Utah, Garfield County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What Is in the Collection?
This collection includes images of land, property, and death records located in the recorder's office in Panguitch, Utah, for the years 1882 to 1945. Death registers include the years 1898 to 1905.

Garfield county was formed on 1 March 1882. To find your ancestor before this date, check records in Iron County. Vital records can be found at the Utah State Archives Research website.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Land and property records may contain the following information:
 * Name of land owner
 * Name of spouse, heir or other relative
 * Witnesses
 * Description of property

Death registers may contain the following information:
 * Name of deceased
 * Age
 * Death date
 * Death place
 * Burial place
 * Sex
 * Race
 * Residence at time of death
 * Length of time lived at residence
 * Occupation
 * Cause of death
 * Where born
 * Name of relative or person providing information

How Do I Search the Collection?
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 * Name of the person
 * The name of a parent or date of the event

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How Do I Analyze the Results?
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I Found Who I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to determine an approximate birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county.
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 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
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Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Utah.
 * Utah Guided Research
 * Utah Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1900-Present

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