Daggett County, Utah Genealogy

United States  Utah Daggett County

Neighboring Counties
is surrounded by: Duchesne | Summit | Uintah | in Colorado: Moffat | in Wyoming: Sweetwater

Biography

 * public libraries

Business Records and Commerce

 * public libraries

Cemeteries
Daggett County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site

Census
The 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Daggett County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Utah Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in national indexes, try checking local indexes. Created by experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide indexes.

See Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.


 * 1920
 * 1930

Church Records
Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Daggett County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be locate through the Family History Library Catalog at https://www.familysearch.org/. Or by refering to Jaussi, Laureen R., and Gloria D. Chaston. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. 2 vols. Provo, Utah: Genealogy Tree, 1982. (FHL book 979.2258 A3j; fiche 6031507). These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.


 * public libraries

Court Records

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History

 * public libraries

A History of Daggett County online at Marriott Library Digital Collections.

Daggett County received its name from Ellworth Daggett, the first surveyor.

History Timeline
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Beaver County.


 * 1918. Daggett County created by Utah Legislature. Named for Ellsworth Daggett, the first surveyor-general of Utah.
 * 1919. Daggett County lost a portion to Uintah County and on 11 May 1943 the boundaries were clarified and located on the public land survey lines.
 * 1957. Town of Dutch John constructed by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to house workers working on construction of Flaming Gorge Dam.

Land and Property

 * public libraries

Military

 * USGenWeb Archives, Daggett County, Utah, World War 2 Army Enlistment A-Z; Daggett co., Utah

Newspapers

 * Since no newspapers are listed for this county, search neighboring counties.
 * Since no newspapers are listed for this county, search neighboring counties.

Obituaries

 * Newspapers of
 * Local Funeral Homes, Societies, Libraries, or in family records.
 * Obituaries of neighboring counties: Duchesne | Summit | Uintah ; in neighboring states: Moffat County, Colorado and Sweetwater County, Wyoming


 * Newspapers of major cities: Deseret News and/or The Salt Lake Tribune both in Salt Lake City


 * USGenWeb Archives, Daggett County, Utah one Obituary listed.

Probate Records

 * public libraries.

Public Records

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Courthouses
Daggett County Official Website

Daggett County, Utah 95 North 1st West Manila, UT 84046 Phone (435) 784-3154 Fax (435) 784-3335

County seat: Manila

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Dutch John Utah Family History Center
 * Manila Utah Family History Center
 * Manti Utah Family History Center

Libraries

 * public libraries.

Marriage

 * 1918-1935 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Daggett County 1918-1935.


 * public libraries.

Death

 * 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

Other Populated Places

 * Manila
 * Dutch John
 * Linwood (inundated by Flaming Gorge Reservoir]]