Utah Indian Agency

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Ute, Paiute, Bannock, Shoshoni, Pahvant, and other tribes of the Great Basin.

History
The title "Utah Agency" may be a bit misleading. There were actually two agencies called by that name, operating under the jurisdiction of the Utah Superintendency from 1849 to about 1869.

The initial agency was the Salt Lake Agency, which was established in 1849. When the Territory of Utah was organized in 1850, the Salt Lake Agency became the Utah Superintendency. In 1851, one agency was established and in 1855, another was established. The two agencies existed at the same time and the agents had no specific assignments, but one usually operated out of Salt Lake City and the other out of Provo.

The agency established in 1851 was generally headquartered in Salt Lake City until 1859 when it was moved to the Spanish Fork Reservation for the Ute Indians. In 1865, it was moved to the Uintah Valley and came to be known by that name.

The other agency, established in 1855, was headquartered in Provo, and was moved to Fort Bridger. It became part of the Wyoming Superintendency and was renamed the Fort Bridger Agency.

A third agency, established in 1858, existed for a short time under the Utah Superintendency as the Carson Valley Agency, but it was transferred to the Nevada Superintendency in 1861.

Agents and Their Appointment Dates
Edmund A. Graves May 1, 1853, Christopher Carson Mar 22, 1853;on duty January 9, 1854, and William F. M. Arny May 20, 1861 and E. (Eugene E.) E. White

Records
Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same. Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by the agencies.

For the records of these early agencies, see the listings for the later names of the three agencies referred to above -- Uintah Valley Agency, Fort Bridger Agency, and Carson Valley Agency. Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by the Agency offices.

Additional Indian Agencies

 * Shivwits Indian School (Utah)
 * Paiute Indian Agency (Utah)
 * Kaibab Indian Agency (Utah)*Goshute Indian Agency (Utah)
 * Carson Valley Indian Agency (Nevada)
 * Fort Bridger Indian Agency (Wyoming)
 * Ouray Indian Agency (Utah)
 * Southern Paiute Indian Field Office (Utah)
 * Southern Utah Indian Agency (Utah)
 * Spanish Fork Indian Agency (Utah)
 * Uintah Valley Indian Agency (Utah)
 * Uintah and Ouray Indian Agency (Utah)
 * Salt Lake Special Indian Agency (Utah)
 * Navajo Indian Agency
 * Southern Paiute Indian Field Office (Utah)
 * Utah Superintendency of Indian Affairs