Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Box Elder County

Biography

 * History of Box Elder County
 * Box Elder County, Utah newspaper card index historical, biographical, vital records


 * Newspaper card index to births, deaths, divorces, marriages, and subject index, 1890-1915
 * Newspaper card index, locality index
 * Newspaper card index, biographies
 * Newspaper card index, subject and vital record index - Corinne newspapers, 1869-1875


 * public libraries.

Business Records and Commerce

 * public libraries.

Cemeteries
For a list of Box Elder County cemeteries that exist or used to exist, click here.


 * Box Elder County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site
 * public libraries.
 * USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utahprovides names in Plymouth Cemetery and Woodmen of the World of Box Elder County.
 * The city of Howell Utah has a very nice cemetery it is on the main road that leads to the Howell church from highway 83. It is on the South side of the road and is easy to find.
 * There is an other cemetery in Howell we call it the baby cemetery it is on the road the leads to the head of the creek. It is about two hundred yards North of where Rex Nesson lives and is about one hundred yards east of the road. This cemetery is quite old and there are about six graves there. *Tremonton has a large cemetery in town. Riverside Cemetery BillionGraves

Census
The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Box Elder 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.


 * 1856
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930
 * public libraries.

Church Records
Church records are usually found in the towns rather than on the county level. However on the county level are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Box Elder County Wards and Branches can also be found 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.


 * public libraries.

Court Records

 * public libraries.
 * Current records may be at the Box Elder County Justice Court. Phone: 435-734-3390

Directories

 * public libraries.

History

 * Google Books has several online history books about Box Elder County.
 * public libraries.

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


 * 1800’s- The Bear River Valley was originally inhabited by the Fremont and Shoshoni Indians. Then French-Canadian trappers entered the valley.
 * 1851. First permanent homes in county at site of present Brigham City
 * 1851. Willard settled by Mormon settlers.
 * 1852. Perry was settled by Orrin Porter Rockwell. Early name was Three Mile Cre
 * 1853. Lorenzo Snow created first self-sufficient city (present-day Brigham City)
 * 1856. Box Elder County formed
 * 1861. Honeyville settled. Agricultural community.
 * 1863. Mantua settled by Danish families called by authorities of L.D.S. Church to settle in valley.
 * 1864. Deweyville settled by William Empey.
 * 1868. Elwoodsettled by homesteaders and families with "squatter rights."
 * 1869 May. Golden spike driven at Promontory Summit to connect Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
 * 1869. Plymouthfounded. Named for imagined resemblance of nearby large rock to the Plymouth Rock.
 * 1869. Corinnelaid out by Union Pacific and settled by people of different religions.
 * 1871. Snowville settled at direction of Brigham Young. Named after Mormon Apostle Lorenzo Snow.
 * 1886. Bear River City incorporated.
 * 1890. Penrose named for Mormon Apostle Charles W. Penrose. Lush grass and watering places for herds of deer and tribes of Indians.
 * 1892. Town of Fielding erected. Named after Mary Fielding Smith..
 * 1929. Elwood established.  Early name was Manila Ward.
 * 1940’s. Economic boost during WWII, with creation of Bushnell General Hospital
 * 1950-1960’s. Major growth in county, with Thiokol plant built in 1957

Land

 * public libraries.
 * Indian Land Records, 1884-1930. FHL Film: 480866 Item 5

Maps
For historical maps of Utah and Box Elder County, see:


 * David Rumsey Collection for Utah
 * Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for Utah
 * 1876 Utah Map Box Elder County is in the upper left corner
 * Historical Maps of Utah has several maps of Utah counties
 * 1895 U S Atlas of Box Elder County

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for emigrant settlers included: :


 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1848 to 1869 from Iowa to Utah
 * Central Pacific Railroad since 1869 from Ogden, Utah to Sacramento, California

Military

 * public libraries.
 * Casualties from Box Elder Countyin World War II (Army and Air Force)

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * public libraries.

Newspapers

 * One major resource for newspapers throughout Utah is the University of Utah's Utah Digital Newspapers project "with more than 600,000 pages of digitized Utah historical newspapers." Two newspapers from Box Elder County are included in this digital project, the Corinne Reporter and Box Elder News. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research. *The Family History Library Catalog lists some in . (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Obituaries

 * public libraries.
 * USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah contains the obituaries of 2002-2005 from Box Elder Journal

Officials and Employees

 * public libraries.

Probate

 * public libraries.

Public Records

 * public libraries.
 * An online collection is linked to and described on Utah, Box Elder County Records

Taxation

 * public libraries.

Marriage

 * 1887-1942 Western States Marriage Index. Includes Box Elder County 1887-1942.

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
 * Utah State Vital Records :Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records &amp; Statistics :P.O. Box 141010 :Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-1010 :Phone: (801) 538-6101
 * Box Elder County Utah Vital Records :Box Elder County Clerk :1 S Main Street :Brigham City, UT 84302 :Phone: (435) 734-3388
 * First District Court (Divorce Records) :43 North Main :P.O. Box 873 :Brigham City, UT 84302-0873 :Phone: (435) 734-4600 Fax: (435) 734-4610
 * public libraries.
 * USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah provides the Death Certificates of 1903-1908

Courthouses
Address: 1 South Main St, Brigham City, UT 84302 Phone (Brigham City): 435-734-3300 Phone (Tremonton): 435-257-5810 Hours: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday Box Elder County Home Page History of the Box Elder County Courthouse

County seat: Brigham City

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Brigham City Utah Family History Center
 * Tremonton-Garland Utah Family History Center

Libraries

 * public libraries.


 * Brigham City Library :26 East Forest Street :Brigham City, UT 84302 :Phone: (435) 723-5850 (435) 723-5850 *Garland Public Library :86 West Factory Rd :Garland, UT 84312 :Phone: (435) 257-3117 (435) 257-3117
 * Tremonton City Library :210 North Tremont Street :Tremonton, UT 84337 :Phone: (435) 257-2690