Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Lake County Records Inventory
Land Subdivision Records
1875-[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.
Also see the Surveyor's Field Notes and Plats series for recorded surveys and indexes that include some subdivision surveys.
Records at the Lake County Courthouse, Clerk's Office:
[Ordinances-includes subdivision, partition, and
zoning], 1961-present (2 volumes);
O.V.L. Co. Subdivisions [Oregon Valley Land Company Plats], 1909 (1 volume).
Records at the Lake County Courthouse, Clerk's Vault:
Index to Town Plats [indexes some road surveys and partitions from
1990-present], vol. 1, ca.1875-present (1 volume);
Plat Cabinet A [Subdivision Plats-includes road
surveys], ca.1875-present (ca.280 plats);
Plat Cabinet P/B [Partition Plats-with index], 1990-present (375 plats).
Records at the Lake County Courthouse, Planning and Building Department
Office:
Lake County Comprehensive Plan [includes amendments and zoning and
land development ordinances], 1980-1983 (1 binder);
Partition Permits Subdivision Permits [Case Files], no.1135-1476, 1994-present (6 cu.ft.).
Records at the Lake County Courthouse, Planning and Building Department
Basement Storage Room:
Partition Files, no. 1002-1074, 1980-1986 (2 cu.ft.);
Partitions [Case Files], no. 1075-1134, 1986-1994
(1.60 cu.ft.);
Planning Cond. Use Partitioning [Applications], 1978-1983 (.65 cu.ft.).
Records at the Lake County Courthouse, Surveyor's Office:
Subdivision
Plats, ca.1891-present (2.50 cu.ft.);
Subdivisions & Additions [Register of Filed Subdivisions], 1891-present (1
binder);
Subdivisions and Partitions, USFS and Geodetic [Index-USFS=United States
Forest Service], 1891-present (1 binder);
Subdivisions [Card Index], 1891-1995 (.25 cu.ft.).
Records at the Lake County Courthouse, Assessor's Basement Storage
Room:
Book #1 [Town Lots Land Register], 1910-1913 (1 volume);
Town Lots [Plat Map and Legal Description Register],
1876-1914 (2 volumes).
Records at the Lake County Museum:
Journal [County Property Additions to Lakeview-Subdivision
Register], 1912 (1 volume).