Cache County, Utah Genealogy

Guide to Cache County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for the fur stashes, known in French as Caches, made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers. The County is located in the north center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Cache County Courthouse 135 N 100 W Logan, UT 84321 Phone: 435-750-1300 Cache County Courthouse County Clerk has marriage records from 1888. Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records. County recorder has land records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Cache County.
 * 1830 Jim Bridger and several other trappers bought out William Ashley and established the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, competing for the lucrative beaver pelt trade.
 * 1830s Cache Valley was named for the fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers.
 * 1852 William Gardner, member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, became the first settler in Cache Valley.
 * 1856 Cache County was formed by the territorial legislature.
 * 1857 Smithfield was founded by Robert Thornley and Seth Langdon. Early name was Summit Creek.
 * 1859 The town of Logan was founded by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent by Brigham Young.
 * 1859-60 Providence settled, mostly by Swiss converts of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 * 1860 Hyrum was founded by Danish immigrants of sons of Ezra T. Benson.
 * 1864 Logan became the county seat, (and the principal city of the Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cache County and Franklin County, Idaho).
 * 1864 Clarkston was laid out. It was named for Israel J. Clark.
 * 1869 Amalga was settled by settler Hans Jorgensen, member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 * 1884 Logan Utah Temple dedicated.
 * 1888 Utah State University was founded in Logan.
 * 1891 Logan Tabernacle dedicated.in 1891.
 * 1907 Cornish City emerged as a town on the Oregon Short Line Railroad.
 * 1916 In Amalga, Amalgamated Sugar Company started making sugar from sugar beets.
 * 1941 Cache Valley Dairy Association in Amalga started to process milk into Swiss cheese.

Biographies

 * USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah lists bios of 13 individuals of Cache County
 * Mountain West Digital Library Collection.

Cemeteries

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cemeteries at the Utah Historical site

Census Records

 * Cache county Utah Census at county GenWeb site includes links to territorial as well as federal census.
 * USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah provides the 1920 Census of Paradise, Avon, Hyde Park, North Logan and Benson.

Church Records
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Historically, most people in Utah were Latter-day Saints. Their records are, therefore, very important for early Utah research. For additional information, see Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors and Utah Church Records.
 * 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Places: Amalga· Clarkston· Cornish· Hyde Park· Hyrum· Lewiston· Logan· Mendon· Millville· Newton· Nibley· North Logan· Paradise· Providence· Richmond· River Heights· Smithfield· Trenton· Wellsville

List of Stakes and Wards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cache to about 1948

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * 1860-1887 Cache County, Utah Civil Case Files, 1860-1887Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1861-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only

Directories

 * Utah Directory, 1890: Salt Lake City, Logan, and ProvoAncestry.com ($) This collection includes the Utah Gazetteer and Directory of Logan, Ogden, Prove and Salt Lake City, 1884.

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1847-1868 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images

Funeral Homes

 * Allen-Hall Mortuary 34 East Center St. Logan, UT 84321 Phone: 435-752-3245 Fax: 435-755-0979
 * Nelson Funeral Homes 162 East 400 North Logan, UT 84321 Phone: 435-752-3261 Fax: 435-752-2353
 * Nelson Funeral Home 85 South Main Smithfield, UT 84335 Phone: 435-563-5621
 * Allen-Cranney Mortuary 420 East 2800 North North Logan, UT 84341 Phone: 435-753-3049 Fax: 435-753-6443

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1861-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only

Local Histories

 * Peterson, F. Ross. A history of Cache County, Utah Centennial County History Series
 * A Brief History of Cache County was written by Larry D. Christiansen. It contains basic information about the county, statistics, and additional links to significant events, interesting features and individual histories.
 * A History of Cache Valley written by M.R. Hovey in 1923 with a detailed table of contents.
 * Automobile History of Cache County, Utah at the county GenWeb site includes background information as well as an alphabetical listing of automobile owners from May 1909 through 1915.
 * Ghost towns in Cache County, Utah includes an interactive map. Click on the ghost town for a history of the area.
 * Cache County, Utah Towns at the county GenWeb site includes short historical sketches of existing towns as well as some old places.
 * Untraveled Road Cache County Photo tourincludes a brief history of Cache County and a virtual tour of several interesting areas in the county as well as several towns.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Google highway map of Cache County 2012
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah has the military records of Army enlistments 1938-1946

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images at Partner site

World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

 World War II
 * 1939-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1861-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1906-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1930 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at Ancestry- index & images ($)

Newspapers

 * 1850-2003 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * Utah Digital Newspapers Project gives newspaper images online.

Obituaries

 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
 * 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah provides obituaries for 2005

Prisons

 * 1892-1949 Board of Pardons Prisoners' Pardon Application Case Files, 1892-1949 at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service – index and images

Public Records

 * 1857-1891 County Books of the County of Cache, 1857-1891 At Digital Collections, Utah State University.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1985 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1851-1961 FamilySearch

Vital Records
Bear River District Health Department

Birth

 * 1892-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1898-1905 Available through FamilySearch Library: |1898-1905 online birth and death records
 * 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1898-1904 "Cache County Birth Record, 1898-1904," online color images of what appears to be a transcription of the original registers. Part of the digital collections of Utah State University libraries.
 * 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images

Marriage

 * 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1887-1966 — Cache County (Utah). County Clerk. Marriage Records, 1887–1966 Marriages up to 1914 are indexed in the Early Church Information File.
 * 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources

Death

 * 1904-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Archives

 * 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Brigham City Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Hyrum Utah North FamilySearch Center
 * Logan Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Logan Utah YSA 2nd FamilySearch Center
 * Logan Utah YSA 3rd FamilySearch Center
 * Logan Utah YSA 4th FamilySearch Center
 * Newton Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Smithfield Utah YSA FamilySearch Center
 * Logan Library Utah - an affiliate library

Libraries

 * Logan Public Library 255 North Main, Logan, UT 84321 Telephone 435-716-9123 Website
 * Collections: Special Collections include the former Everton Genealogical Library as well as local history, photos, and more.


 * Newton Town Library PO Box 578 51 S Center St, Newton, Utah 84327-0578 Phone 435-563-9283.
 * North Logan city Library 475 East 2500 North, Logan, UT 84341-1523 Phone: 435-755-7169 Website
 * Providence-River Heights Branch Cache County Library System; 15 North Main Street, P.O. Box 63 Providence, UT 84332-9694 Phone 435-752-7881.Website
 * Richfield Public Library 83 East Center Street, Richfield, UT 84701 Phone: 435-896-5169 Website
 * Smithfield Public Library 25 North Main Street, P.O. Box 35, Smithfield, UT 84335 Phone: 435-563-3555 Website
 * Utah Public Library Directory, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.

Societies

 * Cache Valley Historical Society Website
 * Smithfield Utah Historical Society Website

Websites

 * County GenWeb site
 * USGW Archives Cache County
 * Linkpendium


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.