Washington County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Washington County


 * This article is about a county in southwestern part of Utah. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation).

County Courthouse
http://www.washco.utah.gov/ 197 East Tabernacle St. George, UT 84770

Quick Facts
Named for George Washington, the first President of the United States.

Wikipedia

Parent County
3 March 1852: Washington County was created from unorganized territory.

Cities
Enterprise | Hildale | Hurricane | Ivins | La Verkin | Santa Clara | St. George | Washington

Towns
Apple Valley | Leeds | New Harmony | Pintura | Rockville | Springdale | Toquerville | Virgin

Unincorporated communities
Central | Dammeron Valley | Gunlock | Pine Valley | Veyo

Ghost towns
Duncan's Retreat | Grafton | Hamblin | Harrisburg | Hebron | Little Pinto | Silver Reef

Neighboring Counties
Iron | Kane | Mohave County, Arizona | Lincoln County, Nevada

Cemeteries
St. George City Cemetery Information

Central City Cemetery

Veyo Cemetery

Pine Valley Cemetery

Utah State Cemetery Index

Census
The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Washington 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. Also see the historical records at: https://www.familysearch.org/


 * 1856
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Central
 * Enterprise
 * Grafton
 * Gunlock
 * Hebron
 * Hurricane
 * Hurricane N.
 * Hurricane S.
 * Ivins
 * La Verkin
 * Leeds
 * New Harmoney
 * Pine Valley
 * Pinto
 * Price
 * Rockville
 * St. George
 * St. George 1 (old)
 * St. George 1 (new)
 * St. George 2 (old)
 * St. George 2 (new)
 * St. George 3 (old)
 * St. George 3 (new)
 * St. George 4 (old)
 * St. George 4 (new)
 * St. George 5
 * St. George 6
 * St. George E.
 * St. George W.
 * Santa Clara
 * Springdale
 * Toquerville
 * Veyo
 * Virgin
 * Washington
 * Early, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church records for Washington County can be found on film and are located at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be locate through the Library Catalog at https://www.familysearch.org/. 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.

Local Histories

 * Robert D Covington House
 * Washington Cotton Factory
 * Washington Relief Society Hall
 * Washington School

Newspapers
One major resouce 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 Washington County are included in this digital project, the Washington County News. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.

Spectrum Newspaper www.thespectrum.com

Vital Records
Western States Marriage Index.

Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed with the Historial Records at https://www.familysearch.org/. 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 deaths prior to 1904.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Washington County, Utah Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Washington County, Utah Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)