Morgan County, Utah Genealogy

Guide to Morgan 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 Jedediah Morgan Grant, father of Heber J. Grant, who served as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The County is located in the north center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse 48 W. Young St. Morgan, UT 84050 Phone: 801-845-4021 Morgan County Courthouse County Clerk has marriage records from 1888, divorce and court records from 1896 and probate records from 1869. 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 Morgan County.
 * 1819. Adams-Onis Treaty recognized Spain rights to the territory, under the control of Mexico.
 * 1825. Present day Mountain Green is the location of a historic meeting of the mountain man, the Hudson's Bay Company (Peter Skene Ogden) and the Mountain Fur Company ( John Henry Weber).
 * 1850's. Mormon pioneers begin to arrive in Morgan County.
 * 1855, Charles Shreeve Peterson and his family became the first white settlers to take up permanentresidence in the Morgan Valley after cutting a road through Weber Canyon.
 * 1862. January 17: Morgan County formed from the following counties: Summit/Weber/Cache and named after Jedediah Morgan Grant.
 * 1869. Morgan County began keeping marriage records, land records, probate records, and court records.
 * 1898-1905 Morgan County began keeping birth records and death records.
 * 1906. Wasatch National Forest established by U.S. Forest Service.
 * 1908. Cache National Forest established by U.S. Forest Service.
 * 1960. Browning Arms Company founded in Morgan County.

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

Church Records
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) 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: Croydon· Milton· Morgan· Mountain Green· Peterson· Porterville · Richville· Stoddard·
 * For a timeline history and boundaries of wards that existed in 1930, click to the appropriate stake (above).
 * For later records, check with the Church History Library.


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

Emigration and Immigration

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

Funeral Homes
Walker Mortuary 45 West 200 North Morgan, UT 84050 Phone 801-829-6336 Fax: 801-829-6337

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories
An early route of the Hastings Cutoffran through the Morgan Valley and down through a narrow gorge in Weber Canyon. The Donner Party avoided going through the Morgan Valley in order to speed up their journey. However, their alternate route proved more time-consuming.
 * A history of Morgan County, Utah Centennial County History Series. Also available at Marriott Library Digital Archives]

Maps and Gazetteers
See Utah Gazetteers
 * Google highway map of Morgan County2012
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Morgan County for European and African American settlers included:
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Military Records

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

 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
 * 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 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. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view the digitized newspapers.
 * Several newspapers, covering 1910-1914, 1920-1924 are included.

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 ($)

Prisons

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

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

Birth

 * 1872-1900 (approximately) USGenWeb Archives for Morgan County shows the birth Information from Draft Cards of 1917 - 1918.
 * 1897-1905 Series #83806 at Utah State Archives. Not online, no online index. Copies available through FamilySearch Library: . There are names of children in the records.
 * 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images
 * Weber-Morgan Health Department, Morgan Office, 236 Young Street. Phone (801) 399-7132.

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 ($)
 * 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * 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
 * Pre-1904 Utah State Burial Data Base This site includes information on many Utah residents, who died before 1904.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Coalville Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Huntsville Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Layton Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Morgan Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Ogden Utah FamilySearch Center

Libraries
Morgan County Library 50 North 100 West P.O.Box 600 Morgan, UT 84050 801-829-3481 Website See also Utah Public Library Directory, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps. Does not mention holdings.

Societies
Morgan County Historical Society 50 North 100 West Morgan, Utah 84050 Phone: 801-829-6713 Website

Websites

 * USGW Archives Morgan, USGW Archives Utah
 * Morgan GenWeb, Utah GenWeb


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