Foreclosure Address From County Clerk

[Jason Rector]

Forgive me if this has been posted before, but how do I find out the address of a property when it's given in the county clerk petition? Here is an example:

"TRACT 16 OF THE PROPOSED JEWLL ESTATES AND FURTHER SHOWN AS PART OF THE NORTH HALF (N 1/2) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 33 WEST, BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, BEGINNING AT A POINT 717.02 FEET SOUTH 89 DEGREES 21' 44" WEST OF THE SE CORNER OF SAID N 1/2, THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 21' 44" WEST 196.48 FEET; THENCE NORTH 663.32 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 58'41" EAST 196.59 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 688.07 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SUBJECT TO AND WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY OF JEWELL DRIVE ALONG THE NORTH SIDE THEREOF AND ANY OTHER EASEMENTS OR RIGHT OF WAY OF RECORD."

The case number was listed so I looked it up and found the first complaint filed which had an attachment. That attachment had the same description listed as above, but it also listed the normal, readable address. The address is 19699 Jewell Dr. Gravette, AR.

Is it possible to determine the address from the description provided in the county clerk foreclosure notice? If not, how do you normally find out what the address is to know what property is up for sale?

[Mark Rogers]

A few ways that I use include:
(1) If the document gives the debtors' names, search them in the appropriate county at arcountydata.com and/or in that particular counties online records, if they are available;

(2) keep digging for other documents, like you did, to find one that includes the more common address; or

(3) find a county map with range and township grids and find it using the legal description.

It is SO much easier if the property is in a subdivision, and they give the lot, block, and subdivision information.