Piute County, Utah Genealogy

Guide to Piute County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for the Paiute tribe of Native Americans. The County is located in the center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Piute County Courthouse 550 North Main Junction, UT 84740 Phone: 435-577-2840 Piute County Courthouse County Clerk has birth and death records from 1898, marriage records from 1887, divorce, probate and court records from 1872.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Piute County.
 * 1864 Circleville was originally settled. Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, spent childhood here.
 * 1865 Piute County was created with Junction as the county seat and was named for the Paiute tribe of Native Americans.
 * 1890-1910 Kimberly (now a ghost town) was originally settled as a mining town and is located high in Mill Canyon. In the 1930's Kimberly had a minor rebirth.
 * 1905 Dixie Forest Reserve establish.
 * 1915-1930 Alunite (now a ghost town) located some 5 miles south of Marysvale, near the mouth of Cottonwood Canyon was a small but important mining town during World War I.

Cemeteries

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Church Records
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) Historically, most people in Utah were Latter-day Saints. Their records are, therefore, very important for early Utah research. For additional information, see Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors and Utah Church Records.
 * 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1847-1868 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * Newell, Linda King. A history of Piute County, Utah Centennial County History Series. Also available at Marriott Library Digital Archives.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Google highway map of Piute County 2012
 * Utah Gazetteers
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images at Partner site

World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * USGenWeb Archives, Piute County, Utah you will find transcribed information as to the following
 * 1917-1918 Draft Cards - Birth Information 1917-18 - Piute County, Utah.

 World War II
 * 1939-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1930 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at Ancestry- index & images, ($)

Newspapers

 * 1850-2003 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * Utah Digital Newspapers Project gives newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view the digitized newspapers.
 * Marysvale Free Lance, Piute Chieftain and Piute County News, covering 1902-1904, 1916-1919, 1924-1949 respectively are included.

Obituaries

 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
 * 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * UTGenWeb has started a free page on Piute County Obituaries.

Prisons

 * 1892-1949 Board of Pardons Prisoners' Pardon Application Case Files, 1892-1949 at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service – index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1985 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1851–1961 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Birth

 * 1898-1905 Online index to births 1898–1905 Series 19502
 * Originals, Series 19502 at Utah State Archives


 * 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images
 * How to Find Birth Information in Utah

Marriage

 * 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources

Death

 * 1904-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Pre-1904 Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904
 * USGenWeb Archives, Piute County, Utah - you will find the following three obituaries: Baldwin, Russel Jesse; Christianson, Ida Sorenson; and Christianson, Male Stillborn

Archives
Website
 * Piute County, Utah

FamilySearch Centers

 * Beaver Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Circleville Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Loa Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Monroe Utah FamilySearch Center

Libraries

 * No libraries in Piute County. Piute County Bookmobile Library serves outlying communities without immediate access to city libraries in Sevier, Piute and Wayne counties.
 * Collections: approximately 5,000 items that are frequently rotated with items from the Headquarters collection. We offer access to inter-library loans for those hard-to-find books.

Websites

 * Piute GenWeb, Utah GenWeb
 * Piute USGW Archives, Utah USGW Archives
 * 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Linkpendium


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.