Golden, Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy

Quick History
Golden is an old mining ghost town, in the Park Valley area of Box Elder County. A couple of silver and ore with gold strikes gave the area the name of Golden. The mines were the Century Mine and the Vipont Mine. The mines closed in the 1907 time period only to have Vipont reopen in 1920. By the 1940's the ore ran dry and the town closed down.

Location
Six miles west of Park Valley.


 * GPS Location:

Maps

 * 1895 Map of Box Elder County

Time Line

 * 1899-1900 Golden was established as the central town for a few mines.
 * 1907 The slowing economy caused the closer of several mines. The miners left.
 * 1910 A slight resurgence when a few mines were reopened.
 * 1920 The Vipont mine has a new vain of silver and a slight boom happens.
 * 1930 Mined steadily until the Great Depression.
 * 1940's Mining slows until it gradually stops.

Neighboring Communities
Snowville | Rosette | Park Valley

Cemeteries
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.


 * Box Elder County Cemeteries
 * Box Elder Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * Findagrave.com

Historical Newspapers

 * Box Elder News
 * Corinne Reporter

Maps

 * Vipont Mine

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.

Suggested Reading

 * The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns.
 * Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures
 * ''Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada

Websites

 * Utah Ghost Towns
 * China Emigration and Immigration
 * Silver Mining in the Beehive State
 * Utah Mining