Wayne County, Utah Genealogy

United States  Utah  Wayne County

Parent County

 * 1892--Wayne County was created 10 March 1892 from Piute County. County seat: Loa

Incorporated Places:
Bicknell (originally Thurber), Hanksville, Loa, Lyman, Torrey

Unincorporated places:
Caineville, Fremont, Fruita, Grover, Notom, Teasdale

Ghost Towns:
Fruita, Giles

Neighboring Counties:
Sevier, Piute, Emery, Garfield, San Juan

Neighboring Counties
Emery | Garfield | Grand | Piute | San Juan | Sevier

Census
The 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Wayne 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.


 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Caineville
 * Fremont
 * Giles (Torrey)
 * Grover
 * Hanksville
 * Loa
 * Lyman
 * Teasdale
 * Thurber
 * Torrey
 * Wayne Stake

Local Histories
"Grit Enough to Stick With It" Stories from Blue Valley, edited and introduced by Kent Davis &amp; Kristen Rogers Utah Historical Quarterly Summer 2000 vol. 68 no 3 pg 223

Wayne County Histories

The Family History Library has histories in its collection in Salt Lake City, Utah which can be accessed by visiting the Library. These books may also be available through interlibrary loan.

A History of Wayne County - by Mariam B Murphy (a Utah Historical Society publication) 979.254 H2m. It can also be purchased at the County Clerk's office in Loa.

Rainbow Views: a History of Wayne County - by Anne Snow (a Daughters of Utah Pioneers publication) 979.254 H2s 1977

Vital Records
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.
 * Wayne County, Utah Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Wayne County, Utah Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)