Kenilworth, Carbon County, Utah Genealogy

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

Quick History
Kenilworth is a mining ghost town, in Carbon County. Coal was first discovered in 1904 at this site and the coal mining camp town was formed in 1908. British miners felt the mountain peaks looming over the town resembled the spires of Kenilworth Castle.

Location

 * Coordinates: 39.68.836N 110.80.496W

Maps

 * 1895 Map of Carbon County

Neighboring Communities
Castle Gate | Helper | Spring Glen

Time Line

 * 1910: Population 500
 * 1947: Population 1,050
 * 1990: Population 350
 * 2010: Population 180

Biographies

 * Memorial to those who lost their lives in coal mines in Utah in the 19th &amp; 20th centuries Lists name, date of accident, and mine.

Cemeteries
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.


 * Carbon County Gravestone Photo Project
 * Carbon County Cemeteries Findagrave.com

Church Records
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Record of members 1921-1949
 * Form E 1921-1948

Historical Newspapers

 * Carbon County News 1908 - 1915
 * Eastern Utah Advocate 1891 - 1916
 * News Advocate 1915 - 1932
 * Carbon County Newspaper Articles

Societies, Museums and Libraries

 * The Western Mining and Railroad Museum

294 South Main Helper, Utah 84526 Phone: (435) 472-3009

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, birthdate, 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

 * Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada 
 * The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns.
 * Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures
 * Pioneers of Carbon County

Websites

 * Kenilworth History
 * The Western Mining and Railroad Museum ~ Kenilworth Photos
 * List of Mines in Carbon County
 * Silver Mining in the Beehive State
 * Utah Ghost Towns
 * Utah Mining
 * Utah Coal Mining