Alpine, Utah

United States Utah  Utah County  Alpine

Quick History
Seven Mormon immigrant families, lead by William Wordsworth, were sent South in the fall of 1850 to a sleepy valley tucked in among the Wasatch mountains. On Jan 19, 1855 the Legislature granted a city charter to Mountainville but because of the beautiful mountains surrounding it, Brigham Young, the Latter Day Saint Prophet, requested the name be changed to Alpine because it reminded him of the Swiss Alps.

Time Line



 * 1850 September- Seven families settled in Mountainville and begin to build cabins. Most lived in dugouts or wagons the first winter. Census taker records 29 people living there.


 * 1851 December- First meeting and school house built.


 * 1852. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Mountainville Branch organized in February and became a ward in September with Isaac Houston as first bishop.


 * 1853. Wordsworth Fort built as protection from Indians.


 * 1854. Plague of crickets and grasshoppers destroyed most of crops


 * 1855, January- Legislature granted city charter to Mountainville. Brigham Young requested name be changed to Alpine. A larger fort enclosure was built for more protection.


 * 1863. Second meeting house dedicated by Brigham Young. Now the Pioneer relic hall.


 * 1866. Moyle Tower erected as a protection from Indians.


 * 1868. People had began to move outside of fort because peace had been established with the Indians.


 * 1870. Population 208.


 * 1872. New Rock Church built.


 * 1899. Red Brick School House finished.


 * 1900. Population 520


 * 1924 Gymnasiam built next to school house


 * 1928 Rock Church destroyed by fire


 * 1930 Purple Church finished to replace Rock Church

Vital Records
Many experts recommend starting your research with the death records first. A first thought might be to begin instead with birth records, but the death record is the most recent record. It may be more likely to be available to you. Death records are kept in the state where your ancestor died, not where they were buried. However these records can provide a burial location. Death records are especially helpful because they may provide important information on a person's birth, spouse, and parents. Some researchers look first for death records because there are often death records for persons who have no birth or marriage records.

Death records are frequently considered as primary source records for the death and burial dates, locations and cause of death. They are secondary sources for birth information unless the birth occurred within days of the death.

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, birth date, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.


 * Utah Death Certificates 1904-1956
 * Utah Deaths and Burials 1888-1946


 * Utah Death Certificates Index 1904-1956- A free internet access to the death cerificates can be viewed at Family History Library Catalog


 * For deaths before 1904 see Utah State Burial Index


 * Social Security Death Index

Birth and Marriage Records


 * Utah Births and Christenings, 1892-1941


 * Utah Marriage Records Archive


 * Utah Marriages


 * Western States Marriage Index

Utah Census Records


 * Census

Resources
Alpine Yesterdays: a history of Alpine, Utah County, Utah, 1850-1980 Author: Wild, Jennie A 1908, (Main Author) Publications: Salt Lake City, Utah: Blaine Hudson Printing, 1982 Call Number 979.224/A2 H2w FHL US/Can Book Available. Film FHL US/CAN Fische Film # 6111021



Cemeteries
Alpine City Cemetery 200 E. 350 N. Alpine, Utah, 84004

Alpine City Website


 * Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * Findagrave.com
 * BillionGraves
 * Alpine Cemetery Information Booklet
 * Utah Burials Database
 * Alpine, Utah, death and cemetery plat records
 * Alpine, Utah, city cemetery records
 * Alpine, Utah, city cemetery records

Maps

 * Alpine City Maps

Museums and Organizations

 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museums


 * Mountainville Camp DUP, 1922-1990

Newspapers

 * Utah Digital Newspapers
 * LOC Chronicling America Digitized Newspapers
 * Utah County Newspapers
 * Utah Newspapers - BYU Lee Library

Church History and Records


Early records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for Utah County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City or at the Family History Library at Brigham Young University. They are found under:


 * 1) Alpine Stake
 * 2) Alpine
 * 3) Mountainville (old name for Alpine)


 * Genealogical record of presidents and members of the high priests group - Alpine Stake
 * Record of members, 1850-1956
 * Annual genealogical reports, 1907
 * Brief history of the original American Fork Ward Relief Society and Alpine Stake Relief Society