Utah County, Utah Genealogy

Guide to Utah County, Utah ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Birth records, marriage and death records, cemeteries, census, church records, probate records, and obituaries—resources to find parents and family history since 1852, when the county was formed.

Utah Online Genealogy Records

Quick start:


 * Census
 * Birth
 * Marriage
 * Death

Description
The County was named the same name as its state. The County is located in the north center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Utah County Courthouse 51 South University Avenue Provo, Utah 84601 Phone: 801-851-8000

County Clerk has marriage records from 1887, divorce and probate records from 1859, and court records from 1885. County recorder has land records.

Records Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Parent Counties
was created March 3, 1852 Utah Territory.

See also Green River County

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Utah County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Utah County Boundary Maps" (1849-1960) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.


 * Boundary changes timeline for from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Neighboring Counties
is surrounded by: Carbon | Duchesne | Juab | Salt Lake | Sanpete | Tooele | Wasatch

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:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Resources
The types of records that follow are used for genealogy and family history. Most tell what you may learn and how to locate the records. Links to Internet sites usually go directly to entries with names, images, or information.

Bible Records
The term "Bible records" refers to the practice of keeping family dates and events in a family Bible. This was a common practice in many European countries and carried over to America. Many of these family Bible records are still in existence and preserved by the descendants of the immigrants. In some cases these family Bibles have found their way into libraries and other repositories.

For an explanation of how to find Bible records and for helpful links see Utah Bible Records. See also United States Bible Records.

Business Records and Commerce
See United States Business Records See also Utah Business Records

Cemeteries

 * To 1966 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * Published transcripts of cemetery records are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog at the (space, then select the town) or the  (select Cemeteries).


 * See Utah Burials Search at Utah State History
 * Utah County, Utah Cemetery IndexAncestry.com ($) Prepared by the Utah Valley Regional Family History Center for Utah County.
 * See USGenWeb Utah County Archives for the following cemeteries - American Fork Cemetery, Lindon Cemetery, Mill Fork Cemetery, Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Santaquin City Cemetery, Woodmen of the World Burials.

Census

 * See Utah Census for online indexes and images of US federal censuses. of: 1852, 1856, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940.
 * See statewide printed indexes, including 1856.


 * 1) "Utah Census Returns" Historical Department of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 * 2) Index (Index Publishing)
 * 3) Index (AIS)
 * 4) Family Search


 * GenWeb site containes an Index of the Utah 1850 Census. On the Index page you have five different censes pages to view.

Census Designation places Benjamin | Elberta | Lake Shore | Palmyra | Spring Lake | West Mountain

Churches and Religious Groups

 * Church records (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed for at the  (space, then select a town) or  (select Church topics) in the FamilySearch Library Catalog.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
index Stake(s), 1930: Alpine Stake, Utah· Kolob Stake, Utah· Lehi Stake, Utah · Nebo Stake, Utah · Palmyra Stake, Utah · Sharon Stake, Utah · Timpanogos Stake, Utah · Tintic Stake, Utah · Utah Stake, Utah
 * 1877-1918 - at FamilySearch —


 * Wards in the County, 1930
 * Wards formed after 1930 (to about 1948):

Places: Alpine· American Fork· Fairfield· Genola· Goshen· Highland· Lehi· Lindon· Mapleton· Mill Fork· Payson· Pleasant Grove· Provo· Salem· Santaquin· Spanish Fork· Springville· Thistle· Vineyard

List of Churches and Church Parishes
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 * FamilySearch Places

Congregational Church Records

 * 1915-1972 - Utah County, Utah, U.S., Congregational Church Records, 1915-1972 at Ancestry.com - index & images, ($)

Court Records
Many of your ancestors may be found in court records as defendants, plaintiffs, witnesses, or jurors. Court records can establish family relationships and places of residence, occupations, and other family history information. See Utah Court Records for the various courts through the years.

For specialized court records, see Divorce · Guardianship · Land · Naturalization · Probate


 * Utah County Justice Court deals with class B and C misdemeanors, violations of ordinances, small claims, and infractions committed within County jurisdiction. The Justice Court shares jurisdiction with the Juvenile Court over minors 16 or 17 years old, who are charged with certain traffic offenses. See the Juvenile Court below for other types of juvenile cases.


 * Utah County Justice Court, 51 South University Avenue, Suite 3300, Provo, Utah 84601. Phone: 801-851-7200, Fax: 801-851-7201


 * Juvenile Court handles juvenile cases concerning automobile homicide, alcohol or drug related traffic offenses, reckless driving, fleeing an officer, and driving on a suspended license are excepted. Juvenile Court shares jurisdiction with the Justice Court over minors 16 or 17 years old, who are charged with certain traffic offenses besides those listed above.


 * 4th District Juvenile Court - Provo Office 2021 South State St Provo, UT 84606 Phone: (801) 354-7200 Fax: (801) 373-6579


 * District Court

Directories
See Utah Directories


 * 1867 - Owens, George. Salt Lake City Directory: Including a Business Directory of Provo, Springville, and Ogden, Utah Territory. Salt Lake City: G. Owens, 1867. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * 1879-1880 - Culmer, H.L.A. et al. Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-80: Containing the Name and Occupation of Every Resident in the Towns and Cities of Salt Lake, Utah, Weber and Davis Counties: and a Very Complete List of the Merchants, Manufacturers, Professional Men and Officials: Together with Full Gazetteer Information. Salt Lake City, Utah: Printed for H.L.A. Culmer &amp; Co. by J.C. Graham &amp; Co., 1879. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * Utah Directory, 1890: Salt Lake City, Logan, and Provo Ancestry.com ($) Data from Utah Gazetteer and Directory of Logan, Ogden, Provo and Salt Lake City, 1884.

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1847-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Funeral Homes
Anderson and Sons Mortuary 49 East 100 North American Fork, UT 84003 Phone: 801-756-3564 Fax: 801-763-0799

Warenski Funeral Home 1776 North 900 East American Fork, UT 84003 Phone: 801-763-5000 Fax: 801-763-5002

Wing Mortuary 118 E Main St. Lehi, UT 84043 Phone: 801-768-9514 Fax: 801-768-3534

Berg Mortuary 185 East Center Street Provo, Utah 84606 Phone: 801-373-1841 Fax: 801-371-0110 500 North State Street Orem, Utah 84057 Phone: 801-225-2131 Fax: 801-371-0110  525 East Fourth South Springville, Utah 84663 Phone: (801) 489-4233 Fax: (801) 371-0110

Sundberg-Olpine Mortuary 495 South Statee St Orem, UT 84058 Phone: 801-225-1530 Fax: 801-225-9720

Walker Sanderson Funeral Home 646 East 800 North Orem, UT 84097 Phone: 801-226-3500 Fax: 801-226-3531 85 East 300 South Provo, UT 84606 Phone: 801-373-6668 Fax: 801-374-2151  587 South 100 West Payson, UT 84651 Phone: 801-465-3846 Fax: 801-465-2507  187 South Main St Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Phone: 801-798-2169 Fax:801-798-0733

Olpin Family Mortuary 494 South 300 East Pleasant Grove, UT 84062 Phone: 801-785-3505 Fax: 801-785-9963

Brown Family Mortuary 66 South 300 East Santaquin, UT 84655 Phone:801-754-3692 Fax: 801-754-1225

Wheeler Mortuary 211 East 2nd South Springville, UT 84663 Phone: 801-489-6021

Gazetteers
See Utah Gazetteers A gazetteer is a list and description of places, such as villages, towns and cities. Gazetteers may also mention neighborhoods, cemeteries, population size, and geographical features like rivers and mountains. It can be used to locate the places where a family lived. They usually include only the names of places (generally listed alphabetically) that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Maps and atlases can also help locate places. While several guides to places in Utah are available, the following list was taken from The Handybook for Genealogists,10th Edition: 


 * Gallagher, John S. The Post Offices of Utah . Burtonsville, Md.: The Depot, 1977.  FHL Book 979.2 E8g . A list of past and current post offices in Utah. It provides the dates of establishment for each post office. If a post office was discontinued, this source gives the date and the new post office designated to receive the mail. Several photographs are included.


 * Gannett, Henry A. A Gazetteer of Utah. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1900.


 * Gruber, Ted. Postal History of Utah, 1849-1976. Crete, NB: J-B Publishing Co., 1978.


 * Leigh, Rufus Wood. Five Hundred Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Press, 1961. FHL Book 979.2 E2L. This book provides the history and origin of the name of each place, including names of places and landmarks that no longer exist. It also includes Native American residences.


 * Origins of Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1941. FHL Book 979.2 E2o; Fiche 6046696. This source documents when places were settled, former names, altitude and population in 1941. There is information on the creation of each county and boundary changes, including square miles. It also includes a list of extinct counties.


 * Sloan, Robert W. Utah Gazetteer and Directory of Logan, Ogden, Provo and Salt Lake City for 1884. Salt Lake City: Herald Printing and Publishing Co., 1884. familysearch.org/search/catalog/287900


 * Utah: A Guide to the State. New York: Hastings House, 1941. familysearch.org/search/catalog/180508


 * Utah State Gazetteer and Business Directory. 12 Volumes. Salt Lake City, Utah: R.L. Polk, 1900–1931. FHL Book 979.2 U34p; On six films beginning with 1697782 item 3.) Exhaustive list of Utah towns and cities.


 * Van Cott, John E., comp. Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990. FHL Book 979.2 E2v. Excellent guide to Utah place names.


 * Ward, Jill Anderson. LDS Place Names Gazetteer. Salt Lake City: Family History Library, 1986. familysearch.org/search/catalog/501349
 * Writers' Program (Utah), Utah: A Guide to the State. New York, New York: Hastings House, 1941.FHL Book 979.2 E6w; Film 1033881 item 3. This gives a history of many areas and includes an index and maps of some cities. The book is arranged geographically and gives directions and mileage between areas. There is also information on altitude, population size, and roads.


 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

History

 * Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. A history of Utah County, Utah Centennial County History Series
 * A Brief History of Utah County, on the Utah's Pioneer Library web site (It is now called Utah's Online Library). The county seat and largest city is Provo.
 * Wikipedia
 * Memories that live : Utah County centennial historyAncestry.com ($)

Interesting Facts


 * The County and the State are named after the Ute (or Utah) Indians.Named for the Ute Indians, Spanish word Yuta.
 * Lehi is named after Lehi, a prophet in the Book of Mormon.
 * The City of Orem was named after W.C. Orem, builder of the railroad which ran through the town. Orem was known as Sharon, a Biblical name for a mostly level strip of land running between mountains and the sea; Another former name was Provo Bench.
 * Payson was named after an early settler, James Pace. The community was previously known as Fort Peteetneet after a Ute Indian chief.
 * Springville was once known as Hobble Creek because a member of a Latter-day Saint exploring party lost his horse's hobbles in or near the creek.
 * Pleasant Grove, named after a cottonwood grove near the original town site, was once known as Battle Creek since it was the site of the first conflict between Indians and settlers.
 * Elberta was named for its Elberta peach orchards and Salem was named after New Salem, Massachusetts, but was first called Pond Town after the large pond that today is known as Salem Pond.


 * The first library in Provo was opened in 1854 and there has been an official U.S. Post Office in the city since at least 1894.
 * Provo General Hospital opened in 1903 and gave way to Utah Valley Hospital in 1939.
 * The Utah State (Mental) Hospital dates back to 1880 but was formerly known by less politically correct names.
 * Provo is the home of Brigham Young University. Brigham Young issued a deed of trust to establish Brigham Young Academy on October 16,1875. The fledgling institution went through some rough years and nearly folded on occasion before officially becoming Brigham Young University on October 23, 1903.


 * 1900 to the Present Day - The County population grew slowly and steadily through the years of World War I, the Great Depression and World War II. The official census counted 23,768 citizens in 1890 and that number grew to only 49,021 in 1940.
 * Geneva Steel was one of the few major employers outside of agriculture, government and schools. Geneva was built during World War II to provide steel for the war effort.
 * 1980s - present the valley became one of the entrepreneurial hot spots of the nation and, in particular, has become a Mecca for high-tech, computer-related companies.

History Timeline

 * Boundary changes timeline for from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the below events were gleaned from Wikipedia for Utah county.


 * 1849. Provo was originally called Fort Utahwhen settled, but was renamed Provo in 1850 for Étienne Provost, an early French-Canadian trapper who arrived in the region in 1825.
 * 1850. American Fork was settled by Mormon pioneers, and incorporated as Lake City in 1852.
 * 1850. Mormon pioneers settled the area now known as Lehi, at a place called Dry Creek, near the head of Utah Lake. It was renamed Evansville in 1851, after David Evans, a local bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Other historical names include Sulphur Springs and Snow’s Springs.
 * 1850. Mapleton was first settled, and for a time was known as Union Bench.
 * 1850. Payson first settled. Originally named Peteetneet, after a Ute Indian chief who lived near Payson's current location.
 * 1850. The original name of Pleasant Grove was Battle Creek. It was named for a battle which took place there in 1849 between Latter-day Saint settlers and a small band of Ute Indians.
 * 1850. Springville was originally settled. The city was first called Hobble Creek by early pioneers. Later, as the town grew, the name was changed to Springville because of the many freshwater springs in the area.
 * 1851. The first ward of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsin American Fork was organized with Leonard E. Harrington as bishop.
 * 1852. March 3- Utah County was created from the Utah Territory.
 * 1852. Lehi grew so rapidly that, Bishop Evans petitioned the Utah Territorial Legislature to incorporate the settlement. Lehi City was incorporated by legislative act on February 5, 1852 and approved a request to call the new city Lehi.
 * 1853. Daniel H. Wells, the head of the Nauvoo Legion(Utah Territorial Militia at the time), instructed settlers in American Fork to move into specific forts. At a meeting on July 23, 1853 at the schoolhouse in American Fork, Lorenzo Snowand Parley P. Prattconvinced the settlers to follow Wells' directions and all move together into a central fort.
 * 1855. The town of Fairfield was established when John Carson, his four brothers, and others settled in the Cedar Valley. The settlement was soon known as Frogtown.
 * 1855 to 1860.  Between 1855 and 1860, the arrival of pioneers from Iceland made Spanish Fork into the first permanent Icelandic settlement in the United States.
 * 1860. Settlers changed the name of Lake City to American Fork.
 * 1861. Frogtown became Fairfield; named after Amos Fielding, who participated in establishing the community.
 * 1861. Lindon was settled. It was originally named "String Town" because of the way the houses were strung up and down the street. An old linden tree (Tilia) growing in town in 1901 inspired the present (misspelled) name.
 * 1870. American Fork served as a rail access point for mining activities in American Fork Canyon.
 * 1870. Highland was settled by homesteaders, so named by Scottish Latter-day Saint immigrants who felt the area resembled the highlands of Scotland.

Land and Property
Land records (especially deeds) often give the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or other clues for further research. They often have other clues for further research, such as witnesses or the other parties who may be relatives or in-laws. See Utah Land and Property for more.


 * County Recorder's Office: check deeds, file mining claims, get assistance in finding ownership of a particular property, and obtain copies of county plat maps. This office has county plat records dating back to 1878, prior records having been destroyed in a fire.


 * Utah County Online has Web Access to Utah County Land Records (1980's forward) . This includes property searches by name, address, etc., map searches, document searches and document images.
 * Most of the land in Utah was originally obtained from the US federal government by a patent. These General Land Office Records are available and searchable free of charge. The minimum information needed for a search is the state where the land is located and the name of the person receiving the patent. Surveys and Land Status Records can also be searched here.

Maps
Maps and atlases are used to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They identify political boundaries, names of places, geographical features, cemeteries, churches, and migration routes. A few of the resources listed below were obtained from The Handybook for Genealogists, 10th Ed. Draper: Everton Publishers, 2002:


 * County Maps from Utah County Online, both static (PDF) and interactive


 * Greer, Deon C., et al. Atlas of Utah. Ogden, Utah Weber State College, 1981. familysearch.org/search/catalog/96665&amp;


 * Miller, David E. Utah History Atlas. 2nd ed. n.p.: Miller, 1968. familysearch.org/search/catalog/284700


 * Moffat, Riley Moore. Printed Maps of Utah to 1900: An Annotated Cartobibliography. Western Association of Map Librarians, 1981. familysearch.org/search/catalog/192517
 * Highway map of Utah County 2009
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for emigrant settlers included:


 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * 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
 * Central Overland Trail 1859-1869 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Carson City, Nevada (and usually on to northern California)
 * Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah to Omaha, Nebraska
 * Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 1883 Salt Lake City, Utah to Grand Junction, Colorado (and Denver)

Military

 * To 1966 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Utah Military and Defence for Utah County from Dex Knows

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1914-1918 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1914-1918 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1917-1918 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1917-1918 - at FamilySearch — index

World War II

 * 1929-1954 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship
Declarations of Intent before 1906 often include the nation of origin, his* foreign and "Americanized" names, residence, and date of arrival. See Utah Naturalization and Citizenship for more information. (*Women were not naturalized until 1922 in the United States.)


 * 1848-2001 -, a FamilySearch digital collection, contains certificates of naturalization, 1878-1896 and 1896-1933; declaration of intentions 1874-1896 and a1904-1906; petition and record 1907-1942.
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1906-1930 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at Ancestry- index & images ($)

Newspapers

 * 1850-2003 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * Provo Daily Enquirer, covering 1881 - 1897 is included.
 * Utah County Newspapers This is the FamilySearch Wiki page for "overflow" information on the newspapers of Utah County, including history and links to modern newspapers.
 * Utah County Newspapers This is the FamilySearch Wiki page for "overflow" information on the newspapers of Utah County, including history and links to modern newspapers.

Obituaries

 * 1850 – 2005 at FamilySearch — index


 * 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)


 * The Utah Valley Obituary Index includes most Utah County newspapers, which can be found at the Harold B. Lee Library at BYU. They have a microfilm collection and a set of the original book version published in 2001 in their Religion and Family History Department.


 * Newspapers of


 * Local Funeral Homes, Societies, Libraries, or in family records.


 * Obituaries of neighboring counties


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


 * On the GenWeb site you will find Deaths/Obits of Yergensen, Pearl, Nuttall V, and the Information from the Daily Herald Obits from October 2004 - Feb 2004 (selected months).

Prison

 * 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
Probate cases include court actions regarding property and estates of individuals who have died. Records may locate relatives, provide death dates, and identify property. See Utah Probate Records for more information.

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
 * State and County Probate records.

Taxation

 * Utah County Tax Rates - 1999 to 2011

Vital Records:
See also How to order Utah Vital Records or download an application for Utah Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.

Birth before 1852

 *  was formed on 3 March 1852.

parent counties

Birth 1852 - 1897

 * [[Utah County, Utah Genealogy#Churches and Religious Groups
 * See also other records that give birth information, such as Death records, Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
 * See also [[Utah County, Utah Genealogy#Neighboring_Counties
 * See also [[Utah County, Utah Genealogy#Neighboring_Counties

Birth 1898 - present

 * 1898 - 1905 - Series #84185 at Utah State Archives. Not online, no online index.
 * FamilySearch Library copy: . There are some names of children in the records, but not all.
 * Idea: use censuses and church records to learn those missing children's names.


 * 1903 - 1914 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1906 - 1910 - 1906-1910 online images
 * 1892 - 1941 -


 * Utah County Health Department, Health and Justice Building, 151 S. University Ave., Provo, UT 84601, Phone 801 851-7000.

Marriage

 * 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1851-1941 Marriages for Utah from 20 Feb 1851 to 25 Aug 1941 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index. Data is incomplete as there are no civil government recorded marriages in Utah County prior to 1887. Some early divorce records were also indexed and included.
 * 1887–1966 Utah County. (Utah). County Clerk. Marriage Records of Utah County, 1887–1966 . These are also indexed in the Early Church Information File for marriages up to 1914.
 * 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1887-1940 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * 1897-1917 Utah County (Utah) Vital Records, Marriage license applications, 1897-1917, Series 5585 at Utah State Archives — index and images; some images are in color

Divorce
Divorce records give the names of the parties and may give the date and place of their marriage. See Utah Vital Records for excellent information.

Death

 * 1904-1964 - at FamilySearch — index and images . 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, birth date, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.


 * Pre-1904 - Utah State Burial Data Base This site includes information on many Utah residents, who died before 1904.

Websites

 * Utah County, UT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Utah Genealogy Network Group on Facebook

Links to indexes or images of records:


 * FamilySearch.org. Collections are growing at record rates. If the county is not listed, check later.
 * Utah State Archives records, 1848–2001
 * Also see Utah to search items that include.

Links to collections:


 * FamilySearch Library Catalog
 * (Select topics)
 * (Space, then select town)

Sites that gather links to the Internet


 * Linkpendium
 * CyndisList

Archives, Libraries, etc.
Resources for are available in repositories (such as libraries and archives) at all levels: the town, the county, the state (including universities), and the nation.

Check websites and catalogs of archives and libraries for items for this county. Examples: items in  (Utah).

See these headings for details: Courthouse·FamilySearch Centers·Libraries·Societies

Courthouse
https://www.utahcounty.gov/ Utah County Historic Courthouse 51 South University Avenue Provo, Utah 84601 801-851-8000

Clerk/Auditor: Room 3600 Phone 801-851-8109 Fax 801-851-8232 and 801-851-7201

County seat: Provo

FamilySearch Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Alpine Utah North Family History Center
 * Alpine Utah West Family History Center
 * American Fork Utah Family History Center
 * BYU Family History Library (Harold B. Lee Library, Provo)
 * BYU 8th Family History Center
 * BYU 11th Family History Center
 * BYU 17th Family History Center
 * BYU 18th Family History Center
 * Brigham Young University Utah Family History Center - Public Library
 * Elberta Utah Family History Center
 * Genola Utah Family History Center
 * Goshen Utah Family History Center
 * Highland Utah Family History Center
 * Lehi Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Lehi Utah YSA Family History Center
 * Lindon Utah Family History Center
 * Mapleton Utah Family History Center
 * Mount Timpanogos Utah Family History Center
 * Orem Utah Geneva Heights Family History Center
 * Orem Utah Lakeridge Family History Center
 * Orem Utah Park/Suncrest Family History Center
 * Orem Utah Sharon Park Family History Center
 * Orem Utah Sunset Heights Family History Center
 * Orem Utah YSA 2nd Family History Center
 * Orem Utah YSA 3rd Family History Center
 * Payson Utah Family History Center
 * Pioneer Utah Family History Center
 * Pleasant Grove Utah East Family History Center
 * Pleasant Grove Utah Grove Creek Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Bonneville Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Cove Point Family History Center
 * Provo Utah East Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Edgemont North Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Freedom Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Grandview East Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Married Student Family History Center
 * Provo Utah North Park Family History Center
 * Provo Utah South Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Sunset Family History Center
 * Provo Utah University Married Student 2nd Family History Center
 * Provo Utah University Married Student 3rd Family History Center
 * Provo Utah Wasatch (Tongan) Family History Center
 * Provo Utah YSA 18th Stake Family History Center
 * Provo YSA 19th Family History Center
 * Salem Utah Family History Center
 * Santaquin Utah Family History Center
 * Spanish Fork UT Landmark Seminary--Release Time
 * Spanish Fork Utah Family History Center
 * Springville Utah Family History Center
 * Utah South Area FHC Family History Training Center (Orem)
 * Utah South Hispanic Family History Center (Provo)

Libraries
Local public libraries usually have histories, genealogies, indexes of cemeteries, copies of local newspapers, or other records for the area they serve. Many libraries in Utah have an area dedicated to local collections and manuscripts.


 * BYU Family History Library
 * Collections:
 * American Fork Library; 64 South 100 East, American Fork, UT 84003-2326. Phone: 801-763-3070.
 * Collections
 * Highland City Library; 400 West Civic Center Drive, Highland, UT 84003. Phone: 801-772-4528.
 * Collections
 * Lehi City Public Library; 120 North Center Street, Lehi, UT 84043-1850. Phone: 801-768-7150.
 * Collections
 * Orem Public Library; 58 North State Street, Orem, UT 84057. Ohone: 801-229-7050.
 * Collections
 * Payson City Library; 66 South Main Street, Payson, UT 84651. Phone: 801-465-5220.
 * Collections
 * Pleasant Grove Library; 30 East Center Street, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062-2234. Phone: 801-785-3950.
 * Collections
 * Provo City Library at Academy Square; 550 North, University Avenue, Provo, UT 84601. Phone: 801-852-6650.
 * Collections
 * Salem City Library; 59 South Main Street, Salem, UT 84653. Phone: 801-423-2622.
 * Collections
 * Santaquin City Library; 20 West 100 South, Santaquin, UT 84655. Phone: 801-754-3030.
 * Collections
 * Saratoga Springs Library, 1307 N. Commerce Drive, Saratoga Springs, UT 84045. Phone: 801-766-6513.
 * Collections
 * Spanish Fork Public Library; 49 South Main Street, Spanish Fork, UT 84660-2030. Phone: 801-798-5010.
 * Collections
 * Springville Public Library; 45 South Main Street, Springville, UT 84663. Phone: 801-489-2720.
 * Collections:

See also Utah's Online Library, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.

Societies
Utah Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Communities
Birdseye | Dividend | Cedar Fort | Fairfield | Genola | Goshen | Vineyard | Woodland Hills

Ghost towns
Colton | Forest City | Mill Fork | Mosida | Thistle | Tucker

Cities
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