Davis County, Utah Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Davis County Memorial Courthouse 28 East State Street Farmington, UT 84025

History

 * Named for David Coon Davis (d. 1850), Captain of Company E, in the Mormon Battalion, early leader in Davis County. David C. Davis settled on Davis Creek, on what is now Farmington in 1849.

Parent County

 * 3 March 1852: Davis County was set off from Great Salt Lake County (now Salt Lake County), by the general assembly of Deseret in October 1850. It was officially created 3 March 1852, when the territorial assembly, defined the county lines. Records concerning Davis County between 1850 and 1852 are in Salt Lake County.

Boundary Changes
17 January 1862: Morgan County was set off.

Populated Places
The Davis County Website lists the fifteen communities that are part of Davis county, along with estimated population of each. This site has links to all the city home pages except Sunset.

Cities
Farmington -- The county seat of Davis County, Farmington has many well-preserved historic buildings, some of which are on the National Register, and many of which have been identified by the Farmington Historic Preservation Commission. The city was one of the earliest communities in Utah and has a history.

Neighboring Counties
Box Elder | Morgan | Salt Lake | Tooele | Weber

Cemeteries
The larger cities of Davis County have their own cemeteries, but some of the smaller towns do not. For a listing, refer to Davis County Cemeteries page on The Davis County UTGenWeb Project site, a member of The UTGenWeb Project.

Kaysville:

 * Utah Gravestone Photo Project for Kaysville City Cemetery.

Census

 * 1850 (1851)
 * 1856
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Kaysville
 * Kaysville 1
 * Kaysville 2
 * Layton
 * Layton 1
 * Layton 2
 * Layton 3
 * Layton 4
 * Orchard
 * Sahara
 * Sunset
 * Syracuse
 * Weber S.
 * West Point

Newspapers
The Davis County Clipper has been published since 1892. The newspaper files for the years 1892-1959 are part of the University of Utah's Digital Newspaper Collection.

The newspaper's obituaries can be accessed for free online, going back 3 months from current date. The Davis County Clipper Today, on the left column - click on Obituaries, then the list is automatically shown for up to the month earlier, to see earlier ones, scroll down to the bottom and press the date.

Web Sites

 * The Davis County UTGenWeb Project, a member of The UTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Davis County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Davis County. (mirror site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Davis County.