Brief Description: This collection includes approximately 3,800 paperboard-bound volumes (packets) containing deed and mortgage abstracts for properties in Norfolk, Portsmouth, and the surrounding counties (mostly Norfolk County). The collection also includes approximately 2,800 land plats, mostly for properties associated with the packets.
Guaranty Title and Trust created these records in the course of its business verifying property titles, recording land transactions, and issuing mortgage loans during its operations in Norfolk, Virginia from 1904 to 1929. The collection also includes some records that predate the company.
Each packet represents a defined parcel of land (a city block in built-up areas) and identifies the numbered plat sheets associated with that parcel. Some plats (particularly the higher numbered/later sheets) cover proposed residential developments, easements (such as rail and power lines), and transfers of undeveloped county lands.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-052
Created by: Guaranty Title and Trust Coporation (1906-1929)
Volume: 375.0 Boxes
Acquired:
00/00/1963.
Arrangement: Packets are arranged in original order by block or section; blocks and sections appear to be organized somewhat geographically. Books are arranged roughly by size. Plats are arranged in numeric order, with oversized plats arranged in numeric order at the end of the collection.
Biographical Note for Guaranty Title and Trust Coporation (1906-1929) : The Guaranty Title & Trust Corporation was a mortage, title, and trust company active in the Norfolk, Virginia area during the early part of the 20th century. The business began in 1906 as the Union Trust & Title Company. In 1914, its name changed to Guaranty Title & Trust, and it operated until July 1929.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Buildings
Businesses
Chesapeake (Va.)
Cities and towns--Virginia--Maps
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk County (Va.)
Portsmouth (Va.)
Princess Anne County (Va.)
Real property
Streets
Genres/Forms of Material
Deeds
Indexes (reference sources)
Maps (documents)
Plats (maps)
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes:
Owners of the company records, by donation
PreferredCitation: Guaranty Title and Trust Corporation Records, MSS 0000-052, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.