Thereafter, the deed books contain a wide variety of documents relating to real property in Saint George or the immediate vicinity. The documents in these books include warranty or quit claim deeds conveying property from one individual to another. They contain patents, desert land and homestead certificates validating individual homesteads or purchases in the public domain, and state land certificates issued to those who purchased state land. They contain tax deeds and sheriff's deeds chronicling the sale of property for unpaid taxes or debts. Whenever 5th District Court settled an estate or otherwise adjudicated a land related issue, the court decree was also recorded in the deed books.
Some documents are of particular note.
Book O contains a significant number of indentures dealing with the disposition of Brigham Young's property in Washington County. It also contains a number of deeds for city lots being sold according to the provisions of a resolution passed by the Saint George City Council at a special meeting held 12 Aug 1878. Book Y 4 contains numerous oil leases and agreements. Book Y 7 contains numerous right of way deeds authorizing installation of telephone and electric wires and poles. These deeds include diagrams showing where these will be installed on each property.