Millard County, Utah Genealogy

Guide to Millard 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 Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President of the United States. The County is located in the west center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Millard County Courthouse 50 South Main Fillmore, UT 84631 Phone: 435-743-6210 Millard County Courthouse County Clerk has marriage records from 1887, divorce, probate and court records from 1852. County Recorder has land and military records.

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 Millard County.
 * 1812-1884. Chief Kanosh and the Pahvant indians lived near Kanosh before arrival of Latter-day Saints
 * 1851-1856 Fillmore was the capital of Utah Territory. The original Statehouse still stands. Name after President Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President of the United States.
 * 1851 October 4: Millard County was created from Iron County.
 * 1855 Utah Territorial legislature met in Fillmore.
 * 1856 Territorial capital moved to Salt Lake City.
 * 1867 Kanosh settled under direction of Brigham Young, with approval of Chief Kanosh. Chief Kanosh and many of his tribe were baptized members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 * 1867 Cove Fort founded by Ira Hinckley, grandfather of Gordon B. Hinckley, a way station for people traveling the Mormon Corridor.
 * 1907 Fish Lake National Forest established.The forest covers 1.5 million acres.
 * 1942-1945 Topaz War Relocation Centernear Delta set up as an internment camp for Japanese-Americans.
 * 1944 USS Millard County (LST-987) was launched by US Navy.

Biographies

 * Pioneers of Millard County, Utah Petty, Wilma Marie Siggard, 1989. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

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

Directories
See Utah Directories

Emigration and Immigration

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

Funeral Homes
Nickle Mortuary 190 South Center St. Delta, UT 84624 Phone: 435-864-3412 Fax: 435-864-3939 Olpin Stevens Funeral Home 55 West 300 South Fillmore, UT 84631 Phone: 435-743-6261 Toll Free: 888-743-6261 Fax: 435-743-6363

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Lyman, Edward Leo and Linda King Newell. A history of Millard County, Utah Centennial County History Series. Also available at Marriott Library Digital Collections

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Millard County for emigrant settlers included:
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah
 * Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California
 * Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah to Omaha, Nebraska

Military Records

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * The USGenWeb Archives, Millard County, Utah

 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

 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
 * The USGenWeb Archives, Millard County, Utah contains a list of Japanese Detention Camp (aka Topaz at Abraham, UT) 1941-1946. Code and Information Data Base can be helpful before you start your search. (see pages 1 - 14 on the below link)

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 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.
 * Millard County Chronicle, Millard County Progress and Topaz Times, covering 1914-1947, 1894-1939, and 1942-1945 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 ($)
 * GenWeb Archives, Millard County Utah offers an Index of obitiries from the Dessert News, others (various newspapers, past and present), and the Salt lake Tribune.
 * Index of Millard County, Utah Obituaries contains names from the above newspapers.

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

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images

Marriage

 * 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1887-1914 Western States Marriage Database. Includes Millard County 1887-1914.
 * 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 Data Base This site includes information on many Utah residents, who died before 1904.

Divorce

 * 1870-1910 — Utah. District Court (Millard County) Probate Division. Probate Court Records, 1870–1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966. This film includes divorce, incorporation and dis-incorporation information, minutes, and estate information.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Delta Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Fillmore Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Gunnison Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Monroe Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Richfield Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Salina Utah FamilySearch Center

Libraries

 * President Millard Fillmore Library Website 25 South 100 West Fillmore, UT 84631 Phone 435-743-5314
 * Delta City Library 76 N 200 West Delta, Utah 84624 Phone: 435-864-4945

Societies
Forebears Millard County Website

Websites

 * Linkpendium
 * Millard County UTGenWeb


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