Kane County, Utah Genealogy

Guide to Kane County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Col. Thomas L. Kane, a friend of the Latter-day Saint settlers. The County is located in the south center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Kane County Courthouse 76 North Main St. Kanab, UT 84741 Phone: 435-644-4600 Kane County Courthouse

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records. County Recorder has land records.

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:

History Timeline
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Kane County
 * 1862 Glendale founded by Mormon pioneers John and William Berry
 * 1864 Area around what later became Kanab first settled
 * 1864 January 16: Kane County was created from Washington County County and Toquerville was designated as the County Seat.
 * 1865 Alton was first settled by Lorenzo W. Roundy
 * 1866 Glendale abandoned due to Indian attacks
 * 1870 Kanab founded when 10 Latter-day Saint families moved there
 * 1871 Glendale resettled by Mormon pioneers
 * 1875 Brigham Young directed Orderville to be established and to live the United Order.
 * 1883 County seat was moved to Kanab and Toquerville was moved back into Washington County.
 * 1939-40’s + Kanab was known as “little Hollywood” for the number of western movies and t.v. series filmed there

Cemeteries

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Church Records
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) Historically, most people in Utah were Latter-day Saints. Their records are, therefore, very important for early Utah research. For additional information, see Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors and Utah Church Records.
 * 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Places: Alton · Glendale· Kanab · Mount Carmel Junction· Orderville Linked below are the ward and stake records for Kane County, Utah on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Click on a ward for records (up to about 1948). •  •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •
 * For a timeline history and boundaries of wards that existed in 1930, click to Kanab Stake, Utah.
 * For later records, check with the Church History Library.

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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1847-1868 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images

Funeral Homes
Mosdell Mortuary 676 South Highway 89A Kanab, UT 84741 Phone: 435-644-2214 Toll Free 877-644-2214 Fax: 435-644-2321

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * Bradley, Martha Sonntag. A history of Kane County, Utah Centennial County History Series

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Utah Gazetteers
 * Kane County Utah Home Town Locator
 * 1895 US Atlas Kane County 1895
 * Google highway map of Kane County 2012
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images at Partner site

World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 Draft Cards - Birth Information 1917-1918 - Kane County, Utah. Information from The USGenWeb Archives Kane County, Utah.

 World War II
 * 1939-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1938-1946 The USGenWeb Archives, Kane County, Utah contains transcribed documentation of World War 2 Army Enlistment A-Z, 1938-1946 records.
 * 1945-1994 Kane County Military discharges 1945-1994
 * Kane County World War II Army Enlistments Fold3 ($), formerly Footnote.com

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1906-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1930 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at Ancestry- index & images, ($)

Newspapers

 * 1850-2003 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * Utah Digital Newspapers Project gives newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view the digitized newspapers.
 * Kane County Standard, covering 1912-1950 is included.

Obituaries

 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
 * 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * The USGenWeb Archives, Kane County, Utah containes three obituaries in transcribed form: Maira De Grey Smith, Ella and Sarah Spilsbury.

Prisons

 * 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
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1985 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1862-1896 Utah Archives Probate record books 1862-1896 Scope and content of Series 24249

Birth

 * 1900-1902 Online index to births 1900–1905 This collection has no child's names from 1900-1902.Inventory of originals, Series 83801 at Utah State Archives.
 * 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images
 * Southwest Utah Public Health Department

Marriage

 * 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1887-1966 Kane County Marriage license records 1887-1966 and applications 1920-1966 are on film at the FamilySearch Library, films numbers 484815 &amp; 484816.
 * 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources

Death

 * 1904-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Pre-1904 Utah State Burial Data Base This site includes information on many Utah residents, who died before 1904.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Glendale Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Hurricane Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Kanab Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Tropic Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Fredonia Public Library - an affiliate library

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


 * Kanab City Library 374 North main Kanab, Utah 84714 Phone: 435-644-2394 Website


 * Utah Public Library, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.

Websites

 * Kane GenWeb, part of Utah GenWeb
 * Kane USGW Archives, Utah USGW Archives
 * Linkpendium


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.