Duchesne County, Utah Genealogy

United States  Utah  Duchesne County

Parent County
Wasatch County County Seat: Vernal 1 January 1915 the eastern portion of Wasatch County was split off to form Duchesne County. Source Utah History Encyclopedia http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/d/DUSCHENE.html

Populated Places

 * Arcadia
 * Alatmont
 * Altonah
 * Bluebell
 * Boneta
 * Bridgeland
 * Cedar View
 * Duchesne
 * Fruitland
 * Hanna
 * Ioka
 * Monarch
 * Mountain Home
 * Mount Emmons
 * Myton
 * Neola
 * Roosevelt
 * Tabiona
 * Talmage
 * Upalco
 * Utahn

Neighboring Counties
Carbon | Daggett | Summit | Uintah | Utah | Wasatch

Cemeteries

 * Altamont
 * Arcadia
 * Bluebell
 * Boneta
 * Bridgeland
 * Cedarview
 * Duchesne Located south of the city on Highway 191
 * Duchesne-Strawbery Located west of the city on Highway 40 just east of the Starvation Reservoir Bridge
 * Fruitland Located West of the town on Highway 40
 * Ioka
 * Mountain Home
 * Myton
 * Neola
 * Roosevelt Memorial Park (Cemetery) is located on the west end of town on US Highway 40. The cemetery has a regester of burials located in a box on the maintenance building in the center of the cemetery.  A link to the cemetary is on the Roosevelt City home page at rooseveltcity.com/index.php
 * Tabiona
 * Talmage
 * Upalco
 * Utahn

Census
The 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Duchesne 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.


 * 1920
 * 1930

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Altamont 1st
 * Altamont 2nd
 * Ballard
 * Ballard North
 * Bluebell
 * Bridgeland
 * Cove
 * Duchesne 1
 * Duchesne 2
 * Duchesne 3
 * Duchesne 4
 * Duchesne 6 Young Single Adult
 * Fruitland Branch
 * Lake Fork
 * Lapoint
 * Moonlake
 * Myton 1
 * Myton 2
 * Neola 1
 * Neola 2
 * Randlett Branch
 * Roosevelt 1
 * Roosevelt 2
 * Roosevelt 3
 * Roosevelt 4
 * Roosevelt 5
 * Roosevelt 6
 * Roosevelt 7
 * Roosevelt 8
 * Roosevelt 9
 * Roosevelt 10
 * Roosevelt 11
 * Roosevelt 12 Young Single Adult
 * Roosevelt 13 Care Center Branch
 * Strawberry
 * Tabiona
 * Tridell
 * Uintah River
 * Whiterocks Branch

Newspapers

 * One major resouce 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." One newspaper from Duchesne County is included in this digital project, the Roosevelt Standard. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.

Vital Records
Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on theFamily 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.

Societies and Libraries
Duchesne County Library branches located in Roosevelt and Duchesne www.duchesnegov.net/library/library.html

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Duchesne County, Utah Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Duchesne County, Utah Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)