Beaver County, Utah

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	| bgcolor="#ccff66" width="100%" colspan="6" align="center" | '''Dates for major county records<ref>Alice Eichholz, ''Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 676-677. {{WorldCat|55947869|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref>'''		| bgcolor="#ccff66" width="100%" colspan="6" align="center" | '''Dates for major county records<ref>Alice Eichholz, ''Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 676-677. {{WorldCat|55947869|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref>'''
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−	*'''[[Beaver County, Utah#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Beaver County, Utah#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Beaver County, Utah#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''' <br>	+	*'''[[Beaver County, Utah#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Beaver County, Utah#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Beaver County, Utah#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''' <br>
	*'''Parent counties''' (before Jan 10, 1856): [[Iron County, Utah|Iron]] and [[Millard County, Utah|Millard]]		*'''Parent counties''' (before Jan 10, 1856): [[Iron County, Utah|Iron]] and [[Millard County, Utah|Millard]]
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	*1776. Southern Piute Indians inhabited the area when the {{wpd|Dominguez-Escalante Expedition}} visited the area.		*1776. Southern Piute Indians inhabited the area when the {{wpd|Dominguez-Escalante Expedition}} visited the area.
	*1856 January. Beaver County created by the {{wpd|Utah Territorial Legislature}} from a section of [[Iron County, Utah|Iron County]].		*1856 January. Beaver County created by the {{wpd|Utah Territorial Legislature}} from a section of [[Iron County, Utah|Iron County]].
−	*1856. Mormon settlers (from Parawan?) founded the city of {{wpd|Beaver, Utah}}. By 1869, there were enough people to organize a stake.	+	*1856. Mormon settlers from Cedar City founded the city of {{wpd|Beaver, Utah}}. By 1869, there were enough people to organize a stake.
	*1873. Ft. Cameron was established by the U.S. Army. The fort was abandonded after World War I (1914-1918).		*1873. Ft. Cameron was established by the U.S. Army. The fort was abandonded after World War I (1914-1918).
	*1880. Arrival of the Utah Southern Railroad increased development.		*1880. Arrival of the Utah Southern Railroad increased development.
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−	**The ''Southern Utonian'' and ''Beaver City Press'', covering 1881-1929 are included.	+	**The ''Southern Utonian'' and ''Beaver City Press'', covering 1881-1929 are included.
	*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Utah&county=Beaver&city=&year1=1690&year2=2012&terms=&frequency=&language=&ethnicity=&labor=&material_type=&lccn=&rows=20 Existing copies of newspapers]{{UTNewspaperChroniclingAmerica}}		*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Utah&county=Beaver&city=&year1=1690&year2=2012&terms=&frequency=&language=&ethnicity=&labor=&material_type=&lccn=&rows=20 Existing copies of newspapers]{{UTNewspaperChroniclingAmerica}}
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	*{{FHL|Utah, Beaver - Vital|subject|disp=Vital records}} and {{FHL|Utah, Beaver - Divorce|subject|disp=divorce records}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Beaver County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].		*{{FHL|Utah, Beaver - Vital|subject|disp=Vital records}} and {{FHL|Utah, Beaver - Divorce|subject|disp=divorce records}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Beaver County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
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	*'''1887-1937''' - [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index]. Includes Beaver County 1887-1937.<ref>"Beaver County, Utah: Family History and Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records and More," ''Linkpendium,'' http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Beaver/, accessed 1 February 2012.</ref>		*'''1887-1937''' - [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index]. Includes Beaver County 1887-1937.<ref>"Beaver County, Utah: Family History and Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records and More," ''Linkpendium,'' http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Beaver/, accessed 1 February 2012.</ref>
−	See also [[Utah Vital Records|Statewide collections]]. <br>	+	See also [[Utah Vital Records|Statewide collections]]. <br>
	==== Death  ====		==== Death  ====

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United States Utah Beaver County

Beaver County, Utah
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Location in the state of Utah
Location of Utah in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 10, 1856
County Seat	Beaver
Courthouse
Address	County Administration Building Post Office Box 392 105 East Center Beaver UT 84713
Website: www.beaver.utah.gov
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Contents 1 Resources 1.1 Bible Records 1.2 Biography 1.3 Business Records and Commerce 1.3.1 Mining Industry 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Census 1.6 Church Records 1.6.1 General 1.6.2 Catholic 1.6.3 Episcopal 1.6.4 Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 1.7 Court Records 1.8 Directories 1.9 Ethnic and Other Groups 1.10 Gazetteers 1.11 Genealogy 1.12 History 1.12.1 Timeline History 1.13 Land and Property 1.14 Maps 1.15 Migration 1.16 Military 1.17 Naturalization and Citizenship 1.18 Newspapers 1.19 Obituaries 1.20 Periodicals 1.21 Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc. 1.22 Probate Records 1.23 Public Records 1.24 Resource Repositories 1.24.1 Courthouses 1.24.2 Family History Centers 1.24.3 Libraries 1.24.4 Museums 1.24.5 Other repositories 1.24.6 Societies 1.25 Taxation 1.26 Vital Records 1.26.1 Birth 1.26.2 Marriage 1.26.3 Death 1.27 Voting Registers 1.28 Towns and Communities 1.29 References

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Business Records and Commerce

Mining Industry

The mining industry in Beaver county created several boom towns, most of which are now ghost towns.

• List of Mines in Beaver County

Cemeteries

• Beaver County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical Site
• Beaver County Cemeteries Locations at Utah Genealogy Trails website.
• Cemetery records. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Census

• The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Beaver County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Utah Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in national indexes, try checking local indexes. Created by experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide indexes.
• See Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes. 1856, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930

• Census records. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Church Records

General

• Church records. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Catholic

Episcopal

Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Beaver County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be located through the church records in Beaver County, Utah or by referring to:

Jaussi, Laureen Richardson, Laureen Richardson Jaussi, and Laureen Richardson Jaussi. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. Provo, Utah (31 East 2050 North, Provo 84604): Genealogy Tree, 1982. WorldCat 8443469 FHL 979.2258 A3 FHL 6031507. These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.

Court Records

• Court records. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Directories

• Directories. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Ethnic and Other Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

• Bradley, Martha Sonntag. A History of Beaver County available at Marriott Library Digital Collections. Searchable.
• Histories. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Timeline History

Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Beaver County, Utah and Beaver, Utah.

• 1776. Southern Piute Indians inhabited the area when the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition visited the area.
• 1856 January. Beaver County created by the Utah Territorial Legislature from a section of Iron County.
• 1856. Mormon settlers from Cedar City founded the city of Beaver, Utah. By 1869, there were enough people to organize a stake.
• 1873. Ft. Cameron was established by the U.S. Army. The fort was abandonded after World War I (1914-1918).
• 1880. Arrival of the Utah Southern Railroad increased development.
• 1880s. Mining increased development. Mining declined after World War I (1914-1918).

Land and Property

• Land and property records. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

County Recorder's Office: check deeds, file mining claims, get assistance in finding ownership of a particular property, and obtain copies of county plat maps. This office has county plat records dating back to 1878, prior records having been destroyed in a fire.

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Beaver County, Utah for emigrant settlers included:

• Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah^[2]
• Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California^[3]
• Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah (among others) to Omaha, Nebraska^[4]

• Migration or emigration records. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Military

• World War II (1941–1945) army enlistments at the county GenWeb site has about 400 entries, mostly from Beaver and Salt Lake Counties. Key (at end of the list)explains codes and columns. Gives year and state of birth. Free.
• Military records. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Naturalization and Citizenship

• Naturalization records. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Newspapers

Small town newspapers contain obituaries, birth or death notices, community news (such as the visit of someone's relatives), legal notices and provide historical content. See Utah newspapers for tips, resources, and details.

• Utah Digital Newspapers Project presents newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view all newspapers digitized for Beaver County, Utah.
  • The Southern Utonian and Beaver City Press, covering 1881-1929 are included.
• Existing copies of newspapers. newspapers for Beaver County, Utah] are listed in Chronicling America by Library of Congress (LOC).
  • The list by dates and towns (from Chronicling America)

Obituaries

Periodicals

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

In Utah, such records may be difficult to find. Try records of the church they may have attended. Realize, however, that such records may have not been preserved, and would not be in the typical records of membership.

It is possible there were records kept by civilian authorities. Ask town or county officials and local librarians and the State Archives. Also try National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (online).

Probate Records

• Probate records. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Public Records

• Public records. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Resource Repositories

Courthouses

Beaver County, Utah Website

County Administration Building
Post Office Box 392
105 East Center
Beaver UT 84713

Beaver County doesn't have a main switchboard, and each department has its own mailing address. To get individual phone numbers, fax numbers, and mailing addresses, go to that department's page or check the Officials page. ^[5]

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Beaver Utah Family History Center
• Milford Utah Family History Center

Libraries

• Items about archives. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Museums

Other repositories

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records

• Vital records and divorce records. of Beaver County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Birth

• 1897-1905 - Beaver County Birth Registers (1897-1905) at Utah State Archives - free.

Marriage

• 1887-1937 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Beaver County 1887-1937.^[6]

See also Statewide collections.

Death

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.

• 1900-1905 - Beaver County Death Registers (1900-1905) at Utah State Archives - free.
• 1900-1905 - Beaver County, Utah Deaths, 1900-05 at Ancestry ($).
• 1904 - deaths This county GenWeb site contains about 45 entries which are user submitted. (May not be complete). Click on a filename to see details entered from state death certificates. Free.
• 1904-1956 - Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at Family History Library Catalog.
  

Death Record Substitutes

• 1870 - U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 at Ancestry ($). Includes 1870 Beaver County, Utah mortality schedule.
  

• Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904

Voting Registers

Towns and Communities

The mining industry in Beaver county created several boom towns, most of which are now ghost towns.

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Beaver County, Utah County seat: Beaver Town Minersville Communities Adamsville · Blueacre · Cook Corner · Cunningham Hill · Greenville · Laho · Manderfield · Murdock · North Creek · Read · Shenendoah City · Smyths · Upton · Yellow Banks · Historical Communities Frisco · Newhouse · Lincoln · Shauntie · Sulphurdale · Thermo Neighboring Counties Garfield · Iron · Millard · Piute · Sevier Nevada County: Lincoln

References

v • d • e Links to Utah-related articles Topics Search Strategies · Record Selection Table · American Indians · Archives and Libraries · Biography · Cemeteries · Census · Church Records · Court Records · Directories · Emigration and Immigration · Gazetteers · Genealogy · History · Land and Property · Maps · Military Records · Minorities · Naturalization and Citizenship · Newspapers · Obituaries · Online Records · Periodicals · Probate Records · Societies · Taxation · Vital Records · For Further Reading Counties Beaver · Box Elder · Cache · Carbon · Daggett · Davis · Duchesne · Emery · Garfield · Grand · Iron · Juab · Kane · Millard · Morgan · Piute · Rich · Salt Lake · San Juan · Sanpete · Sevier · Summit · Tooele · Uintah · Utah · Wasatch · Washington · Wayne · Weber Extinct Co. Carson · Cedar · Desert · Greasewood · Great Salt Lake · Green River · Humboldt (Utah) · Little Salt Lake · Malad · Richland · Rio Virgin · Saint Mary's · Shambip Major Repositories Family History Library · Utah State Archives · Utah State Historical Society · Church History Library · Brigham Young University · Salt Lake City Public Library · University of Utah · National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) · Allen County Public Library Migration Routes California Trail · Central Overland Trail · Mormon Trail · Mormon Trail to Southern California · Old Spanish Trail · Central Pacific Railroad · Union Pacific Railroad · Southern Pacific Railroad · Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad