Washington Terrace, Weber County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah Weber County Washington Terrace

Quick History
Washington Terrace was set up as temporary war-time housing to accommodate defense-related industries such as Hill Field in 1942. The community was organized under the direction of George Herman Van Leeuwen in 1948. VanLeeuwenville was the proposed name for the city, but it was voted down.

City Hall
Washington Terrace City Hall 5429 S South Pointe Dr Washington Terrace, UT 84405 phone: 801-395-8280

Neighboring Communities
Ogden | Riverdale | Uintah South Ogden

Biography &amp; Genealogies

 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers
 * Early Latter Day Saints - An Mormon Trail Pioneer Database
 * Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprised of photographs, genealogies, biographies, the early history of the LDS Church
 * Records of various missions
 * Sons of Utah Pioneers Stories
 * Weber County DUP Biographies

Cemeteries
Burials are usually in Ogden area cemeteries or in northern Davis County cemeteries

Church History and Records

 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Washington Terrace, as Terrace Branch (Weber Stake)
 * Form E, 1943-1948 (annual genealogical report)

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 1447026
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator

Newspapers

 * Standard-Examiner
 * Weber Sentinel News

Historical Newspapers

 * Ogden Standard Examiner Archives is available at Ancestry.com $ The data base is searchable from 1920 to 1977.
 * Utah Digital Newspapers for the Ogden Standard 1879 - 1927

Societies, Museums and Libraries



 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum 2148 Grant Avenue Ogden, UT 84401 ph: (801) 393-4460


 * Ogden Regional Family History Center 539 24th St. Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: 801-626-1132


 * Stewart Library ~ Weber State University 3750 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah 801-626-6415


 * Weber County Library 2464 Jefferson Ave. Ogden, UT 84401-2404 Phone:(801) 337-2632 fax: (801) 337-2615

Suggested Reading

 * History of Weber County

Marriages

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

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.
 * Ancestry.com $ Utah Death Index 1905-1951 Hint Keyword: enter the year of death and enter the name of county if known.
 * Social Security Death Index, begins about 1962.

Web Sites

 * Webtree.com, listing individuals who born or died in Washington Terrace. Submitters of gedcoms may add, update or remove contents.