Peerless, Carbon County, Utah Genealogy

Quick History
Peerless is a class 4 mining ghost town, in Carbon County. The area in Spring Canyon was developed for mining in 1916 then sold to the Peerless Coal Company in 1917. The population grew in the 1920's and 1930's to approximately 300. The town declined due to the reduced need for coal at the end of World War I. In 1938 many of the residents relocated to Helper or Spring Glen looking for better living facilities. By 1954 the mine closed and all of the residents left.

Location

 * Coordinates: 39°41′39″N 110°54′40″W

Maps

 * 1895 Map of Carbon County

Time Line

 * 1942: Railroad tracks removed for WWII war effort

Biographies

 * Memorial to those who lost their lives in coal mines in Utah in the 19th & 20th centuries Lists name, date of accident, and mine.
 * The Peerless coal miners, 1916-1953

Cemeteries
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.
 * Carbon County Gravestone Photo Project
 * Carbon County Cemeteries Findagrave.com

Historical Newspapers

 * Carbon County News 1908 - 1915
 * Eastern Utah Advocate 1891 - 1916
 * News Advocate 1915 - 1932
 * Carbon County Newspaper Articles

Societies, Museums and Libraries
294 South Main Helper, Utah 84526 Phone: (435) 472-3009
 * The Western Mining and Railroad Museum

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

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

Websites

 * Peerless Ghost town
 * Peerless Photos
 * List of Mines in Carbon County
 * Silver Mining in the Beehive State
 * Utah Ghost Towns
 * Utah Mining
 * Utah Coal Mining
 * Peerless ~ Legends of America