The records that exist are in the office of the circuit clerk. They are in file boxes. If you have ever been in the office of a circuit clerk, you may have seen some of these file boxes. They are about 6 in. or so wide and somewhat deep. They are packed with folded papers. To the best of my knowledge, there is absolutely no way to tell what would be in any certain box. The books that would indicate the location of any certain records were lost in the fire. I do not think that any deed or land records are in those files. It appears to me that it would take unlimited time to locate anything. If you do go and try, I would suggest that you wear something that you do not mind getting dirty. I think that it is smoke that has gotten on them. They are so old and fragile that I think they should be opened only once and copied. Who has the time and the money! I am SURE that the people in that office would not have time. Indexing the contents would be a wonderful project for some organization. The few people in Wayne Co. that do professional research (for a fee), may have some general idea as to the contents of SOME of these boxes. That is only a possibility. Do not get excited at the idea that anything was left after the fire. It would be like finding a needle in a hay stack or worse. I would suggest that any one wanting land information buy the latest edition of the plat maps (I do not know where they can be purchased) and see who owns the land today. That person may have an abstract for the land. I have one for part of the land that I own in Wayne Co. Much of the rest was passed through the family from the early 1900s. Years ago, an attorney told me that at one time, it was the custom that when land was sold, the seller gave the buyer a copy of the deed that he had received when he got the land. Note that he said that it was the custom, not that everyone did it. A local abstract office might have information. I assume that there would be a fee. May I also say that I consider the records after the fire to be in excellent order and condition. The people in all of the offices are polite and considerate, but we must remember that they can't do our research. My experiences there have been so much better than in some other counties, that I can only give them praise. Dorris