Davis County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Davis County

County Courthouse
Davis County Memorial Courthouse 28 East State Street Farmington, UT 84025

Quick History
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.

Parent County
3 March 1852: 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.

Boundary Changes
17 January 1862: Morgan County was set off.

Populated Places
The Davis County Website lists the fifteen communities that are part of Davis county, along with estimated population of each. This site has links to all the city home pages except Sunset.

Cities
Farmington -- The county seat of Davis County, Farmington has many well-preserved historic buildings, some of which are on the National Register, and many of which have been identified by the Farmington Historic Preservation Commission. The city was one of the earliest communities in Utah and has a history.

Neighboring Counties
Box Elder | Morgan | Salt Lake | Tooele | Weber

Cemeteries
The larger cities of Davis County have their own cemeteries, but some of the smaller towns do not. For a listing, refer to Davis County Cemeteries page on The Davis County UTGenWeb Project site, a member of The UTGenWeb Project.

Kaysville

 * Utah Gravestone Photo Project for Kaysville City Cemetery.

Census
The 1850 [1851], 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Davis 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.


 * 1850 (1851)
 * 1856
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Kaysville
 * Kaysville 1
 * Kaysville 2
 * Layton
 * Layton 1
 * Layton 2
 * Layton 3
 * Layton 4
 * Orchard
 * Sahara
 * Sunset
 * Syracuse
 * Weber S.
 * West Point

Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Davis County Wards and Branches 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 Family History 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.

Newspapers
see Bountiful

Vital Records
Western States Marriage Index http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm

Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed 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 death before 1904 http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchburials

Web Sites

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