Duchesne County, Utah Genealogy

United States  Utah  Duchesne County

Parent Counties
Wasatch County County Seat: Vernal 1 January 1915 the eastern portion of Wasatch County was split off to form Duchesne County.

Neighboring Counties
Carbon | Daggett | Summit | Uintah | Utah | Wasatch

Boundary Changes
On 4 January 1915, Dechesne County was created from Wasatch County. Additional land was included from Unintah County on 5 Mar 1917. The boundaries were clarified without change on 10 May 1977.

History Timeline
NOTE; Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for

Duchesne County.


 * 1822-1840. Dechesne City received its name from French Canadian trappers.
 * 1905. City of Myton established.
 * 1905. City of Roosevelt founded. Named after President Theodore Roosevelt.  Economy based on agriculture and the oil industry.
 * 1912. Census-designated place of Neola established.
 * 1914. Duchesne County created. Named after river.
 * 1914 November. City of Duchesne made county seat.
 * 1930's. Town of Altamont settled as location of new area high school.
 * 1953. Altamont incorporated as a town in Duchesne County.

Cemeteries

 * Altamont
 * Arcadia
 * Bluebell
 * Boneta
 * Bridgeland
 * Cedarview
 * Duchesne Located south of the city on Highway 191
 * Duchesne-Strawbery Located west of the city on Highway 40 just east of the Starvation Reservoir Bridge
 * Fruitland Located West of the town on Highway 40
 * Greenhalgh Located approximately 2 1/2 miles north of the Neola Store. Turn east just north of the canal and follow the dirt road. GPS coordinates 40°28'18.28"N 110°01'.03"W.
 * Ioka
 * Mountain Home
 * Myton
 * Neola
 * Roosevelt Memorial Park (Cemetery) is located on the west end of town on US Highway 40. The cemetery has a regester of burials located in a box on the maintenance building in the center of the cemetery.  A link to the cemetary is on the Roosevelt City home page
 * Tabiona
 * Talmage
 * Theodore (Old Duchesne) Cemetery
 * Upalco
 * Utahn

Duchesne County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site

Census
The 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Duchesne 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
LDS Ward and Branch Records

Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Duchesne 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. 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.

Court Records

 * Duchesne County Utah Court Records Directory
 * District Court (Eighth District : Duchesne County) Criminal case files
 * Duchesne County Records
 * Utah State Court Directory

Histories

 * Duchesne County History
 * Pioneer, Utah's Online Library, Duchesne County
 * Barton, John D. A History of Duchesne County. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Historical Society, 1996.
 * A History of Duchesne County. Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, 1970.

Newspapers
One major resource for newspapers throughout Utah is the University of Utah's Utah Digital Newspapers project "with more than 600,000 pages of digitized Utah historical newspapers." One newspaper from Duchesne County is included in this digital project, the Roosevelt Standard. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.

You may also wish to check the Library of Congress Chronicling America, Historic American Newspapers. See also Library of Congress

Vital Records
Western States Marriage Index

Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at FamilySearch.org in the Historical Record Collections. 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

Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Duchesne County Library branches located in Roosevelt and Duchesne

Courthouses
Duchesne County Official Website

Duchesne County 734 North Center Street PO Box 910 Duchesne UT 84021 435-738-1100

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Altamont Utah Family History Center
 * Duchesne Utah Family History Center
 * Roosevelt Utah Family History Center

Populated Places

 * Arcadia
 * Altamont
 * Altonah
 * Bluebell
 * Boneta
 * Bridgeland
 * Cedar View
 * Duchesne
 * Fruitland
 * Hanna
 * Ioka
 * Monarch
 * Mountain Home
 * Mount Emmons
 * Myton
 * Neola
 * Roosevelt
 * Tabiona
 * Talmage
 * Upalco
 * Utahn