Farr West, Utah

Quick History
Joseph Taylor first settled the area in 1858. Ten years later the area was included in as part of Harrisville. On 30 November 1890 western Harrisville was organized into a separate wards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and given the name Farr West in honor of Lorin Farr, former president of the Weber Stake, and Chauncey W. West, who had served as presiding bishop of Weber County.

In 1862 the first business, the Prairie House, was built. This was a tavern that primarily served travelers who were on their way to the gold mines in Montana. Th Union Pacific Railroad laid a line called the Ogden Shoreline through the east most part of Farr West in 1869.

Neighboring Communities
North Ogden | Harrisville | Ogden | Pleasant View | Marriott-Slaterville | Plain City | Willard

City Hall

 * Farr West City Hall 1896 North 1800 West Farr West City, UT 84404 Phone: 801.731.4187 Fax. 801.731.7732
 * Facebook Page

Biography &amp; Genealogies

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

Cemeteries
Farr West does not have a cemetery within it's boundaries. The nearby cemeteries are located in North Ogden, Ogden or Roy.

Church History and Records

 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Farr West, organized 30 November 1890 (part of North Weber Stake) Records of members, 1890-1901, 1903-1941 Form E (annual genealogical report), 1907-1948

History

 * Farr West History - Online Utah
 * Farr West History - Sangres.com
 * Farr West History - Travel Utah
 * History of Farr West University of Utah Media
 * Utah State History Articles about Farr West

Maps

 * USGS GNIS FID 1441012
 * Google
 * 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


 * North Ogden Historical Museum 332 East Pleasant View Drive North Ogden, UT 84414 801-732-7211


 * 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
 * Path to Parnassus

Marriage Records

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

Death Records

 * 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 in about 1962 and is current to within two months.
 * Utah Death Record 1888-1946.
 * 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

Websites

 * Webtree.com, listing individuals who born or died in Farr West, Utah (may pick up some from other "Farr West". Submitters of gedcoms may add, update or remove contents.