The box below illustrates in red the attributes from the Public Agency entity of the Cadastral Data Content Standard which correspond with data commonly used by county recorders.

Public Agency - A Public Agency is a public sector organization defined by and part of a governmental body or one chartered by government body for a public purpose, such as the U.S. Postal Service or the Tennessee Valley Authority. The finest or smallest division included in the attributes also indicates the level of government which defines or regulates the Agency.

State - State is one of the primary divisions of the United States and follows the abbreviation and format coding of Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 5-2. Domain: Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 5-2.
Corresponds to the following data commonly used by county recorders:  State name.

County - A County is the first division of a State. The definition and coding of this attribute is the Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 6-4. Domain: Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 6-4.
Corresponds to the following data commonly used by county recorders:  County name.

City/Village/Town - A City/Village/Town is a division of a County. The definition and coding of this attribute is the Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 55-2, September 15, 1973. Domain: Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 55-2.
Corresponds to the following data commonly used by county recorders:  Town name.

Public Agency Name - The Public Agency Name is the full name of a Public Agency. Domain: free text.
Corresponds to the following data commonly used by county recorders:  County Recorder office.