Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Utah  Salt Lake County

What is in the Collection?
This collection includes city cemetery records from 1847 to 1976, acquired from the Utah State Archives. The records include a general index, plat books, interment records, deed registers, record of the dead and grave opening orders.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
These records usually contain the following information:


 * Name of deceased
 * Birth date and place
 * Death date and place
 * Burial date
 * Name of relatives
 * Cause of death
 * Residence
 * Mortuary or undertaker
 * Owner or purchaser of the plot
 * Location of the plot
 * If removed, where to

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search you will need to know at least some of the following:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The approximate date of death.
 * The approximate date of burial.
 * The names of family members who may be buried nearby.

Compare the information on the image to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if it is the correct family or person. You may need to compare several images before you find your ancestor.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page: then select the "Record Type".

First check the indexes at the beginning or end. Indexes enable you to access records quickly by searching for the names of the primary individuals. Realize that some entries in earlier years may have been missed or misspelled.

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What Do I Do Next?
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Use the information to obtain the actual death certificate.
 * Use the information to locate funeral home or obituary.
 * Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, marriage, census, land and probate records.
 * Use the information to find additional family members.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Search the indexes and records of Utah, United States Genealogy.
 * Search in the Utah Archives and Libraries.

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

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