Ivins, Washington County, Utah Genealogy

History
Beneath the towering Red Mountain lies a small town of Ivins, Utah. Prior to the arrival of Mormon pioneers, the Ivins area was home to the Shivwits Band of Paiutes Indians. Water was needed for the "Santa Clara Bench" so an ambitious undertaking to create what was to be an 8 mile canal from Santa Clara creek to the bench was begun in 1911 and completed in 1914. Swiss immigrants arrived to Ivins City between1922 to 1926. Known to early settlers as the Santa Clara Bench, the families supported themselves through raising crops and grazing cattle. Eventually the town was named after the beloved Anthony Ivins, who was a a respected friend of the Indians.

City Center
City Hall 55 North Main St. Ivins, UT 84738 Phone:435) 628-0606

Maps

 * 1895 Map of Washington County

Neighboring Communities
Leeds | Hurricane | Toquerville | Santa Clara | Gunlock | St George

Historical Newspapers

 * Washington County News 1908 - 1923

Societies, Museums and Libraries

 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP), Washington County, Utah Washington County DUP Companies and Camps 145 East 100 North St. George, UT 84770 Phone: (435)628-7274
 * Washington County Historical Society Post Office Box 404 St. George, UT 84771
 * Zion Natural History Association Springdale, UT 84767 Phone:(435)772-3265, (800)635-3959

Marriages

 * Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.

Death

 * Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county. Images of actual death certificates.
 * Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Historical Records. 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. For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the Utah State Burial Index.

Suggested Reading

 * Toquerville : oasis in the desert ; a history of Toquerville and the area