Spanish Fork Indian Agency (Utah)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Ute

History
The Spanish Fork Agency was a continuation of the Salt Lake Agency and was established in 1851. From 1851 to 1859, the agent usually stayed in Salt Lake City, and from 1859 to 1865 it was located on the Spanish Fork Reservation south of Salt Lake City. In 1865, the Agency and the Ute Indians it represented was moved to the Uintah Valley in northeastern Utah and the name was changed to the Uintah Valley Agency.

Agents
Jacob H. Holeman, Edward A. Bedell, Garland Hurt, Andrew Humphries, Frederick W. Hatch, Lathrop B. Kinney, Dudley W. Rhodes, Pardon Dodds, Lt. George Graffam, John J. Critchlow

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.