Beaver County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Beaver County

Beaver County, Utah genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Beaver County (founded January 1, 1856) sources for history; churches and religious groups; courthouse information that include birth, parents, marriage, death; land records; newspapers; and obituaries.

County Court House
Beaver County Courthouse 105 E Center, PO Box 392 Beaver, Ut 84713-0392 Phone: 435-438-6463

County Clerk has birth records 1897-1905, divorce records from 1871, probate records from 1872 and court records from 1856. The Beaver City Office has burned records.

Parent Counties
was created Jan 10, 1856 from: Iron and Millard Counties.

Neighboring Counties
is surrounded by: Garfield, Iron, Millard, Piute, and Sevier counties in Utah and Lincoln County, Nevada

Mining Industry
The mining industry in Beaver county created several boom towns, most of which are now ghost towns. *List of Mines in Beaver County

Cemeteries

 * Beaver County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical Site
 * Beaver County Cemeteries Locations at Utah Genealogy Trails website.
 * public libraries.

Census

 * public libraries.

Churches and Religious Groups
Church and religious group records are usually found in the towns rather than on the county level. However on the county level are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Box Elder County Wards and Branches can also be found by refering to Jaussi, Laureen R., and Gloria D. Chaston. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. 2 vols. Provo, Utah: Genealogy Tree, 1982. (FHL book 979.2258 A3j; fiche 6031507). These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.


 * public libraries.

Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Beaver County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

The film numbers, for each ward, can be located through the in  or by referring to: :Jaussi, Laureen Richardson, Laureen Richardson Jaussi, and Laureen Richardson Jaussi. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. Provo, Utah (31 East 2050 North, Provo 84604): Genealogy Tree, 1982. . These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.

Court Records

 * public libraries.

Directories

 * public libraries.

Funeral Homes
Southern Utah Mortuary 195 North 90 East Beaver, UT 84713 Phone: 877-438-2201 Fax: 435-438-2323 298 South 100 West Milford, UT 84751 Phone: 435-5886-4040 Toll Free Phone: 888-586-4040 Fax: 435-586-4343

Swindlehurst Funeral Home 360 West 100 North Beaver, UT 84713 Phone: 435-439-5565

History

 * Bradley, Martha Sonntag. A History of Beaver County online at Marriott Library Digital Collections, U of U. Searchable. *Daughters of the Utah Pioneers of Beaver County, Utah. Monuments to Courage: A History of Beaver County Beaver, UT: The Beaver Press, 1948. Online at Sherratt Library Digital Collections, SUU. Searchable. *public libraries.

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for and towns within the county.


 * 1776. Southern Piute Indians inhabited the area when the visited the area.
 * 1856 January. Beaver County created by the from Iron and Millard Counties.
 * 1856. Mormon settlers from Cedar City founded the city of . By 1869, there were enough people to organize a stake.
 * 1873. Ft. Cameron was established by the U.S. Army and abandonded after World War I (1914-1918).
 * 1880. Arrival of the Utah Southern Railroad increased development.
 * 1880s. Mining increased development. Mining declined after World War I (1914-1918).

Land and Property

 * public libraries.

County Recorder's Office: check deeds, file mining claims, get assistance in finding ownership of a particular property, and obtain copies of county plat maps. This office has county plat records dating back to 1878, prior records having been destroyed in a fire.

Maps

 * Maps found in public libraries.


 * Google highway map of Beaver County 2012

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for emigrant settlers included: :


 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah :
 * Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California :*Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah (among others) to Omaha, Nebraska
 * public libraries.

Military

 * World War II (1941–1945) army enlistments at the county GenWeb site has about 400 entries, mostly from Beaver and Salt Lake Counties. Key (at end of the list)explains codes and columns. Gives year and state of birth. Free.
 * public libraries.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * public libraries.

Newspapers
Resources include:


 * The Southern Utonian and Beaver City Press, covering 1881-1929 are included.
 * List of existing copies of[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Utah&amp;county=Beaver&amp;city=&amp;year1=1690&amp;year2=2012&amp;terms=&amp;frequency=&amp;language=ðnicity=&amp;labor=&amp;material_type=&amp;lccn=&amp;rows=20
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Obituaries

 * Newspapers of
 * Local Funeral Homes, Societies, Libraries, or in family records.
 * Obituaries of neighboring counties: Garfield, Iron, Millard, Piute, and Sevier counties in Utah and Lincoln County, Nevada
 * Newspapers of major cities: Deseret News and/or The Salt Lake Tribune both in Salt Lake City

Probate Records


public libraries.

Public Records


public libraries.

Courthouses
Beaver County, Utah Website County Administration Building Post Office Box 392 105 East Center Beaver UT 84713 Beaver County doesn't have a main switchboard, and each department has its own mailing address. To get individual phone numbers, fax numbers, and mailing addresses, go to that department's page or check the Officials page.

Family Search Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family Search Centers
 * Beaver Utah Family Search Center
 * Milford Utah Family Search Center

Libraries
Local libraries frequently have books that pertain to the surrounding area, including genealogies, histories, and transcripts of records, such as cemeteries, censuses, and county records. Many of the libraries in Utah have a separate room or section dedicated to that collection.


 * public libraries.
 * Links to the FamilySearch Catalog are under most topics for this county.
 * Check the catalog for Allen County (Indiana) Public Library for items

Vital Records

 * public libraries.

Before 1856

 *  was formed in January 10, 1856.

1856-1897

 * [[ Beaver County, Utah#Churches and Religious Groups
 * See also other records that give birth information, such as Death records, Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
 * See also [[Beaver County, Utah#Neighboring_Counties
 * See also [[Beaver County, Utah#Neighboring_Counties

1898-present

 * Online index to births 1897–1905 Series 83773
 * FamilySearch Library copy: . There is one record of birth for December 1897. There are no names of children in the records. (Census or churches and religious groups will help.)
 * 1906-1910 online images


 * Southwest Utah Public Health Department (Beaver County) PO BOX G Beaver, UT 84713 Phone: (435) 438-2108

Marriage

 * 1887-1937 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Beaver County 1887-1937. See also Statewide collections.

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.


 * 1900-1905 - Beaver County Death Registers (1900-1905) at Utah State Archives - free. *1900-1905 - Beaver County, Utah Deaths, 1900-05 at Ancestry ($). *1904 - deaths This county GenWeb site contains about 45 entries which are user submitted. (May not be complete). Click on a filename to see details entered from state death certificates. Free.
 * 1904-1956 - Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at Family History Library Catalog. *Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904

Towns and Communities
The mining industry in Beaver county created several boom towns, most of which are now ghost towns.