Yost, Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Box Elder  Yost

Quick History
Yost is a ghost town in the Northern Central slopes of the Raft River Mountain area of Box Elder County. . The settlement was first named George Creek after a early range rider that visited the area along with Charles Yost. Charles remained in the area building the first cabin and becoming postmaster in 1887 also changing the name of the settlement to Yost.

Location
Located in a valley surrounded by several mountain ranges, the town lay on the south end of the Raft River Valley with the Clear Creek Mountains on the east and Junction Mountain to the west. To the south were the communities of Park Valley, Rosette, Grouse Creek, and Kelton. Kelton was the closest rail head for these small settlements. All are now ghost towns.
 * GPS Location: 41°57′25″N 113°32′046″W

Neighboring Communities
Snowville

Cemeteries
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.
 * Yost Cemetery ~ Interment.net
 * Box Elder County Cemeteries
 * Box Elder Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * Findagrave.com

Historical Newspapers

 * Box Elder News
 * Corinne Reporter

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

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

Websites

 * Utah Ghost Towns
 * China Emigration and Immigration
 * Central Pacific Transcontinental RR Grade
 * First Transcontinental Railroad