Kane County, Utah
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County Courthouse
76 North Main St.
Kanab, UT 84741
Quick History
Named for Col. Thomas L. Kane
Parent County
16 January 1864: Kane County was created from Washington County. [1]
Boundary Changes
When Kane County was created in 1864 the town of Toquerville was designated at the County seat. In 1883 the County seat was moved to Kanab and Toquerville was moved back into Washington County.
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
City
Towns
Alton | Big Water | Glendale | Orderville
Unincorporated communities
Duck Creek Village | Mount Carmel Junction
Ghost town
Neighboring Counties
Garfield | Iron | San Juan | Washington | Arizona counties: Coconino | Mohave
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
- 1870
- 1880
- 1890
- 1900
- 1910
- 1920
- 1930
Census
Church History and Records
Court Records
Deeds and Land Records
Gazetteers
Local Histories
Maps
Military History and Records
Newspapers
- One major resource for newspapers throughout Utah is the University of Utah's Utah Digital Newspapers project "with more than 600,000 pages of digitized Utah historical newspapers." Two newspapers from Kane County are included in this digital project, the Kane County Independent and the Kane County Standard. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.
Probate Records
Taxation
Vital Records
Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Record Search Pilot . 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.
Societies and Libraries
- The Kane County UTGenWeb Project, a member of The UTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kane County.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kane County. (Backup site)
- FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Kane County.
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
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