Rich County, Utah Genealogy

United States  Utah  Rich County

County Courthouse
Rich County Courthouse 20 North Main Street P O Box 218 Randolph, Ut 84064-0218

Formerly Richland County, the name was changed to Rich on 29 Jan 1868 County Clerk has marriage records from 1888, divorce, probate and court records from 1872. County recorder has land records.

Parent Counties
was created January 16, 1864 from: Cache

Neighboring Counties
is surrounded by: Cache | Morgan | Summit | Weber | Idaho county: Bear Lake|Franklin| Wyoming county: Lincoln |Uinta

Biography

 * public libraries.

Cemeteries

 * public libraries.
 * USGenWeb Archives, Rich County, Utah you will find birth and deaths recorded (partial list)
 * Woodruff City Cemetery, from the 1800's - late 1900's
 * Rich county cemeteriesat the Utah State Historical site 
 * Laketown Cemetery, Laketown BillionGraves

Census
The 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Rich County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Utah Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in national indexes, try checking local indexes. Created by experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide indexes.

See Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.


 * 1870
 * 1880 - Randolph and Woodruff (and perhaps other) localities are missing from the 1880 Federal Census Population Schedule
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Church Records

 * public libraries.

LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Argyle
 * Randolph
 * Woodruff

Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Rich County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be locate through the Family History Library Catalog at. Or by refering to Jaussi, Laureen R., and Gloria D. Chaston. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. 2 vols. Provo, Utah: Genealogy Tree, 1982. (FHL book 979.2258 A3j; fiche 6031507). These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.

Court Records

 * public libraries.

Directories

 * public libraries.

Genealogy

 * public libraries.

History

 * public libraries.

History Timeline
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Rich County.


 * 1811 - The belief was that the county was first visited by European descendent explorers
 * 1811 - Joseph Miller discovered the Bear River.
 * 1827 - First annual rendevous of trappers on the south shore of Bear Lake. Tradition continues today.
 * 1863 - First permanent settlement in Round Valley.
 * 1864. January 16: County created.
 * 1864 - Laketown settled (now a ghost town).
 * 1870 - Randolphsettled.
 * 1868 - County created.


 * 1811. Joseph Miller, a trapper, dicovered the Bear River.
 * 1827. First annual Rendevouz occured on the South Shore of Bear Lake. celebrated each year.
 * 1863. First permanant settlement in County at Round Valley.
 * 1864. Town of Laketown settked.
 * 1868.  Rich County created.
 * 1870.  Town of Randolph settled.  County seat of Rich County.
 * 1872.  Last county size alteration occured.
 * 1877.  Garden City settled.  LDS branch organized.
 * 1879.  Branch in Garden City reorganized as a ward.
 *  1969-1971. David M. Kennedy served as Secretary of the U.S. Treasury.  Born 1905 in Randolf.

Land and Property

 * public libraries.
 * public libraries.

Maps

 * public libraries.
 * Google highway map of Rich County 2012

Military
USGenWeb Archives, Rich County, Utah. you will find transcribed information of the following:


 * Draft Cards - Birth Information 1917-18 - Rich County, Utah

Newspapers

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 * The Round-Up, Rich Co. News and Rich Co. Reaper, covering 1896-1898, 1907-1923, 1928-1945 respectively are included.
 * Existing copies of newspapers
 * [[Rich County, Utah
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Obituaries

 * Newspapers of *Local Funeral Homes, Societies, Libraries, or in family records. *Obituaries of neighboring counties *Newspapers of major cities: Deseret News and/or The Salt Lake Tribune both in Salt Lake City

Probate Records

 * public libraries.

Courthouses
www.richcountyut.org/ Rich County Justice Court P.O. Box 218 Randolph, UT 84064 Phone: (435) 793-2415 Fax:(435) 793-2410

County seat: Randolph

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Laketown Utah Family History Center
 * Woodruff Utah Family History Center

Taxation

 * public libraries.

Vital Records

 * public libraries.

Before 1864

 *  was formed on 16 January 1864.

parent counties

1864 - 1897

 * [[Rich County, Utah#Church Records
 * See also other records that give birth information, such as Death records, Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
 * See also [[Rich County, Utah#Neighboring_Counties
 * See also [[Rich County, Utah#Neighboring_Counties

1898-present

 * Online index to births 1898–1905 Series 20947
 * Inventory of originals, Series 20947 at Utah State Archives
 * FamilySearch Library copy: . There are no names of children in the records. The film actually covers 1898-1905 and 1912. The 1912 register has child's names.
 * Idea: use censuses and church records to learn those missing children's names.
 * 1906-1910 online images


 * Bear River Health Department, 275 North Main Street, Randolph, Utah 84064. Phone (435)793-2445.

Marriage

 * 1887-1934 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Rich County 1887-1934.

Death
Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/. 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.

Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904