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History
In October, 1861, 309 families were sent to settle the St. George area by Brigham Young from Salt Lake City. Due to the warm climate their purpose was to raise crops of cotton, grapes, and mulberry bushes for silk. This was to fill the need for these items created by the Civil War. Called "Dixie" for it's warm, southern location and the ability to have several harvests. Named after George Smith who encouraged some scurvy plagued pioneers to eat raw potatoes for it's vitamin C. The cure worked making George the "Potato Saint" hence the name St. George.
County Court House
87 North 200 East
St. George, Utah 84770
Phone: (435) 634-5728
City Center
St. George City
175 East 200 North
St. George, Ut 84770
Phone: 435-627-4000
Maps
- Pioneer Map of St. George
- 1895 Map of Washington County
- David Rumsey Collections of Maps of St George Utah
Neighboring Communities
Leeds | Hurricane | Toquerville | Santa Clara | Gunlock | Ivins | Washington
Resources
Biographies
- Personal histories High Priests, Third Ward, St. George West Stake [1]
- Devoted empire builders, pioneers of St. George [2]
- Saint George, Utah, original pioneers December 1, 1861 - May 10, 1869 ; histories & pictures [3]
Cemeteries
- St. George City Cemetery
700 E. Tabernacle
St. George, Utah 84770
Phone: (435) 634-5868
Listing on BillionGraves of interments, with Google map,
- Tonaquint Cemetery
1777 S. Dixie Drive
St. George, Utah 84770
Phone: (435) 627-4728
BillionGraves page for this cemetery.
- Shivwits Paiute Indian Cemetery
West Old Highway 91, Utah 84738
Church Records
Catholic Church
259 West 200 North
St. George, UT 84770
(435)673-2604
In 1951, Bishop Hunt of the Salt Lake City Diocese of the Catholic Church purchased the old Presbyterian Church and property. For several years, the small chapel in this structure was used for mass
LDS
Presbyterian Church
259 West 200 North
St. George, UT 84770
Historical Newspapers
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
Vital Records
Birth
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 [4]
- Under Dixie Sun" [5]
- A History of Washington County from Isolation to Destination [6]
- Historical Buildings of Washington County, Volume 1 [7]Downloadable booklet
Websites
- Dixie Cotton
- Mulberry Bushes for Silk.
- Civil War and Utah's Dixie.
- George Smith
- Potato Saint
- History of St. George
- St. George History
Sources and Footnotes
- ↑ Personal histories High Priests, Third Ward, St. George West Stake Book FHL 979.248/S1 D3p
- ↑ Hafen, Arthur K.; Devoted empire builders, pioneers of St. George Film FHL 940042 Item 2
- ↑ Barnum, Roberta Blake and Peine, Paul Russell; Saint George, Utah, original pioneers December 1, 1861 - May 10, 1869 ; histories & picturesFHL 979.248/S1 H2
- ↑ Gubler Naegle. Cherrie; Toquerville : oasis in the desert ; a history of Toquerville and the area WorldCat 263167913
- ↑ Washington County Chapter, Daughters of Utah Pioneers edited by Hazel Bradshaw and illustrated by Nellie Jenson; "Under Dixie Sun" WorldCat 13929074
- ↑ Douglas D. Alder and Karl F. Brooks; A History of Washington County from Isolation to Destination WorldCat 35394589
- ↑ sketches by Jon Bowcutt and text by Mary Phoenix Historical Buildings of Washington County, Volume 1
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