Salt Lake County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Salt Lake County

County Courthouse
Salt Lake County Courthouse 2001 State Street Room S2200 Salt Lake City, Ut 84190 Phone: 801-468-3519

Formerly Great Salt Lake County Name changed to Salt Lake 29 Jan 1868; County Clerk has marriage records from 1887, divorce and court records from 1896 and probate records from 1852; County Recorder has land records

Parent Counties
was created March 3, 1852 as an original county from Utah Territory.

See also Green River Count (old)

Neighboring Counties
is surrounded by: Davis | Morgan | Summit | Tooele | Utah | Wasatch

Resources
1852: Salt Lake County was created as an original county.

Biography

 * public libraries.

Business Records and Commerce

 * public libraries.

Cemeteries

 * public libraries.


 * Salt Lake County, Utah Cemeteries
 * Burials - Salt Lake City, Utah Cemetery contains over 100 names recorded in Salt Lake City, Utah Cemetery: Includes where and when born; death dates and places; from the middle 1800's to the 1998's.
 * Records are available to view for the following four cemeteries:
 * Woodmen of the World Burials
 * Crescent Cemetery
 * Granite Cemetery
 * Redwood Memorial Estates Cemetery

USGenWeb Archives Salt Lake County, Utah

Other cemeteries:


 * Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek BillionGraves
 * Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, East Millcreek BillionGraves,

Census
1850 Census and Index has transcribed pages found at the county GenWeb site. The index identifies which file you will click to see names and information. The 1850 [1851], 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Salt Lake County are available online.

For tips on accessing census records online, see Utah Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in national indexes, try checking local indexes. Created by experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide indexes.

See Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.


 * 1850 (1851)
 * 1856
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Church History

 * public libraries.

Church Records

 * public libraries.

Court Records

 * public libraries.

On this link you will find three different pages: Index of Intention - 1906 Vol. 2 (1907-1908); Salt Lake County, Utah. You will find applicant name, place of birth, location of court, and volume and page numbers. Index Volume 2; Index Volume 3; Index Volume 4.

Directories
See Salt Lake City, Utah


 * public libraries.

Dwellings - History

 * public libraries.

Funeral Homes
SereniCare LLC 12278 Lone Peak Parkway, Suite 103 Draper, UT 84020 Phone:801-255-2801 Toll Free 800-945-9723 Fax: 801-255-2844

Genealogy

 * public libraries.
 * Rees, Nesta, When the Parry Saints Went Marching Out. The author traces the John Parry family from Newmarket to Salt Lake City. Family Trees illustrated the article and a picture of a headstone, in SLC, showing John and wife Harriet, with year dates, and born North Wales.  John worked as a mason on the Salt Lake Temple.  Article in Hel Achau, #29, Christmas, 1989, pages 22-25. Family History Library Ref. 942.93 D25h

Guardianship

 * public libraries.

History

 * public libraries.


 * Early Utah Families
 * Greeks in the West
 * The History of Salt Lake City and its Founders, By Edward William Tullidge 1886

NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Salt Lake County

History Timeline

 * 1825.  The first US explorer in the Salt Lake area is believed to be Jim Bridger.
 * 1843. U.S. Army officer John C. Frémontsurveyed the Great Salt Lake and the Salt Lake Valley.
 * 1846. The Donner party, a group of ill-fated pioneers, traveled through the Great Salt Lake Valley in August.
 * 1847. Salt Lake County was settled when Mormon pioneersof The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, arrived in the Salt Lake Valley.
 * 1847. On July 29, 1847 a group of Mormon pioneers, known as the Mississippi Company, among them John Holladay of Alabama, entered the Salt Lake Valley. Within weeks, they discovered a free-flowing, spring-fed stream, which they called Spring Creek, now known as Holladay.
 * 1849. Herriman was established by Robert Dansie, Henry Harriman, and Thomas Jefferson Butterfield. A monument in the Herriman City Cemetery lists the original four families of Herriman as the Thomas Jefferson Butterfield, John Jay Stocking, Robert Cowan Petty, and Henry Harriman families.
 * 1849. The Mormon pioneers organized a new state called Deseret and petitioned for its recognition.
 * 1850. The U.S. Congress rebuffed the settlers petition and established the Utah Territory, and designated Fillmore as its capital city.
 * 1850.March 3. Salt Lake County was created as an original county.
 * 1853. Construction started on The Salt Lake Temple.
 * 1857. The territorial capital was moved to Great Salt Lake City, when the name was shortened to Salt Lake City.
 * 1862. Fort Douglaswas established on the east bench, near the University of Utah, to make sure that the territory maintained its allegiance during the American Civil War.
 * 1865. Alta was founded.
 * 1868.January 29: The original county name Great Salt Lake County was shortened to Salt Lake County.
 * 1878. An 1878 fire and an 1885 avalanche destroyed most of the original mining town of Alta.
 * 1885. The army established Camp Murray to house several companies of the Ninth Infantry Regiment.
 * 1935. In 1935, Norwegian skiing legend Alf Engen was hired to help develop the area, and Alta opened its first ski lift in 1938.
 * 1942. Camp Kearns, a massive military installation created for World War II, was created in what is now Kearns and Taylorsville on the western side of the valley.

Historical Facts
The area that was to become Salt Lake County was settled in 1847 when Mormon Pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fleeing persecution in the East, arrived in the Salt Lake Valley after traveling through Emigration Canyon. Brigham Young, their leader, declared "This is the right place" after seeing the valley, which was at the time arid, dry, and unpromising. However, they soon developed a flourishing, self-sufficient city, Great Salt Lake City, through extensive irrigation techniques. Thousands of Mormons from around the world followed in the next several decades. The county was officially formed on January 31, 1850, with just over 11,000 residents recorded.

Land and Property

 * public libraries.

One example listing ownership is:


 * Morgan, Nicholas G. Pioneer Map: Great Salt Lake City, Great Basin, North America. N.p.: 1851?. (Family History Library .) This map includes historical data and index to names of original owners and their locations by lot or lots and blocks. The index to this map consists of names of major land owners in various Salt Lake City LDS wards.
 * Grundvig, David L.and Sharon Lauritzen. Index to Pioneer Map, Great Salt Lake City, for 1850s. N.p. 1981. (Family History Library .)

Maps

 * public libraries.

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for emigrant settlers included:


 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah
 * Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California
 * Central Overland Trail 1859-1869 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Carson City, Nevada (and usually on to northern California)
 * Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah to Omaha, Nebraska
 * Central Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah to Sacramento, California
 * Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 1883 Salt Lake City, Utah to Grand Junction, Colorado (and Denver)

Military

 * public libraries.

Minorities

 * public libraries.

Names, Geographical

 * public libraries.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * public libraries.

On the following GenWeb link you will find the summary of the Court Petitions Index, volumes 1 - 9. In each index volume you will find the name of the petitioner, place of birth, location of court, volume and page number. As an example click on volume 1. Click on volumes 2 - 8  on the Court Petition Index.

Utah. District Court. (Salt Lake County). Naturalization Records 1853–1936, index 1858–1980, Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives and Records Service 1980–1981, 1989–1990. An index covering territorial and district courts from about 1858–1980 is on the first film in the series. It includes most northern Utah counties. Also in the series is declarations and petitions from 1851–1936. The territorial minutes indexed in this record are found in:


 * Utah. District Court. (Salt Lake County). Court Minutes, 1858–1920. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives and Records Service, 1981–1982. These early minutes include naturalizations which are arranged chronologically in each volume.

Newspapers

 * public libraries.


 * Several newspapers covering various dates from 1850-1960 are included.
 * Existing copies of newspapers
 * [[Salt Lake County, Utah
 * [[Salt Lake County, Utah

BYU Digtial Collections has Vol 41 of Woman's Exponet and a description/history of this which ran June 1, 1872-Feb 1914. Click on Newspapers in right hand box.

Obituaries

 * Newspapers of *Local Funeral Homes, Societies, Libraries, or in family records. *Obituaries of neighboring counties *Newspapers of major cities: Deseret News and/or The Salt Lake Tribune both in Salt Lake City


 * public libraries.

Websites for death records in the state of Utah and specifically for Salt Lake County include:


 * From the GenWeb site (scroll down from the top of the page) you will find individual obituaries, obituaries from the Desert News (2004 - 2005 selected months), and from the Salt Lake Tribune (2004 - 2005 selected months).
 * Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949. This title is misleading, because all the deaths were recorded in the City of Salt Lake City. There are no deaths recorded in any other places within the county in this County Death Records group.
 * [Utah Death Certificates (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Utah Death Certificates 1904-1956]: A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at certificates. 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, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.
 * Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904 - Utah Burials Search
 * In this link Salt Lake City Deaths Jan 1 to Nov 1, 1892: you will find a list of deaths in Salt Lake of person eighteen years of age

Upward from Jan 1 - Nov 1, 1892

Occupations

 * public libraries.

Officials and Employees

 * public libraries.

Politics and Government

 * public libraries.

Probate Records

 * public libraries.

Public Records

 * public libraries.

Courthouses
County seat: Salt Lake City

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * FamilySearch Center - JSMB
 * Midvale Utah Union Fort Family History Center
 * Murray Utah Little Cottonwood Family History Center
 * Murray Utah South Family History Center
 * Murray Utah West Family History Center
 * Riverton FamilySearch Library
 * Salt Lake Big Cottonwood Family History Center
 * Salt Lake Canyon Rim Family History Center
 * Salt Lake Hillside Family History Center
 * Salt Lake Holladay South Family History Center
 * Salt Lake Millcreek Family History Center
 * Salt Lake Monument Park Family History Center
 * Salt Lake Mt Olympus Family History Center
 * Salt Lake Park Family History Center
 * Salt Lake Rose Park Family History Center
 * Salt Lake Utah South (Tongan) Family History Center
 * Salt Lake Wasatch Family History Center
 * Salt Lake Winder Family History Center
 * Sandy Utah Cottonwood Creek Family History Center
 * Sandy Utah Crescent Family History Center
 * Sandy Utah Crescent Ridge Family History Center
 * Sandy Utah East Family History Center
 * Sandy Utah Granite South Family History Center
 * South Jordan Utah Parkway Family History Center
 * Utah Correctional Facility - Oquirrh Family History Center
 * Utah Correctional Facility - Timpanogos Family History Center (Draper)

Libraries

 * public libraries.
 * The Family History Library is located in Salt Lake County and is the largest repository of family history records in the world.
 * The Salt Lake County Library system offers free access to Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest.

Museums

 * Church History Museum
 * Pioneer Memorial Museum (Daughters of the Utah Pioneers) 300 N Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah List of satellite DUP museums The museum history department has documents about Utah pioneers with an online index of pioneers.
 * West Jordan Historical Society has a museum and library. 2053 West 7800 South West Jordan, Utah 84088 Phone: (801) 568-0938

Societies

 * Utah State Historical Society has a good library and photograph collection. 300 S Rio Grande Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Phone: (801) 533-3500 Cemetery and Burial database Library Catalog Photo database with over 65,000 photos online
 * Sons of Utah Pioneers 3301 Louise Ave. Salt Lake City, UT 84109 Phone: (801) 484-4441
 * Daughters of the Utah Pioneers 300 N. Main St. Salt Lake City, UT 84103-1699 General Phone: 801-532-6479 Fax: 801-532-4436 General email: info@dupinternational.org
 * West Jordan Historical Society has a museum and library. 2053 West 7800 South West Jordan, Utah 84088 Phone: (801) 568-0938
 * Emigration Canyon Historical Society is a non-profit organization preserving the history of Emigration Canyon. Contact information.

Schools

 * public libraries.

Taxation

 * public libraries.

Vital Records

 * public libraries.

Salt Lake City County Health Department


 * 200 East 610 South Street
 * Salt Lake City, UT 84111-99
 * Telephone: 801-534-4657
 * Internet: Salt Lake Valley Health Department

Pre-1905 records are often incomplete.

Birth

 * 1898-1905 - Salt Lake County Birth Registers 1898-1905. Database at Utah State Div. of Archives and Records Services.
 * 1898–1905Salt Lake County (Utah), County Clerk. Birth Records, 1898–1905. This is for Salt Lake County. However, there is some overlap with the Salt Lake City records. You will find names of parents and child (if known) and the child's date of birth.
 * 1890-1950 - Salt Lake City (Utah). Office of Vital Statistics. Birth Records, 1890–1950, 1953. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950. You will find parents' names, child's date of birth, and the child's name if known. Some later records show age of parents, number of children, address, and the doctor who attended the birth.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at: Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Marriage
Marriage registers from 1887 through 1950's microfilmed and then destroyed. Microfilm copy available at the Family History Library and centers. Microfilm copy is not available at the county clerk's office.


 * 1847-1929 - 58,919 marriages from 1847 to 18 September 1929 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index. Index is incomplete as there are few civil government recorded marriages in Salt Lake County prior to 1887. Some early divorce records were also indexed and included. This is not a complete database. Linkpendium contributors list marriage year span as 1888 to 1970.


 * 1887–1965 — Salt Lake County (Utah). County Clerk. Marriage Records, 1887–1965. The first 18 films index the licenses and certificates. These records have been indexed in the Early Church Information File up to 1914.

There is an additional index from 1887 to 1987 available on fiche:


 * 1887–1987 — Salt Lake County (Utah). County Clerk. Alphabetic Marriage Listing 1887–1987. There are 24 fiche for each number. The first set of fiche is an index to the grooms and the second is an index to the brides. These will lead you to the above record.

Divorce

 * 1852–1856, 1877–1887 — Utah. Probate Court (Salt Lake County) Divorce Records, 1852–1856, 1877–1887. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966. This record is unindexed and is in chronological order. It gives names of each spouse and reason for separation or divorce, and date of court action.

Death
Copies of death records and indexes for Salt Lake City and County are available at the Family History Library.


 * 1897–1905 — Salt Lake County (Utah). County Clerk. Register of Deaths, Salt Lake County, Book A, 1897–1905. These records are for the county only and do not have Salt Lake City death records. They are indexed. The record gives name, birth and death information, address or city of residence, and sometimes burial information.


 * 1848-1950 - Salt Lake City (Utah). Office of Vital Statistics. Death Records of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1848–Sept 1950. These records provide name, birth and death information, address or city, and sometimes burial information.

A wiki article desciribing an online collection is found at: Utah Salt Lake County Death Registers (familySearch Historical Records).

1865-1900 - Deseret News Semi-Weekly Death and Marriage Notices'at 'UTGenWeb'- free.'

Towns and Communities in this county
