Eden, Utah

Quick History
Eden is on the North Fork of the Ogden Valley. The first home was a log cabin built in 1857 for two summer herdsmen. In 1859 fifteen families moved in from North Ogden. Formerly called North Fork Town. A more appropriate name was coined when the town was plated by the government surveyor, Washington Jenkins. He said he thought "the area was one of the most beautiful sites he had every surveyed" and suggested the biblical name Eden.

City Hall
There is no City Hall. This is an unincorporated community in the Ogden Valley.

Neighboring Communities
Hunstsville | Liberty

Biography & Genealogies

 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers
 * Early Latter Day Saints - Pioneer Database
 * Sons of Utah Pioneers Stories
 * Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprised of photographs, genealogies, biographies, the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Weber County DUP Biographies

Cemeteries

 * Mountain View Cemetery


 * Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * The USGenWeb Project site
 * Findagrave.com
 * BillionGraves
 * Burial records, 1963-1965, by Eden Town


 * Meadow View Cemetery


 * BillionGraves

Church History and Records

 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Eden (Ogden Stake)
 * Record of members, 1877-1950
 * Form E (annual genealogical report), 1907-1948

Emigration and Immigration

 * Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 MyHeritage ($).

History

 * Tell Us a Story,
 * Remember my valley: a history of Ogden Canyon, Huntsville, Liberty and Eden from 1825 to 1976

Maps

 * USGS GNIS FID 1427746
 * Google
 * Hometown Locator

Newspapers

 * Standard-Examiner
 * Weber Sentinel News

Historical Newspapers

 * Ogden Standard Examiner Archives is available at Ancestry.com $ The data base is searchable from 1920 to 1977.
 * Utah Digital Newspapers for the Ogden Standard 1879 - 1927

Societies, Museums and Libraries



 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum 2148 Grant Avenue Ogden, UT 84401 ph: (801) 393-4460


 * Ogden Regional Family History Center 539 24th St. Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: 801-626-1132


 * Stewart Library ~ Weber State University 3750 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah 801-626-6415


 * Weber County Library ~ Ogden Valley Branch 131 South 7400 East Huntsville, Utah 84317 801-745-2220

Suggested Reading

 * History of Weber County

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.
 * Ancestry.com $ Utah Death Index 1905-1951 Hint Keyword: enter the year of death and enter the name of county if known.
 * Social Security Death Index United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records; MyHeritage ($).