Kiz, Carbon County, Utah Genealogy

Quick History
Kiz is a class 3 agricultural ghost town, in Carbon County. Kiz is settled in Clark Valley, named for an old-time rancher that had established a bachelor ranch made of log cabins. In 1906 homesteaders moved in and tried farming rather than ranching. In this desert valley water was scarce. A reservoir was built and eventually, a post office arrived. Kiz received its name from its first female settler, Kiziah Dimick. By 1930 a drought hit, the crops died, the reservoir dried up and everyone left.

Location

 * Coordinates: 39°36′17″N 110°33′18″W

Maps

 * 1895 Map of Carbon County

Time Line

 * Pre 1906: Clark moves in and names the area Clark Valley
 * 1910-1916: Homesteaders move arrive
 * 1925: Highest population
 * 1930: Area is abandoned

Biographies

 * Memorial to those who lost their lives in coal mines in Utah in the 19th & 20th centuries Lists name, date of accident, and mine.

Cemeteries
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.
 * Kiz cemetery records, Kiz, Carbon County, Utah, 1926-1935
 * Kiz Cemetery
 * Carbon County Gravestone Photo Project
 * Carbon County Cemeteries Findagrave.com

Historical Newspapers

 * Carbon County News 1908 - 1915
 * Eastern Utah Advocate 1891 - 1916
 * News Advocate 1915 - 1932
 * Carbon County Newspaper Articles

Societies, Museums and Libraries
294 South Main Helper, Utah 84526 Phone: (435) 472-3009
 * The Western Mining and Railroad Museum

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.
 * 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.

Suggested Reading

 * ''Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada
 * The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns.
 * Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures
 * Pioneers of Carbon County

Websites

 * Kiz History
 * Utah Ghost Towns