Brigham City, Utah

United States Utah  Box Elder  Brigham City

County Court House
Brigham City is the county seat for Box Elder County.

County Courthouse 1 South Main St. Brigham City, UT 84302 Phone: 435-734-3300

History
Mormon pioneers explored the area in 1850 went back to Salt Lake to winter then brought back a small group of settlers in 1851. The settlers built a row of log homes know as "Davis Fort". More settlers were sent to populate the area in 1853 including a two large groups of LDS Scandinavian immigrants. In 1855, Box Elder was the first name given to the small settlement, then later the town's name was changed to Brigham City in honor of Brigham Young.

Brigham City was incorporated on 10 February 1867. Early city fathers planted fruit and shade trees making this the "fruit way" between Brigham City and Willard. Now colorful roadside fruit stands grace Highway 89 with buyers that travel far to purchase the best fruit in the west.

Brigham City was home to the Intermountain Indian School from 1949 to 1984.

Location
It lies on the western slope of the Wellsville Mountains which is along the Wasatch Range in Northern Utah.

Neighboring Communities
Perry | Mantua | Corinne | Honeyville

City Hall
Brigham City Offices 20 North Main Brigham City, Utah 84302 Phone: 435-734-6600

Newspapers

 * Standard-Examiner

Historical Newspapers

 * Utah Digital Newspapers for Brigham City

Societies, Museums and Libraries

 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum 2148 Grant Avenue Ogden, UT 84401 ph: (801) 393-4460

Marriages

 * Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.

Death

 * 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.
 * Obituaries
 * Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Historical Records. 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.  For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the Utah State Burial Index.