Piute County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Piute County

Guide to Piute County, Utah genealogy. Birth records, marriage and death records, cemeteries, census, church records, probate records, and obituaries—resources to find parents and family history since 1865, when the county was formed.

County Courthouse
Piute County Courthouse 550 North Main Street P O Box 90 Junction, UT 84740 Phone: 435-557-2840

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1898, marriage records from 1887, divorce, probate and court records from 1872.

Parent Counties
was created January 16, 1865 from Beaver

Boundary Changes
See UT: Index of Counties... from Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, for a timeline of boundary changes for.

Neighboring Counties
is surrounded by: Beaver | Garfield | Sevier | [[Wayne County, Utah|Wayne

Bible Records
The term "Bible records" refers to the practice of keeping family dates and events in a family Bible. This was a common practice in many European countries and carried over to America. Many of these family Bible records are still in existence and preserved by the descendants of the immigrants. In some cases these family Bibles have found their way into libraries and other repositories.

For an explanation of how to find Bible records and for helpful links see Utah Bible Records. See also United States Bible Records.

Business Records and Commerce

 * public libraries.

Cemeteries

 * "Marysvale Cemetery Records 1887-1978" and "Record of Junction Town Cemeteries 1881-2001" in included in the FS digital collection [[*Probate record books 1862-1896|Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001]].
 * public libraries.

Piute county cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site


 * Mountain View Cemetery, Marysvale BillionGraves
 * Murrays Cemetery, Marysvale BillionGraves

Census
The 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Piute 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
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Churches and Religious Groups

 * public libraries.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)
(Section In process. Want to help?) Stake(s): Garfield Stake, Utah · South Sevier Stake, Utah

Places: Circleville· Junction· Kingston· Marysvale·

List of Piute County stakes and wards to about 1948 •  •   •   •   •


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Court Records

 * public libraries.

Directories

 * public libraries.

Genealogy

 * public libraries.

History

 * Newell, Linda King. A history of Piute County, Utah Centennial County History Series. Also available at Marriott Library Digital Archives.
 * public libraries.

The County was named for the Paiute tribe of Native Americans.

History Timeline

 * Boundary changes timeline for from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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


 * 1864. Circleville was originally settled. Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, spent childhood here.
 * 1865. Piute County was created with Junction as the county seat and was named for the Paiute tribe of Native Americans.
 * 1890's -1910.Kimberly (now a ghost town) was originally settled as a mining town and is located high in Mill Canyon. In the 1930's Kimberly had a minor rebirth.
 * 1905. Dixie Forest Reserve establish.
 * 1915-1930. Alunite (now a ghost town) located some 5 miles south of Marysvale, near the mouth of Cottonwood Canyon was a small but important mining town during World War I.

Land and Property

 * public libraries.

Maps
Google highway map of Piute County 2012

Military

 * public libraries.


 * USGenWeb Archives, Piute County, Utah you will find transcribed information as to


 * Draft Cards - Birth Information 1917-18 - Piute County, Utah.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * public libraries.

Newspapers

 * Marysvale Free Lance, Piute Chieftain and Piute County News, covering 1902-1904, 1916-1919, 1924-1949 respectively are included.
 * Existing copies of newspapers
 * [[Piute County, Utah
 * [[Piute County, Utah

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

UTGenWeb has started a free page on Piute County Obituaries.

Probate Records

 * Probate Case Files No. 1-1831 1895-1932 are included in the FS digital collection: [[*Probate record books 1862-1896|Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.]]
 * public libraries.

Public Records

 * public libraries.

Vital Records

 * public libraries.

Birth Before 1865

 *  was formed on 16 January 1865.

parent counties

Birth 1865 - 1897

 * [[Piute County, Utah#Churches and Religious Groups
 * See also other records that give birth information, such as Death records, Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
 * See also [[Piute County, Utah#Neighboring_Counties
 * See also [[Piute County, Utah#Neighboring_Counties

Birth 1898 - present

 * Online index to births 1898–1905 Series 19502
 * Originals, Series 19502 at Utah State Archives
 * FamilySearch Library copy: . There are names of children in the records about 50% of the time.
 * Idea: use censuses and church records to learn those missing children's names.
 * 1906-1910 online images


 * Central Utah Public Health Department (Piute County) 550 North Main, Junction, UT 84740, (435) 577-2521.

Marriage

 * 1854-1975 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Piute County 1854-1975.

Death
Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at Family Search. 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. More information at Utah Death Certificates (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904

USGenWeb Archives, Piute County, Utah you will find the following three " Date of Deaths" or more like an obiturary for all three.


 * Baldwin, Russel Jesse, Christianson, Ida Sorenson, and Christianson, Male Stillborn

Repositories
Resources for are available in repositories (such as libraries and archives) at all levels: the town, the county, the state, and the nation. Check their websites and catalogs for items.

See Courthouse·FamilySearch Centers·Libraries·Societies sections.

See also: Websites

Courthouse
www.piute.org/Goverment.htm Piute County Courthouse 550 N Main Junction, UT 84740 Phone: 435-577-2840 FAX: 435-577-2433

County seat: Junction

FamilySearch Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Circleville Utah Family History Center

Libraries
Local public libraries usually have histories, genealogies, indexes of cemeteries, copies of local newspapers, or other records for the area they serve. Many libraries in Utah have an area dedicated to local collections and manuscripts.

Utah State Collections Consortium
 * Piute County Bookmobile Repository Library serves outlying communities without immediate access to city libraries in Sevier, Piute and Wayne counties
 * Collections: approximately 5,000 items that are frequently rotated with items from the Headquarters collection. We offer access to inter-library loans for those hard-to-find books.

Check for items in catalogs and holdings of: Utah Archives and Libraries·University Libraries and Special Collections in Utah·United States Archives and Libraries

See also Utah Public Library Directory, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps. Does not mention holdings.