St. George, Washington County, Utah Genealogy

History
In October, 1861, 309 families were sent to settle the St. George area by Brigham Young from Salt Lake City. Due to the warm climate their purpose was to raise crops of cotton, grapes, and mulberry bushes for silk. This was to fill the need for these items created by the Civil War. Called "Dixie" for it's warm, southern location and the ability to have several harvests. Named after George Smith who encouraged some scurvy plagued pioneers to eat raw potatoes for it's vitamin C. The cure worked making George the "Potato Saint" hence the name St. George.


 * History of St. George
 * St. George History

County Court House
County Court House 87 North 200 East St. George, Utah 84770 Phone: (435) 634-5728

City Center
St. George City 175 East 200 North St. George, Ut 84770 Phone: 435-627-4000

Maps

 * Pioneer Map of St. George
 * 1895 Map of Washington County
 * David Rumsey Collections of Maps of St George Utah

Neighboring Communities
Leeds | Hurricane | Toquerville | Santa Clara | Gunlock | Ivins | Washington

Biographies

 * Personal histories High Priests, Third Ward, St. George West Stake
 * Devoted empire builders, pioneers of St. George
 * Saint George, Utah, original pioneers December 1, 1861 - May 10, 1869 ; histories &amp; pictures

Cemeteries
St. George City Cemetery 700 E. Tabernacle St. George, Utah 84770 Phone: (435) 634-5868 ‎

Listing on BillionGraves of interments, with Google map,

1777 S. Dixie Drive St. George, Utah 84770 Phone: (435) 627-4728
 * Tonaquint Cemetery

BillionGraves page for this cemetery.

West Old Highway 91, Utah 84738
 * Shivwits Paiute Indian Cemetery

Catholic Church
259 West 200 North St. George, UT 84770 (435)673-2604

In 1951, Bishop Hunt of the Salt Lake City Diocese of the Catholic Church purchased the old Presbyterian Church and property. For several years, the small chapel in this structure was used for mass


 * History of the Catholic Church in St. George

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 * Old Churches
 * St George Tabernacle History

Presbyterian Church
259 West 200 North St. George, UT 84770


 * History of St. George Presbyterian Church

Historical Newspapers

 * Washington County News 1908 - 1923
 * Library of Congress Newspapers for St. George

Societies, Museums and Libraries

 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP), Washington County, Utah Washington County DUP Companies and Camps 145 East 100 North St. George, UT 84770 Phone: (435)628-7274
 * Washington County Historical Society Post Office Box 404 St. George, UT 84771
 * Zion Natural History Association Springdale, UT 84767 Phone:(435)772-3265, (800)635-3959

Marriages

 * Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.

Death

 * Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county. Images of actual death certificates.
 * Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Historical Records. Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed. A death certificate may contain information as to the name of the deceased, date of death, and place of death, as well as ;the age, birth date, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence. For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the Utah State Burial Index.

Suggested Reading

 * Toquerville : oasis in the desert ; a history of Toquerville and the area
 * Under Dixie Sun" 
 * A History of Washington County from Isolation to Destination
 * Historical Buildings of Washington County, Volume 1 Downloadable booklet

Websites

 * Dixie Cotton
 * Mulberry Bushes for Silk.
 * Civil War and Utah's Dixie.
 * George Smith
 * Potato Saint
 * History of St. George
 * St. George History