Sonoma County Assessor's Office records, 1873-1998 1873 (bulk)

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Sonoma County (Calif.) Assessor's Office
Abstract:
This collection contains records created by the Sonoma County (Calif.) Assessor's Office. Records include documents pertaining to road and property taxes; land assessments, including geothermal issues. records include: Assessment book of the property of Petaluma road district for the year 1874-75. Record of delinquent taxpayers and sales of property for delinquent taxes for 1874-75. Records necessary to value geothermal rights. Includes geological, historical, and valuation information, appraisal and appeal documents, correspondence, etc. File of current and historical data for rural, residential and commercial properties.
Extent:
59 volumes; 8 microfilm reels; 26 boxes
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Official records of taxes, assessments and property files for roads, subdivisions and manufactured homes.

Arrangement of the collection

Organized into seven series:

  1. Special road tax--Petaluma Township, 1873/1874-1874/1875
  2. Assessment book of the property of Petaluma road district for the year ..., 1874-1875
  3. Assessment roll of the Healdsburg and Pine Flat Road District, 1874-1877
  4. Sonoma County tax assessment, 1900-1974
  5. Wildcat subdivisions--assessment ledgers, 1910-1915
  6. Assessment appeals--geothermal (ASAP-0040), 1973, 1982-1998
  7. 7.Property files--manufactured homes (ASAP-0050), 1981-1992

Arranged variously chronologically, by district or by Assessor's Parcel Number (APN)

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition DACS

Access and use

Location of this collection:
6135 State Farm Drive
Rohnert Park, CA 94928, US
Contact:
(707) 545-0831