Utah County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Utah County

County Courthouse
www.co.utah.ut.us/ Utah County, Utah Courthouse 100 E. Center Street Provo, Utah 84606 801-851-8000

Clerk/Auditor: Room 3600 Phone 801-851-8109 Fax 801-851-8232 and 801-851-7201

Quick Facts
Wikipedia

Named for the Ute Indians, Spanish word Yuta.

Parent County
3 March 1852: Utah County was created from the Utah Territory.

Towns
Cedar Fort | Fairfield | Genola | Goshen | Vineyard | Woodland Hills

Census Designation Places
Benjamin | Elberta | Lake Shore | Palmyra | Spring Lake | West Mountain

Communities
Birdseye | Dividend |

Ghost towns
Colton | Forest City | Mill Fork | Mosida | Thistle | Tucker

Neighboring Counties
Carbon | Duchesne | Juab | Salt Lake | Sanpete | Tooele | Wasatch

Cemeteries
Please refer to the populated places for the information about the cemeteries in these places.

See also Utah State Burial Data Base

Census
The 1850 [1851], 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Utah County are available online, at Family Search Historical Records.

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.

1856


 * 1) "Utah Census Returns" Historical Department of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 * 2) Index (Index Publishing)
 * 3) Index (AIS)
 * 4) Family Search

Church Records
Early, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church records for Utah County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City or at the Family History at BYU. The film numbers, for each ward, can be locate through the Family History Library Catalog. Or by refering to Jaussi, Laureen R., and Gloria D. Chaston. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. 2 vols. Provo, Utah: Genealogy Tree, 1982. (FHL book 979.2258 A3j; fiche 6031507). These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.

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
 * Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 1883 Salt Lake City, Utah to Grand Junction, Colorado (and Denver)

Newspapers

 * One major resource for newspapers throughout Utah is the University of Utah's Utah Digital Newspapers project "with more than 600,000 pages of digitized Utah historical newspapers." One newspaper from Utah County is included in this digital project, the Provo Daily Enquirer. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.
 * See also Utah County Newspaper

Obituaries

 * The Utah Valley Obituary Index has indexed obituaries from most Utah County newspapers. Each can be found at the Harold B. Lee Library at BYU.

Vital Records:
Marriges for Utah  from 20 Feb 1851 to 25 Aug 1941 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index. Data is incomplete as there are no civil government recorded marriages in Utah County prior to 1887. Some early divorce records were also indexed and included.

Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed as the 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.

Utah State Burial Index You can search this data base for deaths before 1904.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Alpine Utah North Family History Center
 * Alpine Utah West Family History Center
 * American Fork Utah Family History Center
 * BYU Family History Library (Harold B. Lee Library, Provo)
 * BYU 8th Family History Center
 * BYU 11th Family History Center
 * BYU 17th Family History Center
 * BYU 18th Family History Center
 * Brigham Young University Utah Family History Center - Public Library
 * Eagle Mountain Utah Family History Center
 * Elberta Utah Family History Center
 * Genola Utah Family History Center
 * Goshen Utah Family History Center
 * Highland Utah Family History Center
 * Lindon Utah Family History Center
 * Mapleton Utah Family History Center
 * Mount Timpanogos Utah Family History Center
 * Orem FamilySearch Center
 * Orem Utah Geneva Heights Family History Center
 * Orem Utah Lakeridge Family History Center
 * Suncrest Family History Center
 * Orem Utah Sharon Park Family History Center
 * Orem Utah Sunset Heights Family History Center
 * Orem Utah YSA 2nd Family History Center
 * Payson Utah Family History Center
 * Pleasant Grove Utah East Family History Center
 * Pleasant Grove Utah Grove Creek Family History Center
 * Salem Utah Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Bonneville Family History Center
 * Utah South Area FHC Family History Training Center (Orem)
 * Utah South Hispanic Family History Center (Provo)
 * Springville Utah YSA Family History Center
 * Spanish Fork UT Landmark Seminary--Release Time
 * Spanish Fork Utah Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Cove Point Family History Center
 * Provo Utah East Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Edgemont North Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Grandview East Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Married Student Family History Center
 * Provo Utah North Park Family History Center
 * Provo Utah South Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Sunset Family History Center
 * Provo Utah University Married Student 2nd Family History Center
 * Provo Utah University Married Student 3rd Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Wasatch (Tongan) Family History Center
 * Santaquin Utah Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Utah County UTGenWeb Project, a member of The UTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Utah County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Utah County. (Backup site)
 * Family History Library Catalog for Utah County
 * Utah County, Utah Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)