Peterson, Morgan County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah Morgan County Peterson

Quick History
Settled in 1855, Peterson was first known as "Weber City" and was designated the county seat in 1862. Charles Shreeve Peterson was appointed the first probate judge and the name of the community was changed to Peterson in 1872.

With the elevation of 9,707, Thurston Peak is the highest peak in the county. In 1861 the first public building was built. This multitask building served as a school, church and handled official county business.

About 1869 the Peterson General Store was built which housed the post office. A railroad station, the Dexter Hotel and park served as a focal points for the community.

Peterson had a passenger railroad station and stockyard located along the railroad tracks. A major attraction for many years was the Dexter Hotel and Park where many community activities were held.

Neighboring Communities
Croydon | Morgan | Mountain Green | Richville | Stoddard | Monte Verde

Biography

 * Pioneers and prominent men of Utah;: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies, the early history of the Church Vol. 1 part 1 Family History Archives Vol. 1 part 2 Family History Archives

Newspapers

 * Standard-Examiner
 * Weber Sentinel News

Historical Newspapers

 * Ogden Standard Examiner Archives is available at Ancestry.com $ The data base is searchable from 1920 to 1977.
 * Utah Digital Newspapers for the Ogden Standard 1879 - 1927

Vital Records

 * Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county. Images of actual death certificates.
 * Social Security Death Index, begins about 1962 to at least 2 months ago.

Websites

 * Ogden Regional Family History Center 539 24th St. Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: 801-626-1132 E-mail: UT_OGDEN@ldsmail.net