Mutual, Carbon County, Utah Genealogy

Quick History
Mutual is a class 6 mining ghost town, in Carbon County. Named for the Mutual Coal Company, Mutual is the most extreme western town in Spring Canyon and the last to develop. Mutual was known for its well-kept homes. It developed in 1912 and had several mines that the residents worked at including the Day, Vulcan and Western mines. A small tent city called Little Standard, was across the canyon from Mutual. When the company mine of Mutual closed in 1938, the residents left and the tent city dwellers took over the pretty little homes. In 1950 the town of Mutual was officially closed.

Location

 * Coordinates: 39.71568N 110.97048W

Maps

 * 1895 Map of Carbon County

Neighboring Communities
Rains | Little Standard | Standardville | Latuda

Time Line

 * 1912: Mutual Mine Opened
 * 1938: Company mine closed, residents leave, replaced by residents from Little Standard
 * 1950: Other mines closed, resident leave permanently.

Biographies

 * Memorial to those who lost their lives in coal mines in Utah in the 19th & 20th centuries Lists name, date of accident, and mine.

Cemeteries
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.


 * Carbon County Gravestone Photo Project
 * Carbon County Cemeteries Findagrave.com

Historical Newspapers

 * Carbon County News 1908 - 1915
 * Eastern Utah Advocate 1891 - 1916
 * News Advocate 1915 - 1932
 * Carbon County Newspaper Articles

Societies, Museums and Libraries
294 South Main Helper, Utah 84526 Phone: (435) 472-3009
 * The Western Mining and Railroad Museum

Marriages

 * Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.

Death

 * Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county. Images of actual death certificates.
 * Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Historical Records. 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.  For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the Utah State Burial Index.

Suggested Reading

 * ''Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada
 * The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns.
 * Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures
 * Pioneers of Carbon County

Websites

 * List of Mines in Carbon County
 * Silver Mining in the Beehive State
 * Utah Ghost Towns
 * Utah Mining
 * Utah Coal Mining