Morgan County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Morgan County

County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse 48 West Young Street Morgan, Ut 84050 Phone: 801-845-4011

County Clerk has marriage records from 1888, divorce and court records from 1896 and probate records from 1869 County Recorder has land records

Parent Counties
was created January 17, 1862 from: Cache |Summit | Weber

Neighboring Counties
is surrounded by: Davis | Rich | Salt Lake | Summit | Weber

Biography

 * public libraries.

Cemeteries

 * public libraries.

Morgan County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site

BillionGraves:


 * Croydon Cemetery, Croydon
 * Milton Cemetery, Morgan
 * Mountain Green Cemetery, Morgan
 * North Morgan Cemetery, Morgan
 * Peterson Cemetery, Morgan
 * Porterville Cemetery, Morgan

Census
The 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Morgan County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Utah Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in national indexes, try checking local indexes. Created by experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide indexes.

See Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.


 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Church History

 * public libraries.

Church Records

 * public libraries.

LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Croyden
 * Milton
 * Morgan
 * Morgan N.
 * Slide
 * Stoddard
 * Mountain Green
 * Peterson
 * Porterville E.
 * Porterville W.
 * Richville

Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Morgan County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be locate through the Family History Library Catalog at https://www.familysearch.org/. Or 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.

Court Records

 * public libraries.

Directories;

 * public libraries.

Genealogy

 * public libraries.

Guardianship

 * public libraries.

History

 * public libraries.

A History of Morgan County online at Marriott Library Digital Archives.

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.

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 permanent residence 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.

Land and Property

 * public libraries.

Migration
Early migration routes to and from 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

Newspapers

 * Several newspapers, covering 1910-1914, 1920-1924 are included.
 * Existing copies of newspapers
 * [[Morgan County, Utah
 * public libraries.
 * public libraries.

Obituaries

 * Newspapers of *Local Funeral Homes, Societies, Libraries, or in family records. *Obituaries of neighboring counties *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
www.morgan-county.net/ Morgan County Justice Court P.O. Box 786 Morgan, UT 84050 Phone 801-845-4021 Fax 801-845-6008

Physical Address: Morgan County Memorial Building 48 West Young St. Morgan, Utah 84050

County seat: Morgan

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Morgan Utah Family History Center

Libraries

 * public libraries.

Vital Records

 * public libraries.

Birth
USGenWeb Archives Morgan County, Utah shows the Birth Information from Draft Cards of 1917 - 1918

Marriage

 * 1887-1966 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Morgan County 1887-1966.

Death
Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at Family Search. 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, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence. More information at Utah Death Certificates (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904

Towns and Communities
Croydon | Morgan | Mountain Green | Peterson | Richville | Stoddard | Monte Verde