Kanab, Kane County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah Kane County  Kanab

Quick History
Kanab is the County Seat for Kane County County Courthouse 76 North Main St. Kanab, UT 84741 435-644-4900 Kanab began in 1858 as a crude dugout built by the great Mormon frontiersman and Indian missionary Jacob Hamblin. Kanab is derived from an Indian word meaning “place of willows” A fort was build by Mormon settlers in 1865 as a defense from the Indians and a base camp for travelers and explorers. Three different attempts were made to settle this area with the final succeeding. A group of settlers from the abandoned Muddy River Mission in Nevada and a few families from the Cottonwood area of Salt Lake City lead by Levi Stewart moved into the locale in 1870. Citizens elected their first town president and town council in August of 1885.

Cemeteries
Kanab City Cemetery


 * 1) Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * 2) Findagrave.com
 * 3) Kane County USGenWeb Project
 * 4) Department applications for excavation permits
 * 5) Cemetery records of Kanab City Cemetery

Church History and Records

 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Kanab Stake
 * Kanab Ward
 * Kanab North Ward
 * Kanab South Ward

History

 * Preserving the Past for the future: Historic Homes of Kanab
 * Markers and Monuments; Jacob Hamblin & Kanab’s Fort Kanab
 * Kanab Utah
 * Kanab History
 * List of Kanab Pioneers
 * Muddy River Mission
 * Wikipedia
 * Maj. John Wesley Powell Spends Christmas In Mormondom
 * Utah History Encyclopedia

Libraries and Societies

 * Kanab City Library374 North Main Kanab, Utah 84741 435-644-2394 e-mail: kancitlib@xpressweb.com

Maps
Geographic location: Google

Newspapers

 * 1) Kane County Standard
 * 2) Southern Utah News