FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Vital Records Experiment

Before 1847


 * White settlers did not arrive in the area now known as Utah until July, 1847.
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Pre-1856


 * Beaver County wasn't formed until 1856.


 * Search the records of Beaver's Parent counties


 * Remember that white settlers did not arrive in the area now known as Utah until July, 1847 so if your source indicates birth in Utah, find a record that gives a more accurate birth place, such as:
 * Church, Death, Census, Cemeteries

1856–1897


 * No birth records created by civil authorities


 * Church records for the early Mormon settlers usually give birth date and place, names of parents.
 * Death records frequently give birth date and place, names of parents.
 * Census records give names, ages and state or country of birth.
 * [link] How to get birth information when civil birth records don't exist.

1897–present


 * [Link County officials] began recording births in 1897. It may have taken a few years for people and officials to get used to recording births.
 * [Link State officials] began gathering the birth records in 1905 for statewide preservation and access.