Davis County, Utah Genealogy

Guide to Davis County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Daniel C. Davis, captain in the Mormon Battalion. The County is located in the north center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Davis County Courthouse 28 East State Street Farmington, UT 84025 Phone: 801-444-2300 Davis County Courthouse County Clerk has marriage records. Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia.
 * 1850 October 5  County created.  Farmington designated as its county seat, because of its geographic location midway between boundaries at the Weber Riveron the north and the Jordan Riveron the south.
 * 1852 March 3 Davis County was set off from Great Salt Lake County (now Salt Lake County), by the general assembly of Deseret in October 1850. It was officially created 3 March 1852 when the territorial assembly defined the county lines. Records concerning Davis County between 1850 and 1852 are in Salt Lake County.
 * During its first 50 years, Davis County grew slowly.
 * 1862 January 17 Morgan County was set off.
 * 1870 Utah Central Rail Road. With the advent of the railroad a transition to mechanized agriculture and a surge of commerce, banking, improved roads, new water systems, and electrification of homes began.
 * 1940 Population was barely 16,000.
 * 1940-1950 With the establishment of Hill Air Force Basein northern Davis County, there was a surge of civilian employment after World War II. The county doubled in population.
 * 1950-1960 Population doubled again as part of the nationwide suburb boom that was occurring at the time.
 * 1990 There were 188,000 residents. 2000 there were 239,000 residents. 2030 County is expected to have a population of about 360,000.
 * Today Most of the population resides in Layton, Bountiful, Kaysville, and Clearfield while most of the growth is concentrated in the northwest, northeast, and southwest portions of the county, and especially in such cities as Syracuse, Clinton, West Point, South Weber, and Woods Cross.

Cemeteries

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1869-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Davis County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical Site
 * 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Census Records

 * George Olin Zabriskie and Dorothy Louise Robinson, copied U S Census of 1851:Census of Davis County, 1851 Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine. April, 1937
 * See Utah Census for online indexes and images of US federal censuses. of: 1850 [1851], 1856, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940.
 * See statewide printed indexes, including 1856.
 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Davis County, Utah Census Index.

Church Records
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) Historically, most people in Utah were Latter-day Saints. Their records are, therefore, very important for early Utah research. For additional information, see Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors and Utah Church Records.
 * 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Directories
See Utah Directories
 * 1879-1880 Culmer, H.L.A. et al. Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-80: Containing the Name and Occupation of Every Resident in the Towns and Cities of Salt Lake, Utah, Weber and Davis Counties: and a Very Complete List of the Merchants, Manufacturers, Professional Men and Officials: Together with Full Gazetteer Information. Salt Lake City, Utah: Printed for H.L.A. Culmer Co. by J.C. Graham Co., 1879. Digital version at Internet Archive.

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1847-1868 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images

Funeral Homes

 * LakeView Cemetery Mortuary website 1640 East Lakeview Dr Bountiful, UT 84010 Phone: 801-298-1564 888-567-5767 Fax: 801-298-1586
 * Lindquist Bountiful Mortuary website 727 North 400 East Bountiful, UT 84010 Phone: 801-292-5555 877-394-6667 Fax: 801-292-0442
 * Lindquist Kaysville Mortuary website 400 North Main St. Kaysville, UT 84037 Phone: 801-546-6666 877-394-6667 Fax: 801-544-4809
 * Lindquist Layton Mortuary website 1867 North Fairfield Road Layton, UT 84041 Phone: 801-771-6666 877-394-6667 Fax: 801-771-0700
 * Myers Mortuary website 250 North Fairfield Rd Layton, UT 84041 Phone: 801-544-0994 Fax: 801-547-0391
 * Lindquist Clearfield Mortuary website 1050 South State St. Clearfield, UT 84015 Phone: 801-825-6666 877-394-6667 Fax: 801-825-9773
 * Russon Brothers Mortuary website] 1941 North Main St.. Farmington, UT 84025 Phone: 801-447-8247
 * Independent Funeral Service website 3363 South Highway 89 Bountiful, UT 84010 Phone: 801-296-8900 866-486-2486 Fax: 801-486-8986

Genealogies

 * Jane Jennings Eldredge, comp. Records & historical sketches of residents of Davis County, Utah. 9 vols. FS Library 979.227 D2e Digital Images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * County Recorder's Office: check deeds, file mining claims, get assistance in finding ownership of a particular property, and obtain copies of county plat maps. This office has county plat records dating back to 1878, prior records having been destroyed in a fire.
 * 1869-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Local Histories
Named for David Coon Davis (d. 1850), Captain of Company E, in the Mormon Battalion, early leader in Davis County. David C. Davis settled on Davis Creek, on what is now Farmington in 1849.
 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Davis Company. East of Antelope Island : history of the first fifty years of Davis County. [S.l. : Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Davis County Chapter, 1961. FS Library 979.227 D265]
 * Leonard, Glen M. A history of Davis County : a modern frontier,Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah State Historical Society, c1999. FS Library 979.227 H2L Utah Centennial County History Series

Maps and Gazetteers
See Utah Gazetteers
 * 1879-1880 Culmer, H.L.A. et al. Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-80: Containing the Name and Occupation of Every Resident in the Towns and Cities of Salt Lake, Utah, Weber and Davis Counties: and a Very Complete List of the Merchants, Manufacturers, Professional Men and Officials: Together with Full Gazetteer Information. Salt Lake City, Utah: Printed for H.L.A. Culmer Co. by J.C. Graham Co., 1879. Digital version at Internet Archive.


 * Google highway map of Davis County 2012
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images at Partner site

 World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

 World War II
 * 1939-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1906-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1930 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at Ancestry- index & images, ($)

Newspapers

 * 1850-2003 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1892-1975 The Davis County Clipper covering 1892-1975 is included.
 * Utah Digital Newspapers Project gives newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view the digitized newspapers.

Obituaries

 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
 * 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)

County Records

 * 1869-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Prisons

 * 1892-1949 Board of Pardons Prisoners' Pardon Application Case Files, 1892-1949 at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service – index and images

Periodicals

 * Utah Periodicals

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1985 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1851-1961 FamilySearch
 * 1869-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Birth

 * 1898-1905 1898-1905 online index to births by Utah Archives.
 * 1898-1905 Births, Davis County 1898-1905, a FamilySearch Historical Collection.
 * 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images
 * How to Find Birth Information in Utah

Marriage

 * 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * 1869-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Collection has marriage certificates, marriage license index.
 * Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources

Death

 * 1869-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1904-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904

Divorce

 * Davis County, Utah Divorce Registers of Actions, 1877, 1880 Ancestry.com ($)
 * Davis County, Utah Divorce Case Files, 1875-1886Ancestry.com ($)

Archives

 * Christy Fillerup. Research in Davis County Crossroads (June 2010): 30-37. Utah Genealogical Association

FamilySearch Centers

 * Bountiful Utah Heights FamilySearch Center
 * Layton Utah FamilySearch Center
 * North Salt Lake Utah FamilySearch Center
 * North Salt Lake Utah Parkway FamilySearch Center
 * South Davis Utah FamilySearch Center
 * FamilySearch FamilySearch Library - Main FamilySearch Library

Libraries
Davis County Library, Headquarters Branch Website 38 South 100 East Farmington, UT 84025 Phone: 801-451-2322 See also Utah Public Library, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps. Does not mention holdings.

Websites

 * Davis County GenWeb, UtGenWeb


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