Rich County, Utah Genealogy

Guide to Rich County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for an early apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Charles C. Rich. The County is located in the north center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Rich County Courthouse 20 North Main Street Randolph, UT 84064 Phone: 435-793-2415 Rich County Courthouse

Formerly Richland County, the name was changed to Rich on 29 Jan 1868. County Clerk has marriage records from 1888, divorce, probate and court records from 1872. County recorder has land records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Rich County.
 * 1811 The belief was that the county was first visited by European descendent explorers
 * 1811 Joseph Miller, a trapperl discovered the Bear River.
 * 1827 First annual rendevous of trappers on the south shore of Bear Lake.Tradition continues today.
 * 1863 First permanent settlement in Round Valley.
 * 1864 January 16: County created.
 * 1864 Laketown settled (now a ghost town).
 * 1868 Rich County created.
 * 1870 Randolphsettled.
 * 1877 Garden City settled. Latter-day Saint branch organized.
 * 1879 Branch in Garden City reorganized as a ward.
 * 1969-1971 David M. Kennedy served as Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Born 1905 in Randolf.

Cemeteries

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site

Church Records
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) Historically, most people in Utah were Latter-day Saints. Their records are, therefore, very important for early Utah research. For additional information, see Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors and Utah Church Records.
 * 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1847-1868 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images

Local Histories

 * Parson, Robert E. A history of Rich County, Utah Centennial County History Series

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Utah Gazetteers


 * 2012 Google highway map of Rich County
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images at Partner site

World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * USGenWeb Archives, Rich County, Utah. you will find transcribed information of the following:
 * Draft Cards - Birth Information 1917-18 - Rich County, Utah

 World War II
 * 1939-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1930 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at Ancestry- index & images($)

Newspapers

 * 1850-2003 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003 at MyHeritage — index & images($)
 * Utah Digital Newspapers Project gives newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view the digitized newspapers.
 * The Round-Up, Rich Co. News and Rich Co. Reaper, covering 1896-1898, 1907-1923, 1928-1945 respectively are included.

Obituaries

 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
 * 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)

Prisons

 * 1892-1949 Board of Pardons Prisoners' Pardon Application Case Files, 1892-1949 at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service – index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1985 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1851 – 1961 at FamilySearch — images

Birth

 * 1898-1905 Online index to births 1898–1905 Series 20947
 * Inventory of originals, Series 20947 at Utah State Archives


 * 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images

Marriage

 * 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources

Death

 * 1904-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Pre-1904 Utah State Burial Data Base This site includes information on many Utah residents, who died before 1904.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Brigham City Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Hyrum Utah North FamilySearch Center
 * Logan Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Logan Utah YSA 2nd FamilySearch Center
 * Logan Utah YSA 3rd FamilySearch Center
 * Logan Utah YSA 4th FamilySearch Center
 * Randolph/Woodruff Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Logan Library Utah - an affiliate library

Libraries
Resources for Rich County are available in repositories (such as libraries and archives) at all levels: the town, the county, the state (including universities), and the nation.
 * Garden City Library 69 N Paradise Parkway Bldg. A, Garden City, Utah 84028 Phone: 435-946-2950 Website
 * Rich County Community Library Rich County Senior Citizens Center 21 North Main Street, Randolph, UT 84064 Phone: 435-793-2122 Website
 * Utah Public Library Directory, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.

Websites

 * Rich GenWeb, utah GenWeb
 * Rich USGW Archives, Utah USGW Archives
 * Linkpendium


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.