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United States Utah  Beaver County



Mining Industry
The mining industry in Beaver county created several boom towns, most of which are now ghost towns.


 * List of Mines in Beaver County

Cemeteries

 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some in Beaver County, Utah. Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.


 * Beaver County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical Site. Location, etc. of each cemetery. No names of people buried.
 * Beaver County Cemeteries Locations at Utah Genealogy Trails website.

Census

 * The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Beaver 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. 1856, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some in Beaver County, Utah. Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Church Records

 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some in Beaver County, Utah. Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Beaver County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be located through the in Beaver County, Utah or by referring to:


 * Jaussi, Laureen Richardson, Laureen Richardson Jaussi, and Laureen Richardson Jaussi. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. Provo, Utah (31 East 2050 North, Provo 84604): Genealogy Tree, 1982.  . These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.

Court Records

 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some in Beaver County, Utah. Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Directories

 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some in Beaver County, Utah. Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

History

 * Bradley, Martha Sonntag. A History of Beaver County available at Marriott Library Digital Collections. Searchable.
 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some in Beaver County, Utah Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping.

Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for and.


 * 1776. Southern Piute Indians inhabited the area when the visited the area.
 * 1856 January. Beaver County created by the from a section of Iron County.
 * 1856. Mormon settlers (from Parawan?) founded the city of . By 1869, there were enough people to organize a stake.
 * 1873. Ft. Cameron was established by the U.S. Army. The fort was abandoned after World War I (1914-1918).
 * 1880. Arrival of the Utah Southern Railroad increased development.
 * 1880s. Mining increased development, then declined after World War I (1914-1918).

Land and Property

 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some in Beaver County, Utah Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

County Recorder's Office: check deeds, file mining claims, get assistance in finding ownership of a particular property, and obtain copies of county plat maps. This office has county plat records dating back to 1878, prior records having been destroyed in a fire.

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Beaver County, Utah for emigrant settlers included:


 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah
 * Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California
 * Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah (among others) to Omaha, Nebraska


 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some to Beaver County, Utah. Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Military

 * World War II (1941–1945) army enlistments at the county GenWeb site About 400 names with year and state of birth. Mostly Beaver and Salt Lake Counties. Key to codes and columns at end of name list. Free.
 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some in Beaver County, Utah. Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some in Beaver County, Utah Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

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 Beaver County are included in this digital project, the Southern Utonian and Beaver City Press. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.

Obituaries
Obituaries for residents may be published in:


 * Newspapers of Beaver County, Utah
 * Newspapers of neighboring counties
 * Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
 * Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City)

Probate Records

 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some in Beaver County, Utah. Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Public Records

 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some in Beaver County, Utah. Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Vital Records

 * Some and  are at the FHL for Beaver County, Utah. These and other books may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at other libraries.

Birth
* (To do: should people get these from the county clerk or the state?)

Church | Obituaries | Death | Cemeteries


 * Western States Marriage Index

See also Statewide collections.

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, birth date, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.


 * 1904 deaths This county GenWeb site contains about 45 entries and may not be complete. Click on a filename to see details entered from state death certificates. Free.
 * FamilySearch Historical Collections Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 free internet access.

Birth information: Date, place, names of parents, maiden name of mother

Substitutes for death records


 * Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904

Archives, Libraries, and Museums

 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some in Beaver County, Utah. Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Courthouses
Beaver County, Utah Website

County Administration Building Post Office Box 392 105 East Center Beaver UT 84713

Beaver County doesn't have a main switchboard, and each department has its own mailing address. To get individual phone numbers, fax numbers, and mailing addresses, go to that department's page or check the Officials page.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Beaver Utah Family History Center
 * Milford Utah Family History Center

Towns and Communities
The mining industry in Beaver county created several boom towns, most of which are now ghost towns.