Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Address: 1 South Main St, Brigham City, UT 84302 Phone (Brigham City): 435-734-3300 Phone (Tremonton): 435-257-5810 Hours: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday

Box Elder County Home Page

History of the Box Elder County Courthouse

Parent County

 * 1856--Box Elder County was created 5 January 1856 from unorganized territory, Weber County and part of the old Green River County area of the old Utah Territory.

County seat: Brigham City

Populated Places
Cities:

Towns:

Communities:

Neighboring Counties
Cache | Davis | Tooele | Weber | Idaho counties: Cassia | Oneida | Elko County, Nevada

Cemeteries
The city of Howell Utah has a very nice cemetery it is on the main road that leads to the Howell church from highway 83. It is on the South side of the road and is easy to find. There is an other cemetery in Howell we call it the baby cemetery it is on the road the leads to the head of the creek. It is about two hundred yards North of where Rex Nesson lives and is about one hundred yards east of the road. This cemetery is quit old and there are about six graves there.

For a list of Box Elder County cemeteries that exist or used to exist, click here.

Census

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

Church
Church records are usually found in the towns rather than on the county level. However histories of churches on the county level are listed in the Family History Library Catalog.

The Family History Library Catalog also lists several church record collections for Box Elder County. Films can be viewed at the Family History Library or sent to family history centers. Books can be used at the Family History Library, public libraries or through Interlibrary Loan (check with your public library).

LDS Ward and Branch Church


 * Bear River 1
 * Bear River 2
 * Beaver
 * Belmont 1
 * Belmont 2
 * Bothwell
 * Brigham City 1
 * Brigham City 2
 * Brigham City 3
 * Brigham City 4
 * Brigham City 5
 * Brigham City 6
 * Brigham City 7
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 * Brigham City 11
 * Brigham City 12
 * Brigham City 13
 * Brigham City 14
 * Brigham City 15
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 * Brigham City 19
 * Brigham City 20
 * Brigham City 21
 * Brigham City 22
 * Brigham City 23
 * Brigham City 24
 * Brigham City 25
 * Brigham City West
 * Cedar Creek
 * Central (Brigham City)
 * Corinne 1
 * Corinne 2
 * Curlew
 * Deweyville
 * Eagle Mtn (Willard)
 * Elwood
 * Evans
 * Fairview
 * Fielding
 * Forest Hills (Brigham City)
 * Garland
 * Garland 1
 * Garland 2
 * Garland 3
 * Garland 4
 * Garland 5
 * Garland E. Grouse Creek
 * Hampton Ford
 * Harper
 * Honeyville 1
 * Honeyville 2
 * Howell
 * Lake View (Brigham City)
 * Mantua 1
 * Mantua 2
 * Mountain View
 * Park Valley
 * Perry
 * Plymouth
 * Plymouth S.
 * Portage
 * Riverview
 * Snowville
 * Stone
 * Thatcher-Penrose 1
 * Thatcher-Penrose 2
 * Three-Mile Creek
 * Tremonton 1
 * Tremonton 2
 * Tremonton 3
 * Tremonton 4
 * Tremonton 5
 * Tremonton 6
 * Tremonton 7
 * Tremonton 8
 * Tremonton 9
 * Tremonton 11
 * Willard 1
 * Willard 2
 * Willard 3
 * Willard 4

Local Histories
Google Books has several online history books about Box Elder County.

The Family History Library Catalog lists several books about the history of Box Elder County and indexes to histories. Films can be sent to family history centers. Public libraries may have copies of the books or can obtain them through Interlibrary Loan. When possible, links go from the catalog to the books on the Internet.

Maps
For historical maps of Utah and Box Elder County, see:

• David Rumsey Collection for Utah

• Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for Utah

Newspapers

 * One major resource 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." Two newspapers from Box Elder County are included in this digital project, the Corinne Reporter and Box Elder News. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.

Probate
The Family History Library Catalog lists several probate record collections for Box Elder County. Films can be viewed at the Family History Library or sent to family history centers.

Taxation
The Family History Library Catalog lists some tax record collections for Box Elder County. Films can be viewed at the Family History Library or sent to family history centers.

Vital Records
12,123 marriages from 14 Oct ???? to 18 Mar 1966 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Record Search Pilot. 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.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog