Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes city cemetery records from 1847 to 1976, acquired from the Utah State Archives. The records include a general index, plat books, interment records, deed registers, record of the dead and grave opening orders.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Cemetery
 * Name of deceased
 * Birth date and place
 * Death date and place
 * Burial date
 * Name of relatives
 * Cause of death
 * Residence
 * Mortuary or undertaker
 * Owner or purchaser of the plot
 * Location of the plot
 * If removed, where to

How Do I Search This 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 the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * 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 the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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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

Citing This Collection
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 * Collection Citation: "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Utah State Archives, Salt Lake City.

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