Washakie, Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy

Quick History
Washakie is a agricultural class 2 ghost town in the center of a small Shoshone Indian reservation on the Malad River, south of Portage in Box Elder County. Named for Shoshone Chief Washakie who was on friendly terms with his Latter-day Saint neighbors. Washakie requested farming and stock-raising techniques from the Latter-day Saints and missionaries were sent train them in these procedures.


 * Chief Washakie
 * Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation, Utah
 * Northern Shoshone Indians, Idaho and Utah
 * American Indian Genealogy
 * Native Americans in Utah

Location

 * GPS Location: latitude 41.944 and longitude -112.217

Maps

 * 1895 Map of Box Elder County

Neighboring Communities
Snowville | Portage | Bear River

Biographies

 * Washakie's Life & Times
 * The Northern Shoshoni Google Books

Cemeteries

 * Portage Cemetery records years 1872-Nov., 1986 Includes a private cemetery east of Washakie, Utah.

Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.


 * Box Elder County Cemeteries
 * Box Elder Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * Findagrave.com

Church Records


The 20th century census of the Washakie Ward, Malad Stake, Idaho
 * LDS
 * Washakie Ward, Malad Stake, record of members (record of Indians) before 1900

The Form E includes reports from the Malad Stake. Washakie Ward was a local unit of the Box Elder, Oneida, and Malad Stakes.


 * Record of members,1880-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1907-1948
 * Form E 1907-1948
 * Record of members 1891-1909

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

 * Indian Town, Utah : A pre-Washakie settlement
 * The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns.
 * Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures

Websites

 * Indian Farm Negotiations,1854-1857
 * The Northwestern Shoshone
 * Utah Ghost Towns
 * Utah Markers