Various Deed Indexes

...indexes commonly found used to index deeds includ *Paul Company Indexes, the **Burr Record Index, the ***Campbell Index, the Russell Index, and the ****Cott Index.

*The names in this index are arranged alphabetically by the first three letters of the

surname only. Thus, all surnames beginning with the letters "DAS" would appear in one

group, those beginning with "DAT" in another group. Within each group the names are

entered in chronological order. A Key table giving a page reference to each letter group is

fastened inside the front cover of every volume. (Source)

**In this index, entries are divided into subgroups, based on the first letter of the surname.  Typically these subgroups are the first 3 letters of the surname, but may be for fewer letters. (Source)

***Campbell Index is arranged by the first letter of the surname and then first letter of the first name, then chronologically. For example, all surnames that begin with C and first names that begin with A would be chronologically listed together. The key pages at the front of the index are in alphabetical order identified by a tab representing the first letter of the surname. Written across the page for each tab, from right to left, are the first letter of the first name A-Z, giving below the starting page number that each letter begins on. (Source)

****Cott System Indexes

The Cott Index Company has many indexing systems, but they can be grouped into several groups:  Cott Key Table, Cottco Universal, Cott Family Name, Cott Guide Letter (Source)