Davis County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah Davis County, Utah

Guide to Davis County, Utah genealogy. Birth records, marriage and death records, cemeteries, census, church records, probate records, and obituaries—resources to find parents and family history since 1852, when the county was formed.

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 * Census
 * Birth
 * Marriage
 * Death
 * Church

County Courthouse
Davis County Courthouse P O Box 618 Farmington, Ut 84025-0618 Phone: 801-451-3420

County Clerk has marriage records. Clerk Distric Court has divorce, probate and court records.

Parent Counties
was created March 3, 1852 from: Salt Lake

Boundary Changes
See UT: Index of Counties... from Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, for a timeline of boundary changes for.

Neighboring Counties
is surrounded by: Box Elder | Morgan | Salt Lake | Tooele | Weber

Resources
The types of records that follow are used for genealogy and family history. Most tell what you may learn and how to locate the records. Links to Internet sites usually go directly to entries with names, images, or information.

Bible Records
The term "Bible records" refers to the practice of keeping family dates and events in a family Bible. This was a common practice in many European countries and carried over to America. Many of these family Bible records are still in existence and preserved by the descendants of the immigrants. In some cases these family Bibles have found their way into libraries and other repositories.

For an explanation of how to find Bible records and for helpful links see Utah Bible Records. See also United States Bible Records.

Business Records and Commerce
See United States Business Records See also Utah Business Records

Cemeteries

 * Davis County Interment Register, 1869–1982, part of Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001, a FamilySearch digital images collection.
 * Published transcripts of cemetery records are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog at the (space, then select the town) or the  (select Cemeteries).

The larger cities of Davis County have their own cemeteries, but some of the smaller towns do not. For a listing, refer to Davis County Cemeteries page on The Davis County UTGenWeb Project site, a member of The UTGenWeb Project.


 *  Davis County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site


 * USGenWeb Archives, Davis County, Utah Clinton City Cemetery.
 * USGenWeb Archives, Davis County, Utah Syracuse Cemetery.

Kaysville


 * Utah Gravestone Photo Project for Kaysville City Cemetery.
 * Kaysville City Interment Register Vol A-E 1869-1982 in included in the FS digital colleciton Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.

Clearfield


 * Syracuse Memorial Park BillionGraves. Despite the name, the cemetery is not in Syracuse, but rather, in Clearfield.
 * Clearfield City Cemetery, Clearfield BillionGraves

Census

 * See Utah Census for online indexes and images of US federal censuses. of: 1850 [1851], 1856, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940.
 * See statewide printed indexes, including 1856.


 * USGenWeb Archives Davis County, Utah Census Index.

Churches and Religious Groups
The information given in church records depends upon the practices of each religious group. Most include the names of members, often with ages and birth places. Several give birth, christening, or blessing dates for infants. See Utah Church Records for details about various denominations.


 * Church records (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed for at the  (space, then select a town) or  (select Church topics) in the FamilySearch Library Catalog.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)
Stake(s): North Davis Stake, Utah · South Davis Stake, Utah

Places: Bountiful· Centerville· Clearfield· Clinton· Farmington· Kaysville· Layton· South Weber· Sunset· Syracuse· West Bountiful· West Point

List of Davis County stakes and wards


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Court Records
Many of your ancestors may be found in court records as defendants, plaintiffs, witnesses, or jurors. Court records can establish family relationships and places of residence, occupations, and other family history information. See Utah Court Records for the various courts through the years.

For specialized court records, see Divorce · Guardianship · Land · Naturalization · Probate

Directories

 * 1879-1880 - Culmer, H.L.A. et al. Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-80: Containing the Name and Occupation of Every Resident in the Towns and Cities of Salt Lake, Utah, Weber and Davis Counties: and a Very Complete List of the Merchants, Manufacturers, Professional Men and Officials: Together with Full Gazetteer Information. Salt Lake City, Utah: Printed for H.L.A. Culmer Co. by J.C. Graham Co., 1879. Digital version at Internet Archive.

Funeral Homes
LakeView Cemetery Mortuary 1640 East Lakeview Dr Bountiful, UT 84010 Phone: 801-298-1564 888-567-5767 Fax: 801-298-1586

Lindquist Bountiful Mortuary 727 North 400 East Bountiful, UT 84010 Phone: 801-292-5555 877-394-6667 Fax: 801-292-0442

Lindquist Kaysville Mortuary 400 North Main St. Kaysville, UT 84037 Phone: 801-546-6666 877-394-6667 Fax: 801-544-4809

Lindquist Layton Mortuary 1867 North Fairfield Road Layton, UT 84041 Phone: 801-771-6666 877-394-6667 Fax: 801-771-0700

Myers Mortuary 250 North Fairfield Rd Layton, UT 84041 Phone: 801-544-0994 Fax: 801-547-0391

Lindquist Clearfield Mortuary 1050 South State St. Clearfield, UT 84015 Phone: 801-825-6666 877-394-6667 Fax: 801-825-9773

Russon brothers Mortuary] 1941 North Main St.. Farmington, UT 84025 Phone: 801-447-8247

Independent Funeral Service 3363 South Highway 89 Bountiful, UT 84010 Phone: 801-296-8900 866-486-2486 Fax: 801-486-8986

Guardianship
Guardianship of orphans or adults unable to manage their own affairs were handled by the probate and the Federal District courts. See Utah Court Records.

History

 * Leonard, Glen M. A history of Davis County : a modern frontier, Utah Centennial County History Series

Named for David Coon Davis (d. 1850), Captain of Company E, in the Mormon Battalion, early leader in Davis County. David C. Davis settled on Davis Creek, on what is now Farmington in 1849.

History Timeline
See UT: Index of Counties... from Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, for a timeline of boundary changes for.

NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia.


 * 1850 - October 5,  county created.  Farmington designated as its county seat, because of its geographic location midway between boundaries at the Weber Riveron the north and the Jordan Riveron the south.
 * 1852 March 3: Davis County was set off from Great Salt Lake County (now Salt Lake County), by the general assembly of Deseret in October 1850. It was officially created 3 March 1852, when the territorial assembly, defined the county lines. Records concerning Davis County between 1850 and 1852 are in Salt Lake County.
 * During its first 50 years, Davis County grew slowly.
 * 1862 January 17: Morgan County was set off.
 * 1870 - Utah Central Rail Road. With the advent of the railroad a transition to mechanized agriculture and a surge of commerce, banking, improved roads, new water systems, and electrification of homes began.
 * 1940 - population was barely 16,000.
 * 1940-1950 - With the establishment of Hill Air Force Basein northern Davis County, there was a surge of civilian employment after World War II. The county doubled in population.
 * 1950-1960 -  Population doubled again as part of the nationwide suburb boom that was occurring at the time.
 * 1990 - there were 188,000 residents 2000, there were 239,000 residents 2030, county is expected to have a population of about 360,000.
 * Today, most of the population resides in Layton, Bountiful, Kaysville, and Clearfield while most of the growth is concentrated in the northwest, northeast, and southwest portions of the county, and especially in such cities as Syracuse, Clinton, West Point, South Weber, and Woods Cross.

Land and Property
Land records (especially deeds) often give the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or other clues for further research. They often have other clues for further research, such as witnesses or the other parties who may be relatives or in-laws. See Utah Land and Property for more.


 * County Recorder's Office: check deeds, file mining claims, get assistance in finding ownership of a particular property, and obtain copies of county plat maps. This office has county plat records dating back to 1878, prior records having been destroyed in a fire.


 * Utah, Davis County Records, 1869–1953 In this collection the auditor deeds, deed indexes and some of the deed books are filed under the subcatagory "Probate Records" rather than "Land Records". The "Land Records" subcatagory covers deeds, decree, and mining records from 1869 to 1940.
 * Tip: FamilySearch's Grantee Index [to Deeds] Vol 1, 1884-1907 on-line digital image collection contains abt 372 images. Things are arranged alphabetically by first letter of surname, but the "C"s for filing dates of 1907 have addition index pages starting on image 366 --this is between the "W"s which run in images 340-365 and the "Y"s which start on image 370.
 * Utah, Davis County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records) article describing this online collection

Maps
Google highway map of Davis County 2012

Naturalization and Citizenship
Declarations of Intent before 1906 often include the nation of origin, his* foreign and "Americanized" names, residence, and date of arrival. See Utah Naturalization and Citizenship for more information. (*Women were not naturalized until 1922 in the United States.)


 * Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001, a FamilySearch digital collection, contains certificates of naturalization, 1878-1896 and 1896-1933; declaration of intentions 1874-1896 and a1904-1906; petition and record 1907-1942.


 * [1896-1938] Naturalization records. "Utah, Davis County Records, 1869-1953". FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. This group has Certificates of Naturalization, Declaration of Intentions, etc.
 * [1896-1936, 1902-1929] Miscellaneous naturalization records are included in the FS digital collection: Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.
 * [1902-1929] District Court, Davis county, Utah. Petition and records. "Utah, Davis County Records, 1869-1953". FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.
 * [1932-1938] Davis county, Utah. Citizenship Records, "Utah, Davis County, Records, 1869-1953". FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.

Newspapers

 * Davis County Clipper, covering 1892-1975 is included.
 * Existing copies of newspapers
 * [[Davis County, Utah
 * The Davis Clipper 2004-present.
 * The Davis Clipper 2004-present.

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
Probate cases include court actions regarding property and estates of individuals who have died. Records may locate relatives, provide death dates, and identify property. See Utah Probate Records for more information.


 * Utah, Davis County Records, 1869-1953 Part of Utah, Probate Records, 1851-1961 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.
 * Note: Will Book A, 1877-1929 is filed District Court records.

Vital Records
Vital records of birth, marriage, death, and divorce are created by civil (state, county, or city) officials. See Utah Vital Records for details and history of the records.

Birth before 1852

 *  was formed on 3 March 1952.

parent counties

Birth 1852 - 1897

 * [[Davis County, Utah#Churches and Religious Groups
 * See also other records that give birth information, such as Death records, Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
 * See also [[Davis County, Utah#Neighboring_Counties
 * See also [[Davis County, Utah#Neighboring_Counties

Birth 1898 - present

 * 1898-1905 online index to births Series 11802
 * Note: Use censuses or church records to supplement for names of children.
 * The register is also online at Births, Davis County 1898-1905, a FamilySearch Historical Collection.
 * FamilySearch Library copy:.
 * 1906-1910 online images


 * Davis County Health Department (Davis County) 22 South State St.,2nd Floor, Clearfield, Utah 84015,(801) 525-5150. Mailing address: Davis County Health Department, Attention: Vital Records, P.O. Box 618, Farmington, Utah 84025.

Marriage

 * 1887-1906 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Davis County 1887-1906.
 * 1898-1952Vital Records. "Utah, Davis County Records, 1869-1953" FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Collection has marriage certificates, marriage license index.

Divorce
Divorce records give the names of the parties and may give the date and place of their marriage. See Utah Vital Records for excellent information.


 * 1875—1886 Davis County Divorce Records part of Utah State Archives Records, FamilySearch

Historical Records collection.


 * Divorce case files no 25-140 1875-1877 and no 141-154, unnumbered cases 1875-1886 are part of the FS digital collection Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.
 * Davis County, Utah Divorce Registers of Actions, 1877, 1880 Ancestry.com ($)
 * Davis County, Utah Divorce Case Files, 1875-1886Ancestry.com ($)

Death
Davis county Register of Deaths 1905 - 1952 -available in Vital Records section of "Utah, Davis County Records, 1869-1953" FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.

Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/. 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.

Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904

Websites
Links to indexes or images of records:


 * FamilySearch.org. Collections are growing at record rates. If the county is not listed, check later.
 * Davis County records
 * Utah State Archives records, 1848–2001
 * Also see Utah to search items that include.

Links to collections:


 * FamilySearch Library Catalog
 * (Select topics)
 * (Space, then select town)

Sites that gather links to the Internet


 * Linkpendium
 * CyndisList

Archives, Libraries, etc.
Resources for are available in repositories (such as libraries and archives) at all levels: the town, the county, the state (including universities), and the nation.

Check websites and catalogs of archives and libraries for items for this county. Examples: items in  (Utah) or Allen County Public Library (Indiana).

See Courthouse·FamilySearch Centers·Libraries·Museums·Other Repositories·Societies sections.

Courthouse
Davis County Official Website

Davis County Memorial Courthouse 28 East State Street Farmington, UT 84025 Phone: (801) 444-2300

County seat: Farmington

FamilySearch Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Bountiful Utah Heights Family History Center
 * Clearfield Utah Family History Center
 * Farmington Utah Family History Center
 * Kaysville Utah Family History Center
 * Layton Utah Layton Hills Family History Center
 * Layton Utah Valley View Family History Center
 * South Davis Utah Family History Center (Bountiful)

Libraries
Local public libraries usually have histories, genealogies, indexes of cemeteries, copies of local newspapers, or other records for the area they serve. Many libraries in Utah have an area dedicated to local collections and manuscripts.


 * Davis County Library - Headquarters (Farmington Branch); 38 South 100 East, Farmington, UT 84025. Phone 801-451-2322.
 * Collections:

See also Utah Public Library Directory, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps. Does not mention holdings.

Towns and Communities
The Davis County Website lists the fifteen communities that are part of Davis county, along with estimated population of each. This site has links to all the city home pages except Sunset.

Cities
Farmington -- The county seat of Davis County, Farmington has many well-preserved historic buildings, some of which are on the National Register, and many of which have been identified by the Farmington Historic Preservation Commission. The city was one of the earliest communities in Utah and has a history.