Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Box Elder County

The Box Elder County, Utah genealogy guide to find parents, birth, marriage, death, and more since 1856, when the county was formed. This page lists online, published, and original resources, such as cemeteries, censuses, church, court, land, probate, and obituaries.

County Court House
Box Elder County Courthouse 1 South Main Street Brigham City, Utah 84302 Phone: 435:734-3388

County Clerk has birth and death records 1898-1905, marriage records from 1887, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1856.

Parent Counties
was created January 5, 1856 from: Unorganized territory | Weber and Green River (old)

Boundary Changes

 * Boundary changes timeline for from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Neighboring Counties
is surrounded by: Tooele | Davis | Weber | Cache | Idaho counties: Cassia | Oneida; Nevada county: Elko

Biography

 * History of Box Elder County
 * Box Elder County, Utah newspaper card index historical, biographical, vital records


 * Newspaper card index to births, deaths, divorces, marriages, and subject index, 1890-1915
 * Newspaper card index, locality index
 * Newspaper card index, biographies
 * Newspaper card index, subject and vital record index - Corinne newspapers, 1869-1875


 * public libraries.

Business Records and Commerce

 * public libraries.

Cemeteries
Additional information on Box Elder County cemeteries
 * List of Box Elder County, Utah Cemeteries that exist or in some cases no longer exist.
 * The Garland, Utah Interment &amp; Disinterment Registers are part of the FamilySearch Historical Record Collection: Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.
 * This register appears to have been started in 1908; but includes references to burials prior to 1908 that presumably came from tombstones standing in 1908.
 * USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah provides names in Plymouth Cemetery and Woodmen of the World of Box Elder County.

Census
The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Box Elder 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
 * public libraries.

Churches and Religious Groups

 * public libraries.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)
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Stakes and the areas they cover:
 * Bear River Stake, Utah: Northeastern part of Box Elder County, Utah
 * Box Elder Stake, Utah:
 * Curlew Stake, Idaho:
 * Malad Stake, Idaho:

Places: Beaverdam· Bothwell· Brigham City· Cedar Creek· Corinne· Deweyville· Elwood· Fielding· Garland· Honeyville· Howell· Mantua· Park Valley· Perry· Plymouth· Promontory· Snowville · Tremonton· Washakie· Willard· Yost

Church units without place names: Beaver Ward, see Beaverdam· Penrose Ward (in a rural area of Box Elder County, Utah)· Thatcher·

Court Records

 * public libraries.
 * Current records may be at the Box Elder County Justice Court. Phone: 435-734-3390

Directories

 * public libraries.

Funeral Homes
Gillies Funeral Chapel and Crematory 634 East 200 South Brigham City, UT 84302 Phone: 435-723-5236 Toll Free Phone: 888-723-5236 Fax: 435-723-6905

Myers Mortuary 205 South 100 East Brigham City, UT 84302 Phone: 435-723-8484 Fax: 435-723-7170

Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home 111 North 1st East Tremonton, UT 84337 Phone:435-257-3424 Fax: 435-257-7384

History

 * Google Books has several online history books about Box Elder County.
 * public libraries.

History Timeline

 * Boundary changes timeline for from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Box Elder County.


 * 1800’s- The Bear River Valley was originally inhabited by the Fremont and Shoshoni Indians. Then French-Canadian trappers entered the valley.
 * 1851. First permanent homes in county at site of present Brigham City. Early name was Box Elder.
 * 1851. Willard settled by Mormon settlers.
 * 1852. Perry was settled by Orrin Porter Rockwell. Early name was Three Mile Creek.
 * 1853. Lorenzo Snow created first self-sufficient city (present-day Brigham City).
 * 1856. Box Elder County formed.
 * 1861. Honeyville settled. Agricultural community.
 * 1863. Mantua settled by Danish families called by authorities of L.D.S. Church to settle in valley.
 * 1864. Deweyville settled by William Empey.
 * 1868. Elwoodsettled by homesteaders and families with "squatter rights."
 * 1869 May. Golden spike driven at Promontory Summit to connect Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
 * 1869. Plymouthfounded. Named for imagined resemblance of nearby large rock to the Plymouth Rock.
 * 1869. Corinnelaid out by Union Pacific and settled by people of different religions.
 * 1871. Snowville settled at direction of Brigham Young. Named after Mormon Apostle Lorenzo Snow.
 * 1886. Bear River City incorporated.
 * 1890. Penrose named for Mormon Apostle Charles W. Penrose.
 * 1892. Town of Fielding erected. Named after Mary Fielding Smith.
 * 1929. Elwood established.  Early name was Manila Ward.
 * 1940’s. Economic boost during WWII, with creation of Bushnell General Hospital
 * 1950-1960’s. Major growth in county, with Thiokol plant built in 1957.

Land

 * FamilySearch Historical Record Collection. Collection cover 1857 to 1940 and the index covers 1847 to 1942.
 * public libraries.
 * Indian Land Records, 1884-1930.
 * Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder Mining District (Utah). Recorder. "Box Elder County, Utah Mining Notices of Location, 1889-1893" This is a digital version of Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 18128. Collection provides the name of the claim, locators, location, legal description, and the mining district.
 * Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder Mining District (Utah). Recorder. "Box Elder County, Utah Mining Records, 1890-1892" This is a digital version of Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 18129. Collection provides the name of the grantee or grantor, mine name, date the record was made, and the page number on which the record can be found.

Wiki articles describing online collection are found at:


 * Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Maps
For historical maps of Utah and Box Elder County, see:


 * David Rumsey Collection for Utah
 * Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for Utah
 * 1876 Utah Map Box Elder County is in the upper left corner
 * Historical Maps of Utah has several maps of Utah counties
 * 1895 U S Atlas of Box Elder County
 * Google highway map of Box Elder County 2012

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for emigrant settlers included: :


 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1848 to 1869 from Iowa to Utah
 * Central Pacific Railroad since 1869 from Ogden, Utah to Sacramento, California

Military

 * [1917-1957] FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.
 * public libraries.
 * Casualties from Box Elder Countyin World War II (Army and Air Force)

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * [1869-1945]  FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.
 * [1868-1869] Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder County (Utah). Probate Court. "Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869" Ancestry.com ($) This is a digital version of the Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 85171. Collection provides the applicant's name, date certificate was issued, country of origin, and a page number referring to the location of the original record.
 * [1896-1929] Certificates of citizenship and declaration of intention are included in the FamilySearch Historical Records Collection: Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.
 * public libraries.

Newspapers
Resources include:


 * Box Elder News and Corinne Reporter, covering 1871-1926 are included.
 * public libraries.
 * Existing copies of newspapers
 * Existing copies of newspapers

Obituaries

 * Newspapers of
 * Local Funeral Homes, Societies, Libraries, or in family records.
 * Obituaries of neighboring counties
 * Newspapers of major cities: Deseret News and/or The Salt Lake Tribune both in Salt Lake City


 * public libraries.
 * USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah contains the obituaries of 2002-2005 from Box Elder Journal

Officials and Employees

 * public libraries.

Probate

 * Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * public libraries.

Public Records

 * public libraries.
 * An online collection is linked to and described on Utah, Box Elder County Records

Courthouses
Address: 1 South Main St, Brigham City, UT 84302 Phone (Brigham City): 435-734-3300 Phone (Tremonton): 435-257-5810 Hours: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday Box Elder County Home Page History of the Box Elder County Courthouse

County seat: Brigham City

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Brigham City Utah Family History Center
 * Tremonton-Garland Utah Family History Center

Libraries

 * public libraries.


 * Brigham City Library :26 East Forest Street :Brigham City, UT 84302 :Phone: (435) 723-5850 (435) 723-5850 *Garland Public Library :86 West Factory Rd :Garland, UT 84312 :Phone: (435) 257-3117 (435) 257-3117
 * Tremonton City Library :210 North Tremont Street :Tremonton, UT 84337 :Phone: (435) 257-2690

Societies
Brigham City Museum 24 North 300 West Brigham City, UT 84302 (435) 226-1439 The de facto historical society for Box Elder County. Collections include historical artifacts, photographs, and other archival materials from areas throughout the county. Online collections (partial holdings only)

Bear River City DUP Museum 4600 West 5900 North (in the park) Bear River, UT 84301 Open on request; free admission 435-279-8350 Brigham City DUP (Restored Log Cabin) 200 North 300 West (Pioneer Park) Brigham City, UT 84302 Open by appointment; free admission

Taxation

 * public libraries.

Before 1856

 *  was formed 5 January 1856.

parent counties

1856 - 1897

 * [[Box Elder County, Utah#Churches and Religious Groups
 * See also other records that give birth information, such as Death records, Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
 * See also [[Box Elder County, Utah#Neighboring_Counties
 * See also [[Box Elder County, Utah#Neighboring_Counties

1898-present

 * 1898-1905 Series #84098 at Utah State Archives. Not online, no online index. Copies available through FamilySearch Library copy: . There are no names of children in the records. (Census or church records will help.)
 * 1906-1910 online images


 * Bear River Health Department, 817 West 950 South, Brigham City, Utah 84302. Phone (435) 734-0845.

Marriage

 * 1887-1942 Western States Marriage Index. Includes Box Elder County 1887-1942.

Wiki articles describing marriage a collection is found at:

Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Divorce

 * 1875-1876 Beaver county divorce records are included in the the FamilySearch digital collection: Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.

Death

 * Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/ . 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.
 * Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904
 * Utah State Vital Records :Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records &amp; Statistics :P.O. Box 141010 :Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-1010 :Phone: (801) 538-6101
 * Box Elder County Utah Vital Records :Box Elder County Clerk :1 S Main Street :Brigham City, UT 84302 :Phone: (435) 734-3388
 * First District Court (Divorce Records) :43 North Main :P.O. Box 873 :Brigham City, UT 84302-0873 :Phone: (435) 734-4600 Fax: (435) 734-4610
 * public libraries.
 * USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah provides the Death Certificates of 1903-1908