Cache County, Utah

Court Records

• Court Records. of Cache County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.
• Cache County, Utah Civil Case Files, 1860-1887 Ancestry.com ($)
  

Description and travel

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

Directories

• Directories. of Cache County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.
• Utah Directory, 1890: Salt Lake City, Logan, and Provo  Ancestry.com ($) This collection includes the Utah Gazetteer and Diectory of Logan, Ogden, Prove and Salt Lake City, 1884.
  

Dwellings

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

Ethnic and Other Groups

 Funeral Homes

Allen-Hall Mortuary^[4]
34 East Center St.
Logan, UT 84321
Phone: 435-752-3245
Fax: 435-755-0979

Nelson Funeral Homes^[5]
162 East 400 North
Logan, UT 84321
Phone: 435-752-3261
Fax: 435-752-2353

85 South Main
Smithfield, UT 84335
Phone: 435-563-5621

Allen-Cranney Mortuary^[6]
420 East 2800 North
North Logan, UT 84341
Phone: 435-753-3049
Fax: 435-753-6443

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

Gazetteers

Genealogy

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

History

• A Brief History of Cache County at the county GenWeb site was written by Larry D. Christiansen.  It contains basic information about the county, statistics, and additional links to significant events, interesting features and individual histories.
• A History of Cache Valley at the county GenWeb site compiled and written by M.R. Hovey in 1923 with a detailed table of contents.
• Automobile History of Cache County, Utah at the county GenWeb site includes background information as well as an alphabetical listing of automobile owners from May 1909 through 1915.
• Ghost towns in Cache County, Utah includes an interactive map.  Click on the ghost town for a history of the area.
• Cache County, Utah Towns at the county GenWeb site includes short historical sketches of existing towns as well as some old places.
• Untraveled Road Cache County Photo tour includes a brief history of Cache County and a virtual tour of several interesting areas in the county as well as several towns.
• Histories. of Cache County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

History Timeline

NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Cache County.

• 1830. Jim Bridger and several other trappers bought out William Ashley and established the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, competing for the lucrative beaver pelt trade.
• 1830s. Cache Valley was named for the fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers.
• 1852. Mormon William Gardner became the first settler in Cache Valley.
• 1856. Cache County was formed by the territorial legislature.
• 1857. Smithfield was founded by Robert Thornley and Seth Langdon. Early name was Summit Creek.
• 1859. The town of Logan was founded by Mormon settlers sent by Brigham Young.
• 1859-60. Providence settled, mostly by Swiss LDS converts.
• 1860.  Hyrum was founded by Danish immigrants of sons of Ezra T. Benson.
• 1864. Logan became the county seat, (and the principal city of the Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cache County and Franklin County, Idaho).
• 1864. Clarkston was laid out. It was named for Israel J. Clark.
• 1869. Amalga was settled by Mormon settler Hans Jorgensen.
• 1884. Logan Utah Temple dedicated.
• 1888. Utah State University was founded in Logan.
• 1891. Logan Tabernacle dedicated.in 1891.
• 1907. Cornish City emerged as a town on the Oregon Short Line Railroad.
• 1916. In Amalga, Amalgamated Sugar Company started making sugar from sugar beets.
• 1941. Cache Valley Dairy Association  in Amalga started to process milk into Swiss cheese.

Land and Property

• [1892-1920] Deeds. FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.
• Land and Property records. of Cache County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Maps

• Maps. of Cache County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.
• Google highway map of Cache County 2012

Migration

Military

• [1942-1955] Cache county, Utah. Military Discharge Records. "Utah, Cache County Records, 1861-1955". FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.

Naturalization and Citizenship

• USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah has the military records of Army enlistments 1938-1946
  
• Naturalization and Citizenship. of Cache 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 Cache County, Utah.
  • Utah Journal, covering 1879-1898 is included.
• Newspapers. of Cache County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.
• Existing copies of newspapers. newspapers for Cache County, Utah] are listed in Chronicling America by Library of Congress (LOC).
  • The list by dates and towns (from Chronicling America)

Obituaries

Obituaries may mention birth, marriage, spouse, parents, and living family members. See Utah Obituaries for state level compendiums and United States Obituaries for tips and insights regarding this record type.

Obituaries for residents may be found in:

• Newspapers of Cache County, Utah
• Local Funeral Homes, Societies, Libraries, or in family records.
• Obituaries of neighboring counties: Box Elder | Weber | Rich | in Idaho: Franklin | Oneida
• Newspapers of major cities: Deseret News and/or The Salt Lake Tribune both in Salt Lake City
• USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah provides obituaries for 2005
  
• Obituaries. of Cache County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

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

Public Records

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

County Books of the County of Cache, 1857-1891

Religion and Religious Life

• Records of Religion and Religious Life. of Cache County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Resource Repositories

Courthouses

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Cache County, Utah

Cache County Official Website

179 North Main St.
Suite 102
Logan, UT 84321
435-755-1460

County seat: Brigham City

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Hyrum Utah North Family History Center
• Logan Utah Family History Center
• Logan Utah YSA 3rd Family History Center
• Logan Utah YSA 4th Family History Center

Logan Utah Family History Center

Libraries

Logan Library

255 North Main
Logan, UT 84321

Telephone: 435-716-9123

Special Collections include the former Everton Genealogical Library as well as local history, photos, and more.

• Records at Archives and libraries. of Cache County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Societies

  Cache Valley Historical Society

Smithfield Utah Historical Society

Schools

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

Taxation

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

Vital Records

Bear River District Health Department
655 East 1300 North Street
Logan, UT 84341
Telephone: 801-752-3730

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

The Family History Library does not have Logan City vital records.

Birth

Below are the best sources to find birth information (dates and places of birth and names of parents) for Cache County, Utah. Also available: How to Find Birth Information in Utah.

Follow the suggestions under the year span that matches when your ancestor was born:

Before 1856

Cache County, Utah was formed in 5 January 1856.

Before county formation, go to Utah Censuses to locate the family around the time of birth.

1856 - 1897

No birth records were created for Cache County, Utah by either by county or state civil authorities in this time period.

Follow these suggestions to find birth information for this time period:

• Utah Death Certificates 1904-1961 give birth date and place (recorded at the time of death), names of parents, and name of spouse. Search by names or by exact death date.
• Church records usually give birth date and place and names of parents.
• See also other records that give birth information, such as Death records, Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
• See also neighboring counties for birth information, due to family members living in that area, religious preferences, convenience, and other reasons.

• Utah Births and Christenings, 1892-1941 at FamilySearch. This is an index only. Microfilm copies of the records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers.

1898-present

County clerks became responsible for recording births beginning in 1898.^[7] In 1905, the State Department of Health assumed responsibility and required the counties to forward copies of the records to them.

It took a few years after the requirements for people, doctors, midwives, and officials to comply, so some early birth registrations were missed.

Records open to the public

Birth records created more than 100 years ago^[8] are open to the public.

• 1898-1905 Series #83781 at Utah State Archives. Not online, no online index. Copies available through FamilySearch Library: FSL film 431094 . There are some names of children in the records. (Census or church records will help.)
• 1906-1910 online images for Cache County, Utah at the State Archives. Browse the "not yet indexed" area by year and county. Most entries do have names of children.
  
  • Later records open to the public are housed at the Utah State Archives, but not online.
• Online Utah, Births and Christenings, 1892-1941, a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. (Index only, free). Created from the old IGI, this is a mix of some extracted records and submissions by patrons. Please realize it is not complete.

Restricted records

Access to official birth records within 100 years is restricted to those who meet certain requirements. Order copies:

• Office of Vital Records and Statistics, 288 North 1460 West, Salt Lake City, Utah, Phone: (801) 538-6105. How to order online, by mail, or in person.
• Bear River Health Department, Logan Main Office, Phone (435) 792-6500, 655 East 1300 North, 84341. Environmental Health Building, Phone (435) 792-6500, 85 East 1800 North, Logan, Utah 84341.

Marriage

• 1887–1966 — 33,211 marriages from 11 Apr 1859 to 7 Mar 1966 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index. Index is incomplete as there are no civil government recorded marriages prior to 1887 in Utah.
• 1887–1966 — Cache County (Utah). County Clerk. Marriage Records, 1887–1966 FHL Films 430301–36. Marriages up to 1914 are indexed in the Early Church Information File.

Death

Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956  A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates at FamilySearch. 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.

Death Record Substitutes

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

Towns and Communities in this county

References

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Cache County, Utah County seat: Logan Cities Hyde Park · Hyrum · Lewiston · Logan · Mendon · Millville · Nibley · North Logan Providence · Richmond · River Heights · Smithfield · Wellsville Towns Amalga · Clarkston · Cornish · Newton · Paradise · Trenton Communities Avon · Ballard Junction · Benson · Cache Junction · Cardon · College Ward · Cove · Greens Corner · Greenville · Holt · Morton · Mount Sterling · Petersboro · Quigley Crossing · Riverside · Smithfield · Utida · White Horse Village Neighboring Counties Box Elder · Rich · Weber Idaho Counties: Bear Lake · Franklin · Oneida

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Utah, Cache County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)