Oregon State Archives

Oregon Historical County Records Guide

Lincoln County Records Inventory

Tax Lot Cards

1910-[ongoing]

Tax lot cards, which contain official descriptions of real property, are used to track land ownership and lot size and also may serve as a deed reference. Records include tax lot number; the location of the land in reference to township, range, and section; and a description and record of changes to the property, acreage, and land owner.

Records at the Lincoln County Courthouse, Assessor's Mapping Office:
[Tax Lot Cards], 1957-present (42 cu.ft.).

Records at the Lincoln County Community Corrections Building, County Archives:
Assessor's Field Book [includes tax lot information], 1956-1961 (37 volumes);
Assessor's Field Book [includes tax lot information-title varies], 1910-1942 (103 volumes);
Tracts in Town Lots [Official Record of Descriptions of Real Properties-Tax Lot], vol. 1, n.d. (1 volume);
Tracts [Assessors Record of Descriptions-Real Property-Tax Lot], vol. I-II, n.d. (2 volumes).

Records at the Lincoln County Web Site:
Lincoln County Property Search [includes assessment and tax lot information and links to assessor's maps] ca.2006-present (Internet).

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