Lists of public roads, created for the purpose of inventory control and maintenance assignments given road supervisors. The series consists of two volumes, each arranged and formatted differently. Both contain brief descriptions of the roads and notes about changes. The levy court began the first volume in 1841 by listing all known public roads and assigning successive numbers to them. After that the agency added new roads as they opened and continued with the numbering sequence. Some entries contain cross references to county road numbers that correspond to abstracts of county court road proceedings in (Road Book) in series C872. These abstracts then provide references to the recorded proceedings in (Road Record) in series C871, that include the only records of surveys and plats. In 1851 the levy court was abolished and the board of county commissioners assumed its functions. The commissioners created a new list of public roads and renumbered them with successive numbers, regardless of location. The book was divided into sections by election district and the roads within each area were listed numerically. After that the agency added new roads as they opened and continued with the numbering sequence. Many entries contain a second number in parentheses; this refers to the number assigned by the levy court between 1841 and 1851, that can be used to ascertain more information as outlined above. In addition, many entries provide references to recorded road proceedings in (Road Record) in series C871, C874, and C2308. The road description records are included in the plats project because of their usefulness in identifying roads and locating the surveys and plats. The Archives will create an electronic finding aid from the records themselves.