Huntsville, Weber County, Utah Genealogy

Brief History
Huntsville is located in the beautiful Ogden Valleyof Weber County. The Native American population, made mostly of Little Soldier and other bands of Shoshone, have lived in the region since prehistory. The first Europeans in the area were early trappers.

The first permanent Europeans settlers arrived in the Fall of 1860. This group of seven families was led by Jefferson Hunt and founded a small settlement which they called "Hawkin’s Grove". In 1861 more settlers moved into the valley, the town was formally laid out, and the name changed to Huntsville.

These early settlers were predominantly members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormons), and they included groups of Danish (coming from Denmark in 1864) and Scottish converts to the religion. David O. McKay, ninth president of the Church was born in Huntsville.

The City of Huntsville was incorporated in 1924 and the population was 608 at the time of the 2010 census.

Neighboring Communities
Eden | Liberty

Cemetery Records
Abbey of Holy Trinity Trappist Cemetery 1250 South 9500 East Huntsville, UT 84317 Huntsville Cemetery 100 South 5900 East Huntsville, Utah 84317 Utah State History - Utah Cemeteries & Burials Database
 * Listings on Findagrave.com
 * Listings on BillionGraves
 * Listings on Findagrave.com
 * Listings on BillionGraves

Cemetery Transcriptions and Sexton Records

 * Burial records to 1967 in Huntsville City Cemetery. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967.
 * Huntsville, Weber County, Utah - Cemetery Sexton's Records (Vol. 47 pages 302-338)

Census Records
Utah Census: Table of available census images

Utah Population Schedule Indexes

[https://axaemarchives.utah.gov/solrDetailPages/series/ARC/Series_detail.html?fq=seriesRid:5269 Weber County (Utah). County Clerk 1880 Census Lists of Persons]

Digitized and Indexed
 * Utah, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1850-1890 at Ancestry ($)
 * Includes 1856 Territorial Census, 1890 Veterans Schedule, and 1859 Tax Lists
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory

City Records
Huntsville Town 7381 East 200 South PO Box 267 Huntsville, UT 84317 Phone:801-745-3420 Town recorder holds records of city administration and town council.

Catholic

 * Benedict, Chris. The history of a Trappist monastery, Huntsville, Utah. Ogden, UT: Weber State University Senior Thesis, 2003.
 * Weber State University

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 * Huntsville Ward (organized June 1877, formerly Huntsville Branch, Ogden Stake)
 * "Record of members, [1861]-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1907-1948"
 * FamilySearch Library
 * Jenson, Andrew. Souvenir, home-coming week, Huntsville, Utah, July 1-4, 1917 [Huntsville Ward history]. Huntsville, UT: 1917.
 * Ogden, Utah FamilySearch Library

Court Records

 * Municipal Court criminal docket : Huntsville City, Utah. Huntsville, Utah : City of Huntsville, Utah Court, 1904-1909.

Polk City Directories
City directories give names, occupations, and addresses for a particular jurisdiction in a given year. By 1902, the Ogden, Utah directories also included Huntsville and other neighboring communities in Weber County. In the these earliest years the names are given without an address for Huntsville residents.

Digital

 * 1890-1997 Ogden (Utah) city directories(*) at FamilySearch
 * 1890-1977 Part of collection U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1892-1960 Part of collection U.S. City Directories at MyHeritage ($)
 * 1902 Ogden City Directory at Internet Archive
 * 1903-1922 Ogden City Directories at Weber State University, Stewart Library
 * 1912 Ogden City Directory at Internet Archive
 * 1928 Ogden City Directory at Internet Archive
 * 1920 Ogden City Directory at Internet Archive

Print and microfilm directories

 * 1890-1932 on microfilm, at Weber County Library
 * 1900-Current in print, at Weber State University, Stewart Library
 * 1990-Current in print, at Weber County Library

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1820-1957 Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records at MyHeritage ($).

Business Histories

 * Huntsville Mercantile Events Center & Inn [Jesperson Mercatile]
 * Shooting Star Saloon [KUTV Article]
 * Valley House Inn

Print

 * Andrew H. Hedges, "When Men and Mountains Meet: Pioneer Life in Utah’s Ogden Valley," Mormon Historical Studies, no.2 (Fall, 2001), 115-134.
 * Brigham Young University
 * Hines, Carol T. Camp Atoka, a history. Reno, NV: Privately Published, 1987.
 * Ogden, Utah FamilySearch Library


 * Jenson, Andrew. Souvenir, home-coming week, Huntsville, Utah, July 1-4, 1917 [Huntsville Ward history]. Huntsville, UT: 1917.
 * Ogden, Utah FamilySearch Library
 * McKay, Donald D. The Founding of Huntsville : its people and projects. Huntsville, UT: c. 1960.
 * FamilySearch Library
 * Weber County Library, Ogden Valley Branch
 * Weber State University
 * Newey, LaVerna B. Remember my valley : a history of Ogden Canyon, Huntsville, Liberty and Eden, Utah from 1825 to 1976. Salt Lake City, UT: Hawkes Publishing, 1977.
 * FamilySearch Library
 * Weber County Library
 * Weber State University
 * Roberts, Richard C. & Richard W. Sadler. A History of Weber County. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah State Historical Society, 1997.
 * Stanford, Joseph & John M. Belnap. Ogden City and Weber County a historical sketch : transcribed from the original manuscript of Joseph Stanford, Ogden City, 1880. Roy, UT: Cheever Printing, 1968.
 * Ogden, Utah FamilySearch Library



Websites

 * History of Huntsville in Utah [Taken from Utah History Encyclopedia]
 * Huntsville, Utah: History [City of Huntsville]

Native American History

 * Native American Tribes & the Indian History in Huntsville, Utah

Pictorial Histories

 * Wangsgaard, Stanley F. Wangsgaard/Wangsgard roots and branches, 1866-1989. Salt Lake City, UT: Privately Published, 1990.
 * FamilySearch Library
 * Weber State University



Maps

 * Google Maps
 * Hometown Locator

Newspapers
Current Newspapers
 * Ogden Standard-Examiner (Published 1920-Current)
 * Ogden Valley News (Published 1993-Current)
 * Weber Sentinel News (Published 1998-Current)

Digitized Newspapers Check the following sources for these and other smaller-run newspaper titles in Ogden that may cover Huntsville.


 * 1881-1922 Ogden Standard at Newspapers.com ($)
 * 1888-1894 Ogden Standard at Ancestry ($)
 * 1888-1920 Ogden Daily Standard at Utah Digital Newspapers
 * 1920-1927 Ogden Standard-Examiner at Utah Digital Newspapers
 * 1920-1977 Ogden Standard Examiner at Ancestry ($). Also at: Newspapers.com ($)
 * 1998-2021 Ogden Valley News at Utah Digital Newspapers

Microfilmed Newspapers These Ogden/Weber County newspapers are available on microfilm at the Weber County Library, Main Branch. The list is taken from Weber County USGenWeb Project.


 * Evening Standard - 16 Aug 1910 - 15 Jul 1913 - continued by Ogden Standard
 * Ogden Daily Commercial - 4 Apr 1890-1 Oct 1890
 * Ogden Examiner - 1 Apr 1912 - 4 Apr 1920 (some missing) - continued by Standard Examiner
 * Ogden Herald - 2 May 1881 - 16 Jul 1887 (some missing) - continued by Ogden Morning Herald
 * Ogden Junction - 1 Jan 1870-30 Aug 1873 (no 1872) - continued by Ogden Junction Evening Daily
 * Ogden Junction Daily - 1 Feb 1879 - 14 Feb 1881 (1 Feb 1879-16 Feb 1881)
 * Ogden Junction Evening Daily - 22 Sep 1873-31 Jan 1879 - continued by Ogden Junction Daily
 * Ogden Standard - 1 May 1903 - 1 Aug 1910 - continued by Evening Standard
 * Ogden Standard - 16 Jul 1913 - 31 Mar 1920 - continued by Standard Examiner
 * Ogden Standard Examiner - 1 Jan 1922 - 31 Dec 1987 - continued by Standard Examiner
 * Ogden Morning Herald - 19 Jul 1887 - 31 Dec 1887 (some missing) - continued by Standard
 * Morning Examiner - 1 Jan 1904 - 31 Dec 1911 - Continued by Ogden Examiner
 * Semi-weekly Ogden Junction - 1 Jan 1870 - 17 Jan 1880 (no 1872)
 * Semi-weekly Standard - 4 Jan 1888 - 1 Sep 1911 (some missing)
 * Standard - 1 Jan 1888 - 30 Apr 1903 - continued by Ogden Standard
 * Standard Examiner - 1 Apr 1920 - 13 Dec 1921 - continued by Ogden Standard Examiner
 * Standard Examiner - 1 Jan 1988 - Present

Archives
Utah State Archives and Records Service 300 South Rio Grande Street Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Phone: 801-533-3535

Weber State University Special Collections 3921 Central Campus Drive Department 2901 Ogden, UT 84408 Phone: 801-626-6415

Libraries
Ogden Regional Family History Center 539 24th Street Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: 801-626-1132

Weber County Library-Ogden Valley Branch 131 South 7400 East Huntsville, UT 84317 Phone: 801-337-2660

Weber State University Stewart Library 3750 Harrison Boulevard Ogden, UT Phone: 801-626-6415

Digital Libraries

 * Weber County GenWeb
 * University of Utah, J. Williard Marriot Library - Digital Library
 * Mountain West Digital Library
 * Utah State Archives and Record Service - Digital Archives
 * Utah State University Digital Initiatives
 * Weber State University - Digital Collections

Message Boards

 * Weber County Message Board

Museums
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum 2148 Grant Avenue Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: 801-393-4460 Facebook: Weber County Pioneer Museum

Huntsville History Center 7365 East 200 South Huntsville, UT 84317 Phone: 801-745-3240

Societies and Groups

 * Daughters of the Utah Pioneers - Camp Olive of the North Central Camp
 * Sons of the Utah Pioneers - Ogden Pioneer Chapter
 * Weber County Heritage Foundation

Vital Records
Huntsville was first settled in 1860 and incorporated in 1903. Publicly kept vital records began in about 1887 (for marriages) and 1905 (for births and deaths). Before these years, vital records may be found in alternative sources such as newspapers, church records, family records, cemetery records, etc.

see Locating Burials and Cemeteries and Utah Vital Records

Huntsville

 * 1878-1898 Midwife Book of Mary Heathman Smith, Huntsville Births 1878-1898, transcribed by Carol Widdison.
 * Index to Midwife's Book

General Utah

 * 1892-1941  at FamilySearch; index and images
 * 1903-1914  at FamilySearch; index and images

General Utah

 * 1887-1935  at FamilySearch; index and some images
 * Western States Marriage Index (searchable by bride or groom)



General Utah

 * 1847-1966 Utah, U.S., Death Registers at Ancestry ($); index
 * 1888-1946 Utah Death and Burials at FamilySearch; index
 * 1904-1965  at FamilySearch; index and images.
 * 1905-1967 Utah Death Certificate Index Utah Department of Archives; images. Searchable database.

General United States

 * 1962-2014  at FamilySearch; index. Also at: MyHeritage.

Websites

 * Danish Immigrants