South Ogden, Weber County, Utah Genealogy

Quick Facts
South Ogden was settled by Mormon Pioneers from Brownsville (Ogden) in 1848. Named Burch Creek for Daniel Burch in 1850. Burch Creek was an agriculture and dairy farming community. More development took place in 1890 with the arrival of the railroad. On July 6 1936 the town of South Ogden was established. The area grew with the housing boom created by its close location to Hill Air Force Base.

Neighboring Communities
Ogden | Riverdale | Uintah | Washington Terrace

City Hall
South Ogden City Hall 3950 S. Adams Ave South Ogden, UT 84403 (801) 622-2700

Biography &amp; Genealogies

 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers
 * Early Latter Day Saints - A Mormon Trail Pioneer Database
 * Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprised of photographs, genealogies, biographies, the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Records of various missions
 * Sons of Utah Pioneers Stories
 * South Ogden City, Utah, history, 1848-1984 Consists chiefly of history. Contains biographical sketches of public officials and of other citizens of South Ogden and history of early families.
 * Weber County DUP Biographies

Cemeteries
Burials are usually in Ogden and nearby area cemeteries for the early years.

Lindquist's Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch 1718 Combe Road South Ogden, Utah 84403 Phone: (801) 479-7000


 * Findagrave.com
 * Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * BillionGraves

Church History and Records

 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Burch Creek

History

 * South Ogden City, Utah, history, 1848-1984
 * South Ogden History

Maps

 * USGS GNIS FID 1445910
 * Google
 * Hometown Locator

Newspapers

 * Standard-Examiner
 * Weber Sentinel News

Historical Newspapers

 * Ogden Standard Examiner Archives is available at Ancestry.com $ The data base is searchable from 1920 to 1977.
 * Utah Digital Newspapers for the Ogden Standard 1879 - 1927

Societies, Museums and Libraries



 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum 2148 Grant Avenue Ogden, UT 84401 ph: (801) 393-4460


 * Ogden Regional Family History Center 539 24th St. Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: 801-626-1132


 * Stewart Library ~ Weber State University 3750 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah 801-626-6415


 * Weber County Library 2464 Jefferson Ave. Ogden, UT 84401-2404 Phone:(801) 337-2632 fax: (801) 337-2615

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.
 * Ancestry.com $ Utah Death Index 1905-1951 Hint Keyword: enter the year of death and enter the name of county if known.
 * Social Security Death Index, begins about 1962.

Websites

 * Webtree.com, listing individuals who born or died in South Ogden. Submitters of gedcoms may add, update or remove contents.