Public Records Research

Articles and records#

• 1876 Township 2 South, Range 3 East plat#

  HTML reference record for the 1876 Township 2 South, Range 3 East, Humboldt Meridian plat, county survey record copy 100 UR 445.

  Archival record · 1876 · County survey copy

• 1952 PG&E right-of-way#

  HTML reference record for the 1952 Jay J. Smith and Mildred E. Smith PG&E right-of-way, reference 1202-03-0050.

  Archival record · 1952 · PG&E historical instrument

• 1952 proposed road right-of-way map#

  HTML reference record for the 1952 proposed road right-of-way map, county record 3 UR 137, in the Jay Smith Road history library.

  Archival record · 1952 · County map copy

• 1958 telephone right-of-way grant#

  HTML reference record for the 1958 Pacific Telephone and Telegraph right-of-way grant, recorded in Humboldt County Official Records 499/422.

  Archival record · 1958-06-12 · Pacific Telephone and Telegraph

• 1959 Smith-to-Clarke grant deed#

  HTML reference record for the 7 April 1959 Smith-to-Clarke grant deed, recorded in Humboldt County Official Records 531/537.

  Archival record · 1959-04-07 · Humboldt County Official Records

• 1978 Phillips-to-Watts grant deed#

  HTML reference record for the 1 June 1978 Phillips-to-Watts grant deed, recorded in Humboldt County Official Records 1498/555.

  Archival record · 1978-06-01 · Humboldt County Official Records

• 2006 Sudden Oak Death containment notice#

  HTML reference record for California Department of Parks and Recreation's 2006 Jay Smith Road Sudden Oak Death Containment notice, SCH 2006018194.

  Archival record · 2006-01-18 · California State Parks

• A History of the Rectangular Survey System#

  C. Albert White’s federal survey history supplies the October 1853 Humboldt initial-point account and the broader history of rectangular surveying.

  Archival record · 1983 · Bureau of Land Management

• BLM cadastral survey manuals and research tools#

  A source gateway to historical survey manuals, terminology, corner evidence, and modern cadastral resources.

  Archival record · Bureau of Land Management

• Caltrans Historical Transportation Chronology#

  Caltrans route-history appendices used to distinguish modern highway numbering from the earlier incorporation of road segments into the state system.

  Archival record · California Department of Transportation

• Ericson Photograph Collection: Archival Guide#

  A university archival finding aid for the Ericson photographic collection, with provenance and research context for northwestern California logging and community history.

  Archival record · Cal Poly Humboldt Special Collections

• Eureka land-office records in National Archives Record Group 49#

  A collection-level guide identifying Eureka land-office material and Humboldt Meridian township maps from 1856–1894.

  Archival record · National Archives

• Forest Service Sudden Oak Death study#

  HTML reference record for the U.S. Forest Service report on conditions ten years after Sudden Oak Death suppression treatments in California's North Coast.

  Archival record · 2017 · U.S. Forest Service

• Humboldt Redwoods Road and Trail Management Plan#

  A dated planning publication with cultural and environmental context, including a southern Humboldt disease discussion naming Jay Smith Road.

  Archival record · 2019 · California State Parks

• Humboldt Redwoods State Park CCC Features#

  California State Parks’ historical account of Civilian Conservation Corps development at Humboldt Redwoods, including the park’s 1921 origin and surviving recreational features.

  Archival record · California State Parks

• Humboldt Redwoods State Park brochure#

  An official park introduction and regional map for Humboldt Redwoods, including nearby communities and named park features.

  Archival record · 2017 · California State Parks

• Jay Smith Road historical records#

  Canonical HTML reference pages for public Jay Smith Road historical records, maps, surveys, deeds, utility instruments, and environmental sources.

  Reference article

• South Fork Eel River near Miranda: 2009 Water-Data Record#

  The 2009 USGS station report for South Fork Eel River near Miranda, including the historical maximum listed for the December 1964 flood.

  Archival record · 2009 · U.S. Geological Survey

• USGS 1964–1965 Flood Station Records#

  USGS station records for the December 1964 and January 1965 floods, including the Eel River at Scotia and South Fork Eel River near Miranda.

  Archival record · U.S. Geological Survey