Kanab, Kane County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah Kane County  Kanab

Quick History
Kanab began in 1858 as a crude dugout built by the great Mormon frontiersman and Indian missionary Jacob Hamblin. Kanab is derived from an Indian word meaning “place of willows” A fort was build by Mormon settlers in 1865 as a defense from the Indians and a base camp for travelers and explorers. A group of settlers from the abandoned Muddy River Mission in Nevada and a few families from the Cottonwood area of Salt Lake City lead by Levi Savage moved into the locale in 1870. Citizens elected their first town president and town council in August of 1885. Geographic location: Google
 * Wikipedia

Cemeteries
Kanab City Cemetery


 * 1) Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * 2) Findagrave.com
 * 3) Kane County USGenWeb Project
 * 4) Department applications for excavation permits
 * 5) Cemetery records of Kanab City Cemetery

Church History and Records

 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * 1) Kanab Stake
 * 2) Annual genealogical report, Form E, 1907
 * 3) Kanab Ward
 * 4) Record of members, 1870-1936
 * 5) Annual genealogical report, Form E, 1907-1935
 * 6) Kanab North Ward
 * 7) Record of members, 1936-1948
 * 8) Annual genealogical report, Form E, 1937-1948
 * 9) Kanab South Ward
 * 10) Record of members, 1936-1948
 * 11) Annual genealogical report, Form E, 1936-1948

History

 * 1) Preserving the Past for the future: Historic Homes of Kanab

Newspapers

 * 1) Kane County Standard
 * 2) Southern Utah News