volume);
[Partition Plats], 1990-1997 (1 volume);
Partitions [Plats], 1997-2004 (2 volumes);
Plats [Subdivision], 1993-2004 (3 volumes);
Record of Town Plats [includes road plats-copies], vol. 1,
1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 1875-1909 (5 volumes);
Record of Town Plats, vol. 1B, 1906-1958 (1 volume); vol. 3-22, 1910-1992
(16 volumes);
Record of Township Plats [Subdivision-negative copies],
ca.1885-ca.1949 (1 volume);
Vacations [Road and Subdivision Vacation Records],
ca.1916-ca.1996 (4.50 cu.ft.).
Records at the Klamath County Government Center, Clerk's Office Public
Research Room:
Index to Partition Plats, vol. 1, 1990-2004 (1 volume);
Index to Record of Town Plats, vol. 1, 1875-2004 (1
volume);
Miscellaneous [Book of Records Index-also includes
partitions], 1976-2000 (1 volume);
Partitions [Plats], 2004-present (3 volumes).
Records at the Klamath County Government Center, Surveyor's Office Public
Research Room:
Completed Subdivisions Roads Constructed [includes maps
and inspection reports], 1970-present (5.50 cu.ft.);
Land Partitioning List, 1978-1980 (1 volume);
Land Partitions Finalized [Plats-includes related
records], 1970-present (12 cu.ft.);
Major and Minor Land Partitions Cross Reference Index, 1979-1981
(1 volume);
Old Land Partitions [Case Files], 1970-1973 (1 cu.ft.);
Subdivision Prints [Plats-copies-includes related documents], 1875-present
(8 cu.ft.);
Survey Index by Subdivision Name [Card], 1951-present (.75
cu.ft.);
[Surveyor's Master Index-includes references to road record,
road establishment, vacation, plat vacation, ordinance, dismissed
road petition, and miscellaneous file-in stand],
ca.1870-ca.1987 (1 volume).
Records at the Klamath County Government Center, Surveyor's Office
Vault:
Index to Town Plats, vol. 1, 1875-present (1 volume);
Land Partition Tracings [Plats], ca.1983-ca.1989 (ca.30
plats);
Subdivision Tracings [Plats], 1875-present (ca.1800
plats);
[Town Plats-copies], vol. 1-20, 1875-1975 (2 volumes).
Records at the Klamath County Government Center, Planning Division Office:
Expired Withdrawn Denied Partitions [Card Index],
1979-1987 (.05 cu.ft.);
Final Partitions [Card Index], ca.1979-present (.20
cu.ft.);
Index File for Planning Department Tracts [Subdivision],
ca.1970-present (.25 cu.ft.);
Land Partitions [Case Files], 1993-present (20 cu.ft.);
Ordinance Series [Records-includes historical comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance,
subdivision ordinance, and related documents], ca.1961-present (4.50 cu.ft.);
Pending Tentative Partitions [Card Index], 1997-present
(.05 cu.ft.);
Tracts [Subdivision Case Files], ca.1965-present (25
cu.ft.).
Records at the Klamath County Government Center, Planning Division Office Storage Room:
Land Partitions [Minor Partition Case Files-title varies], 1981-1992 (15
cu.ft.).
Records at the Klamath County Government Center, Planning Division Measure 37 Officer's
Office:
Subdivision Ordinance, 1969 (.05 cu.ft.).
Records at the Klamath County Courthouse, Room 17, Public Works Area 51 Basement Storage
Cage:
Major Partitions [Case Files], 1979-1984 (5 cu.ft.); 1986-1991 (2.50 cu.ft.);
Minor Partitions [Case Files], 1979-1981 (10 cu.ft.).
Records at the Klamath County Web Site:
Klamath County
Ordinance Index [includes references to comprehensive plan amendments
and zoning and subdivision ordinances-Microsoft Word document], ca.1960-present
(Internet);
Klamath
County Subdivision Ordinance, 1969 (Internet);
Land Partitions
Online [Klamath County], ca.1880-present (Internet);
Subdivision Plats
Online [Klamath
County Plats], 1979-present (Internet).