Beaver County, Utah Genealogy

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 * style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1898-present | style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1887-present | style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1900-present | style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1856, 1860... | style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1867-present | style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1856-present
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 * style="height: 40px" valign="middle" width="100%" colspan="6" | *Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries
 * Parent counties (before Jan 10, 1856): Iron and Millard
 * bgcolor="#99d6ff" width="100%" colspan="6" | For earlier dates, try...
 * style="height: 40px" valign="middle" width="100%" colspan="6" | *Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries
 * Parent counties (before Jan 10, 1856): Iron and Millard
 * style="height: 40px" valign="middle" width="100%" colspan="6" | *Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries
 * Parent counties (before Jan 10, 1856): Iron and Millard


 * residents may also have records in Neighboring Counties: Garfield | Iron | Millard | Piute | Sevier plus Lincoln County, Nevada

== Resources == === Bible Records === === Biography === === Business Records and Commerce === ==== Mining Industry ==== The mining industry in Beaver county created several boom towns, most of which are now ghost towns. *List of Mines in Beaver County === Cemeteries === *Beaver County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical Site *Beaver County Cemeteries Locations at Utah Genealogy Trails website. *public libraries. === Census === *public libraries. === Church Records === ==== General ==== *public libraries. ==== Catholic ==== ==== Episcopal ==== ==== Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) ==== Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Beaver County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be located through the in  or by referring to: :Jaussi, Laureen Richardson, Laureen Richardson Jaussi, and Laureen Richardson Jaussi. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. Provo, Utah (31 East 2050 North, Provo 84604): Genealogy Tree, 1982. . These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films. === Court Records === *public libraries. === Directories === *public libraries. === Ethnic and Other Groups === === Gazetteers === === Genealogy === === History === *Bradley, Martha Sonntag. A History of Beaver County online at Marriott Library Digital Collections, U of U. Searchable. *Daughters of the Utah Pioneers of Beaver County, Utah. Monuments to Courage: A History of Beaver County Beaver, UT: The Beaver Press, 1948. Online at Sherratt Library Digital Collections, SUU. Searchable. *public libraries. ==== Timeline History ==== Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for and. *1776. Southern Piute Indians inhabited the area when the visited the area. *1856 January. Beaver County created by the from a section of Iron County. *1856. Mormon settlers from Cedar City founded the city of. By 1869, there were enough people to organize a stake. *1873. Ft. Cameron was established by the U.S. Army. The fort was abandonded after World War I (1914-1918). *1880. Arrival of the Utah Southern Railroad increased development. *1880s. Mining increased development. Mining declined after World War I (1914-1918). === Land and Property === *public libraries. County Recorder's Office: check deeds, file mining claims, get assistance in finding ownership of a particular property, and obtain copies of county plat maps. This office has county plat records dating back to 1878, prior records having been destroyed in a fire. === Maps === === Migration === Early migration routes to and from for emigrant settlers included: :*Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah :*Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California :*Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah (among others) to Omaha, Nebraska *public libraries. === Military === *World War II (1941–1945) army enlistments at the county GenWeb site has about 400 entries, mostly from Beaver and Salt Lake Counties. Key (at end of the list)explains codes and columns. Gives year and state of birth. Free. *public libraries. === Naturalization and Citizenship === *public libraries. === Newspapers === Resources include: * **The Southern Utonian and Beaver City Press, covering 1881-1929 are included. *Existing copies of newspapers **public libraries. === Public Records === *public libraries. === Resource Repositories === ==== Courthouses ==== Beaver County, Utah Website County Administration Building Post Office Box 392 105 East Center Beaver UT 84713 Beaver County doesn't have a main switchboard, and each department has its own mailing address. To get individual phone numbers, fax numbers, and mailing addresses, go to that department's page or check the Officials page. ==== Family History Centers ==== *Introduction to LDS Family History Centers *Beaver Utah Family History Center *Milford Utah Family History Center ==== Libraries ==== *public libraries. ==== Museums ==== ==== Other repositories ==== ==== Societies ==== === Taxation === === Vital Records === * and public libraries. ==== Birth ==== *1897-1905 - Beaver County Birth Registers (1897-1905) at Utah State Archives - free. ==== Marriage ==== *1887-1937 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Beaver County 1887-1937. See also Statewide collections. ==== Death ==== 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, birth date, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence. *1900-1905 - Beaver County Death Registers (1900-1905) at Utah State Archives - free. *1900-1905 - Beaver County, Utah Deaths, 1900-05 at Ancestry ($). *1904 - deaths This county GenWeb site contains about 45 entries which are user submitted. (May not be complete). Click on a filename to see details entered from state death certificates. Free. *1904-1956 - Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at Family History Library Catalog. *Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904 === Voting Registers === === Towns and Communities === The mining industry in Beaver county created several boom towns, most of which are now ghost towns.  === References ===
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