Corinne, Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy

History
Corinne, Utah or (Burg on the Bear) is a small city in Box Elder County, Utah. It is listed as a railroad class 7 ghost town. During the building of the transcontinental railroad, it was a thriving railroad terminus. It was settled on 25 March 1869 by Mark A. Gilmore and friends with the intent of becoming a "gentile" community, trying to distinguish itself from the Latter-day Saints communities surrounding it. When different railways routes were changed, Corinne's population declined. This gives Corinne the classification of a ghost town, even though the residents are very much alive.


 * Centennial history : Corinne Lodge no. 5 : November 25, 1873 - November 25, 1973
 * The origin of non-Mormon settlements in Utah, 1847-1896 This source is a dissertation about the communities of Stockton, Corinne, and Park City. It gives details about the relationship between the different religions.
 * The rise and fall of Corinne An unpublished history of Corinne, Utah. The research was done in 1925 with the author interviewed local residents. This has classified Corinne as a ghost town even though the residents are very much alive!

Location
Corinne is a small community west of Brigham City located in Box Elder County.

Maps

 * 1895 Map of Box Elder County

Neighboring Communities
Bear River City | Brigham City | Garland | Honeyville | Perry | Tremonton | Willard

City Offices
Corinne City 2420 N 4000 W PO Box 118 Zip 84307 Phone: 435-744-5566 Fax: 435-744-3603

Cemeteries
Corinne Cemetery 4970 W. 2000 N. Corinne, UT 84307


 * Sexton's records, Corinne City, Utah, ca 1895-ca 1905
 * Findagrave.com Transcriptions
 * Box Elder County Cemeteries
 * Corinne Cemetery Transcriptions

Presbyterian

 * Records of the Session Minutes for the Presbyterian Church in Corinne, 1870-1897, are part of the collection of the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia. The records have been microfilmed and a copy is available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City (microfilm ).

Latter-day Saints

 * Record of members, 1914-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1914-1948

Methodist

 * Church Records Includes alphabetical record of members, list of pastors, marriages 1893-1920, baptisms 1892-1925.

Genealogies and Biographies

 * Historical and genealogical register of indexes to Corrine, Utah newspapers 1869-1875 The newspapers indexed were: The Utah Semi-Weekly Reporter, The Utah Reporter, The Corine Reporter, Daily Utah Reporter, Corinne Daily Journal, Corine Daily Reporter, Corinne Daily Mail.

Newspapers

 * Corinne Reporter 1871 - 1873
 * Corinne daily reporter

Birth

 * Early births and deaths of Corinne City, Utah, 1894-1942

Marriages

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

Divorces
In the 1800's, lawyers Johnson and Underdunk started a slot machine divorce mill. Later these were deemed illegal and many court hours were spent trying to untangle 2000 Corinne cases.

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, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.  For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the Utah State Burial Index.

Obituaries

 * Genealogy Trails Obits
 * Obits and Death Notices
 * Obituaries

Suggested Reading

 * The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns.
 * Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures
 * Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada 

Websites

 * Corinne Lodge 5 The Mother Lodge of Northern Utah Freemasonry
 * Corinne, Utah Archives
 * Corrine, Utah; Online Utah
 * Corinne; Sangres
 * Corrine, Ghost towns of Utah
 * Corinne Marker
 * China Emigration and Immigration
 * Central Pacific Transcontinental RR Grade
 * First Transcontinental Railroad
 * Silver Mining in the Beehive State
 * Utah Mining
 * Utah Ghost Towns