Orem, Utah County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Utah County Orem

Quick History
Orem was once called the Provo Bench. Provo and Orem’s early history are intertwined. Attempts were made to settle Orem in the 1850’s but lack of water slowed down it’s growth. After a series of canals were made, the area became populated with many fertile fruit orchards and farmlands giving the Provo Bench the nickname of the “Garden City Of Utah”. Homesteads settled along the territorial highway which is now State Street. Instead of the grid system for laying out a city as was popular in Utah, the roads crisscrossed the rural area connecting the farms, homes and orchards.

City Hall
Orem City Hall 56 North State Street Orem, Utah, 84057 Phone: 801.229.7000 Fax: 801.229.7031

Neighboring Communities
Provo | Vineyard | Lindon
 * Orem boarders Utah lake and Vineyard to the west and the majestic Timpanogos mountains on the northeast. Timpanogos, an Indian name given to the mountain and the entire valley, means many waters. Provo spreads over the valley to the south and the small town of Lindon nestles into the North.

Orem Neighborhoods
References are made in histories to the neighborhood that the person lived in. Provo and Orem's boundary lines can seem confusing. Using the neighborhood can better pinpoint the location of an ancestor.
 * Map of Orem's Neighborhoods

Biography

 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers
 * Early Latter Day Saints - An Mormon Trail Pioneer Database
 * Mormons and their Neighbors Database of over 100,000 biographical sketches in the Western United States.
 * Heart Throbs of the West
 * Our Pioneer Heritage
 * Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprised of photographs, genealogies, biographies, the early history of the LDS Church 
 * Sons of Utah Pioneers Stories

Cemeteries
Orem City 1520 N. 800 E. Orem, Utah 84097 website


 * Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * Findagrave.com

Timpanogos Memorial Gardens Cemetery 1000 North 400 East Orem, Utah 84057


 * Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * Findagrave.com

Church History and Records

 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * 1) Bonneville
 * 2) Sharon
 * 3) Timpanogos
 * 4) Vermont
 * 5) Windsor
 * 6) Heatheridge

Newspapers

 * The Daily Herald
 * Utah County Newspapers

Historical Newspapers

 * Daily Enquirer in BYU's Digital Collections
 * Provo Daily Enquirer 1881 - 1897 Utah Digital Newspapers
 * Provo Historical Newspapers has a list of different newspapers held by the Provo City Library. The newspapers are on microfilm from the various eras for Provo's history.

Societies, Museums and Libraries

 * Brigham Young University Family History Library Harold B. Lee Library N Campus Drive, Provo Phone: (801)422-6200.


 * Orem City Library 58 North State Street Orem, Utah, 84057 Phone: 801.229.7050


 * Provo City Library 550 North University Avenue Provo, Utah 84601 Phone: 801-852-6650 Provo contains a wealth of information pertaining to Orem and it's history.


 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum 500 North 500 West Provo, Utah 801-852-6609


 * Sons of Utah Pioneers Village 500 North 500 West Provo, Utah Phone: 801-377-8294

Veterans

 * Headstone Project
 * Veteran's Biographies
 * Veterans list Veterans who are buried in the Orem Cemetery.