For the period 1990-1993 we received two alpha listings, by subdivision and by owner. We received no alpha index for the period 1981-1989. Accompanying the alpha index is a chronological listing covering the period 1968-1993. This effectively represents a table of contents to the plat books since entries have been made in book and page order. It can be used to fill in some of the gaps in the alpha index if a filing date or recordation reference is known.
Series indexes all survey, subdivision, and condo plats filed in Carroll County.
Since 1990 the court has added to both the automated index and the card index. The Chief Deputy informs me that the card index is the most heavily used of the three. These index cards are arranged alphabetically by owner's name, an individual chronological entry being added to a card each time a plat is filed by that owner. This is a backup apparantly produced from the IBM AS400 system installed by the Comptroller's Office in the Carroll County Circuit Court. It is known that Carroll County served as a test site for this system.