TITLE: Yuma Title and Trust Company Collection
DATE RANGE: 1870s-1980s
CALL NUMBER: Y-MS17
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 7.5 linear feet (15 boxes)
PROVENANCE: Unknown
COPYRIGHT: Copyright is unknown.
RESTRICTIONS: This collection is unrestricted.
CREDIT LINE: Yuma Title and Trust Company Collection, Y-MS17, Yuma County Library District
PROCESSED BY: Linda Whitaker, October 2013
HISTORICAL NOTE: Yuma Title Abstract and Trust Company was founded in 1909 by Clement Colman, a lawyer. His son was Henry F. “Harry” Colman, a long time civic leader and former Yuma City Attorney. The company later became Yuma Title and Trust, which merged with Arizona Title and Trust. Later, Arizona Title and Trust was purchased by First American Financial Corporation headquartered in Santa Ana, California.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: This collection documents individual property titles, deeds, maps, surveys of the City of Yuma and surrounding town sites, tax assessment districts, and subdivisions. Many mortgages are original - some fragile - dating back to the 1880s. A number of title searches include law suits and tax receipts. Some trace property ownership from the first sales of platted Territorial land through the 1970s. Many early Yuma founders such as Sanguinetti, Modesti, Gandolfo, Levy, and Polhamus figure prominently here. Of interest is the evolution of city annexation, subdivisions, restrictions and the paving and sewer districts. Early ownership and homesteading of farmland and some early mining claims are also documented. Land speculation can be seen in newly surveyed town sites such as Parker and Somerton.
This collection is arranged in five series reflecting original order and how the materials were searched or used by the company. Series I: General; Series II: City Blocks of Yuma (maps and surveys with some deeds); Series III: Paving and Sewer Districts (tax assessments); Series IV: Subdivisions; Series V: Restrictions (building, land use and other guidelines specific to certain subdivisions).
CONTAINER LIST:
| Box | Folder | Title | Dates |
| 1 | 1 | General: Accretion Lands (Title Order #22212- meander lines of the Colorado River) | 1874-1957 |
| 2 | General: Farmland in Yuma County 1 of 4 | 1897-1904 | |
| 3 | General: Farmland in Yuma County 2 of 4 | 1905 | |
| 4 | General: Farmland in Yuma County 3 of 4 | 1905 | |
| 5 | General: Farmland in Yuma County 4 of 4 | 1910-1927 | |
| 6 | General: General Index and Subdivision Index | n.d. | |
| 7 | General: Ownership by Tract to the Yuma Arizona Cemetery | 1934 | |
| 8 | General: Patented Mines | n.d. | |
| 9 | General: Resolutions #1-#5, #7-#9 | 1961-1962 | |
| 10 | General: Various (affidavit, surveys, maps) | 1916,1966, n.d. | |
| 2 | 1 | City Blocks of Yuma: #1-#10 (maps, surveys, deeds) | 1874-1930 |
| 2 | City Blocks of Yuma: #11-#20 (maps, surveys, deeds) | 1874-1946 | |
| 3 | City Blocks of Yuma: #21-#30 (maps, surveys, deeds) | 1876-1941 | |
| 4 | City Blocks of Yuma: #31-#40 (maps, surveys) | n.d. | |
| 5 | City Blocks of Yuma: #41-#50 (maps, surveys, deeds) | 1876-1947 | |
| 6 | City Blocks of Yuma: #51-#60 (maps, surveys) | n.d. | |
| 7 | City Blocks of Yuma: #61-#70 (maps, surveys, deeds) | 1878-1921 | |
| 3 | 1 | City Blocks of Yuma: #71-#80 (maps, surveys, deeds) | 1875-1926 |
| 2 | City Blocks of Yuma: #81-#90 (maps, surveys) | 1905-1930 | |
| 3 | City Blocks of Yuma: #91-#100 (maps, surveys, deeds) | 1872-1944 | |
| 4 | City Blocks of Yuma: #101-#110 (maps, surveys, deeds) | 1876-1925 | |
| 5 | City Blocks of Yuma: #111-#120 (maps, surveys, deeds) | 1871-1938 | |
| 6 | City Blocks of Yuma: #121-#130 (maps, surveys) | 1928 | |
| 7 | City Blocks of Yuma: #131-#140 (maps, surveys, deeds) | 1876-1945 | |
| 4 | 1 | City Blocks of Yuma: #141-#150 (maps, surveys, deeds) | 1876-1945 |
| 2 | City Blocks of Yuma: #151-#160 (maps, surveys, deeds) | 1872-1939 | |
| 3 | City Blocks of Yuma: #161-#170 (maps, | n.d. | |
| surveys) | |||
| 4 | City Blocks of Yuma: #171-#175 (maps, surveys) | 1876-1939 | |
| 5 | Paving Districts: Abandoned Roads | 1940-1941 | |
| 6 | Paving Districts: Established Roads | 1940-1941 | |
| 7 | Paving Districts: #1 – Reassessment Off Street Parking | 1969 | |
| 8 | Paving Districts: #30, #33-#36 (assessments) | 1952-1953 | |
| 9 | Paving Districts: #37-#41 (assessments) | 1953-1962 | |
| 10 | Paving Districts: #42-#44 (assessments) | 1962-1965 | |
| 5 | 1 | Paving Districts: #45-#45A (assessments) | 1962-1963 |
| 2 | Paving Districts: #46 (assessments) | 1963 | |
| 3 | Paving Districts: #47 (assessments) | 1963 | |
| 4 | Paving Districts: #48-#49 (assessments) | 1962-1967 | |
| 5 | Paving Districts: #50 (assessments) | 1965 | |
| 6 | Paving Districts: #51 (assessments) | 1965 | |
| 7 | Paving Districts: #53-#55 (assessments) | 1966-1974 | |
| 6 | 1 | Paving Districts: #56 (assessments) | 1969 |
| 2 | Paving Districts: #57-#60 (assessments) | 1969-1972 | |
| 3 | Paving Districts: #61-#62, #72 (assessments) | 1972-1974 | |
| 4 | Paving Districts: #74-#78 (assessments) | 1974-1978 | |
| 5 |
Paving Districts: Desert Grove, 4th Avenue
Extension, Kofa, Lynch, San Luis, Southpark, Valle Verde |
1966-1979 | |
| 6 | Sewer Districts: #12-#15 (assessments) | 1956-1957 | |
| 7 | Sewer Districts: #16-#17 (assessments) | 1956-1957 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sewer Districts: #18-#19 (assessments) | 1957-1958 |
| 2 | Sewer Districts: #20-#23 (assessments) | 1958-1961 | |
| 3 | Sewer Districts: #24 (assessments) | 1962 | |
| 4 | Sewer Districts: #25-#27 (assessments) | 1963-1968 | |
| 5 |
Subdivisions: A – Addition to Somerton
Townsite, A.O.U.W No. 7 Cemetery Plot, Association Subdivision |
1908-1928 | |
| 6 | Subdivisions: B – Baird, Bouse | 1902-1940 | |
| 7 | Subdivisions: C – Caudle, JC Addition, Company Additions to Somerton | 1900-1940 | |
| 8 | Subdivisions: C-D – Cresswell-Security Pecan Groves, Devane Unit (see also Plosser), Duty | 1876-1940 | |
| 9 | Subdivisions: E – Echo Mountain Tract, Eden Acres, Edison, Elliott | 1893-1948 | |
| 8 | 1 | Subdivisions: F – Fair Acres Hess Subdivision 1 of 2 | 1901-1933 |
| 2 | Subdivisions: F – Fair Acres Hess Subdivision 2 of 2 | 1901-1933 | |
| 3 | Subdivisions: F – Farmer Addition | 1902-1905 | |
| 4 | Subdivisions: G - Gadsden | 1903-1939 | |
| 5 | Subdivisions: G- Gandolfo, Ghiotto | 1870-1927 | |
| 6 | Subdivisions: H – Hansberger, Holmes, Hume | 1892-1943 | |
| 7 |
Subdivisions: I – Ingraham First Addition to
Somerton, Ingraham Second Addition to Somerton, Ivalon |
1905-1927 | |
| 8 | Subdivisions: J – Johnson, Johnson Subdivision of Marable Subdivision | 1919-1924 | |
| 9 | Subdivisions: L – La Mesa Hermosa | 1893-1936 | |
| 9 | 1 |
Subdivisions: L – La Mesa Vista, La Vista
Townsite, Larson, Le Sage, Le Sage Townsite, Lost Altos, Lorona, Lynch’s Addition |
1902-1946 |
| 2 | Subdivisions: L – Las Vegas Subdivision (Block 56) 1 of 2 | 1876-1932 | |
| 3 | Subdivisions: L – Las Vegas Subdivision (Block 88) 2 of 2 | 1870-1926 | |
| 4 |
Subdivisions: M – Marable , Marable-Vaughn
1 of 2 |
1902-1937 | |
| 10 | 1 | Subdivisions: M – Marable, Marable-Vaughn 2 of 2 | 1902-1937 |
| 2 |
Subdivisions: M – Marr’s, McPhaul’s, McVay
Addition, Molina Addition, Molloy Addition, Moss Addition |
1890-1923 | |
| 3 | Subdivisions: N – New Tacna Townsite | 1952-1959 | |
| 4 | Subdivisions: P – Palm Drive, Parker Townsite | 1892-1931 | |
| 5 | Subdivisions: P – Parker Townsite (Blocks 116, 175, 176, 178, 179, 194, 196, 205, 237, 254, 255) | 1910-1947 | |
| 6 | Subdivisions: P – Pecan Grove Gardens | 1901-1946 | |
| 7 | Subdivisions: P – Pecanvale | 1897-1933 | |
| 11 | 1 | Subdivisions: P – Pecanvale, Plosser (see also Devane) | 1915-1934 |
| 2 |
Subdivisions: Q-R – Quartzsite Townsite, Roll
Townsite, Ruby, Ruby’s Yemesa |
1904-1945 | |
| 3 |
Subdivisions: S – Salome Townsite, Seaboard
Bond and Mortgage, Smith Subdivision of Marable Division, Somerton Townsite |
1909-1943 | |
| 4 | Subdivisions: S – Speese Addition to Yuma, Speese Subdivision 1 of 2 | 1892-1920 | |
| 5 | Subdivisions: S – Speese Addition to Yuma (maps), Speese Subdivision (highway) 2 of 2 | 1892-1920 | |
| 6 | Subdivisions: S – Stahls | 1904-1932 | |
| 7 | Subdivisions: S – Sugden Pecan Groves, Sundown Townsite, Syverson Addition | 1897-1957 | |
| 12 | 1 |
Subdivisions: T-V – Tacna Townsite, Thomas
Addition to Yuma, Thomas Subdivision, Timmons Addition, Townsend Tract, Vans |
1902-1937 |
| Addition to Salome | |||
| 2 |
Subdivisions: W – Wenden, White Addition,
Williams, Williams First Addition to Somerton, Williams Second Addition to Somerton, Worley Addition |
1903-1947 | |
| 3 |
Subdivisions: W – Wellton Annex, Wellton
Mesa Land Company, Wellton Mesa Planters Inc., Wellton Mesa Unit A |
1913-1927 | |
| 4 |
Subdivisions: W – Wellton Townsite on
Homestead of Robert Gael, Welter’s |
1900-1928 | |
| 5 | Subdivisions: Y – Yuma Club and Subdivision, Yuma Heights (portion annexed to City of Yuma) | 1893-1937 | |
| 6 | Subdivisions: Y – Yuma Heights 1 of 3 | 1897-1930 | |
| 7 | Subdivisions: Y – Yuma Heights 2 of 3 | 1893-1932 | |
| 8 | Subdivisions: Y – Yuma Heights 3 of 3 | 1903-1935 | |
| 9 | Subdivisions: Y – Yuma Land Settlement Tract, Yuma Mesa Vineyards | 1905-1934 | |
| 13 | 1 |
Restrictions: A – Antelope Heights, Araby Eight
Commercial Estates, Arcadia Meadows, Arthur Tongeland, Arroyo Heights |
1948-1967 |
| 2 |
Restrictions: B – Bel-Aire Estates, Bel Aire
Hieghts, Black Mountain, Bluewater Lagoon, Bradley Estates, Brandy Hills, Brentwood |
1952-1977 | |
| 3 | Restrictions: B – Brookhurst, Buckskin, Buntin | 1972-1974 | |
| 4 | Restrictions: C – Caballo Farms, Carnes, Casa del Rio, Casas de Encanto, Casas del Rio | 1947-1980 | |
| 5 | Restrictions: C – Casa Manaña, Castle Lakes, Chaparral Estates, Cienega Springs, Citrus Park | 1965-1973 | |
| 6 |
Restrictions: C – City of Yuma, College Acres,
Collins Country Manor, Country Club Manor, Cowell, Crystal Sands |
1938-1976 | |
| 7 |
Restrictions: D – Dateland Village, Debra Jean
Estates, Del Sur Estates, Desert Air Mobile Estates, Desert Foothills Estates, Desert Grove Mobile Estates, Desert Valencia Ranch, Desert View |
1955-1979 | |
| 8 |
Restrictions: D-E – Donavan Estates, Edenwood
West, Eighth Street West, El Camino De Sol, El Descanso, El Pueblocito, Engler Estates, Escondido Beach |
1954-1977 | |
| 9 |
Restrictions: F – Fairway, Farmer, Foothills,
Foothills Country Club, Foothills Mobile Estates, Foothills Mountain Estates, Foothills North |
1955-1977 | |
| 14 | 1 | Restrictions: Fortuna Heights, Fortuna Hills, Fortuna Palms, Four Palms | 1967-1972 |
| 2 | Restrictions: G-H – Gadsden Estates, Granada | 1951-1977 | |
| Estates, Green Acres, Greentree, Greenwood, Hacienda Estates, Hansberger, Harvey’s Fishing Hole, Hazelwood Estates | |||
| 3 |
Restrictions: H – Hettema Estates, Hettema
Place, Hillcrest Bay Mobile Manor, Hillside Manor, Holliday Park, Holmes, Hope City, Huss |
1946-1975 | |
| 4 |
Restrictions: I-K – Independent Square,
International Plaza, Jones, Kachina Estates, Keller Retirement Community, Kofa Acres, Kofa Hills Estates |
1961-1977 | |
| 5 |
Restrictions: L – La Brisa, La Elancia, La Jolla
Del Valle, La Mesa Hermosa, La Mesa Linda. La Mesa Mobile Park, La Mesa Park |
1921-1980 | |
| 6 |
Restrictions: L – La Mesa Terrace, La Paloma,
La Verne Terrace, Laguna North, Laguna West, Lake Moovalya, Lakeside, Laurel Valley, LeePate |
1950-1978 | |
| 7 |
Restrictions: L-M – Lightle Acres, Ligurta
Foothills, Loma Vista Estates, Los Altos, Los Arcos, Los Nidos, Los Portales Del Alamo, Lothman Groves, Lowell Manor, Lucinda Homes, Magnolia Village Mobile Homes |
1947-1979 | |
| 8 |
Restrictions: M – Marina Annex, Marina Manor,
Marina View Estates, Marina Village, Marta Place, Matilda White, Melody Park, Mesa Del Sol |
1950-1980 | |
| 9 |
Restrictions: M – Mesa Heights, Mesa Verde
Mobile Home Estates, Monty Townsite, Moonridge Marina, Moonridge Estates, New Tacna Townsite, Nuestra Casa |
1947-1977 | |
| 10 |
Restrictions: O-P - Old World Village, Ora
Acres, Orange Grove, Orange Grove Mobile Manor, Pacific Village Estates, Padre Ranchitos, Palm Croft Estates, Palm Desert Mobile Estates |
1948-1979 | |
| 15 | 1 |
Restrictions: P – Palo Verde Estates, Paris Court
East, Parkway, Pecan Farms, Pecan Grove Addition, Pecan Park, Pfeiffer Estates, Phillips |
1948-1979 |
| 2 |
Restrictions: P-R – Pine Tree Estates, Polynesian Shores, Pritchard’s Rancheros,
Rancheros Bonitos, Ranchero Desierto Grande Ranchero Estates, Rancho Viejo, Rancho Verde, Ranchos El Torreo |
1950-1980 | |
| 3 |
Restrictions: R – Raymond, Rio Colorado
Estates, Rio Verde, River View Estates, Rio Lindo Shores, Rio Vista, River Front Estates, Riverside Gardens, Rossi |
1948-1980 | |
| 4 |
Restrictions: S – Saguaro Estates, San Carlos,
San Cristobal, San Luis Townsite, Sanguinetti Manor, San Marcos Villas, Santa Maria, Second Ingraham Addition to Somerton |
1949-1980 | |
| 5 |
Restrictions: S – Siesta Acres, Somerton
Gardens, Somerton Townsite, Somerton Heights, Southpark Industrial District, Spanish Gardens, Starview Mobile Estates, Star Vista Estates |
1953-1979 | |
| 6 |
Restrictions: S-T – Stewart, Sunbrust Estates,
Sunglow Ranchettes, Sun Leisure Estates, Sun Valley Estates, Sunset Estates, Taylor Place, Thomas Addition, Thomas A. White |
1947-1979 | |
| 7 |
Restrictions: V – Valle Sereno, Valle Verde
Estates, Valley Citrus Estates, Valley Park Homes, Valley Subdivision, Verde Valley Acres, Verde Villa, Villa Cordova |
1952-1980 | |
| 8 |
Restrictions: V – Villa de Cortez, Villa
Hermosa, Villa Palo Verde, Villa Viejo Townhouses, Vista Del Valle |
1955-1978 | |
| 9 | Restrictions: V – Vista Del Valle | 1974-1980 | |
| 10 |
Restrictions: V-W – Vista Montana, West Crane, West Ridge Estates, West Wellton,
White’s Addition, Williams Second Addition |
1938-1979 | |
| 11 | Restrictions: Y - Yuma Country Club Estates, Yuma East, Zocalo Gardens | 1956-1980 |
