Farr West, Utah

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Quick History
30 November 1890: western Harrisville was organized into a separate LDS ward and given the name Farr West in honor of Lorin Farr, former president of the Weber LDS stake, and Chauncey W. West, who had served as presiding bishop of Weber County, and who was the son-in-law of Abraham Hoagland.

Neighboring Communities
North Ogden | Harrisville | Ogden | Pleasant View | Marriott-Slaterville | Plain City | Willard

City Hall
The city does not have a website.

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)
 * Early Latter Day Saints - An Mormon Trail Pioneer Database
 * Sons of Utah Pioneers Stories
 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers

Cemeteries
Farr West does not have any cemetery within the boundaries or just outside of the same. The nearby cemeteries are located in North Ogden, Ogden or Roy.

Church History and Records

 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Farr West, organized 30 November 1890 (part of North Weber Stake) Records of members, 1890-1901, 1903-1941 Form E (annual genealogical report), 1907-1948

History

 * 1) Utah History Encyclopedia (University of Utah Media)
 * 2) Path to Parnassus : autobiography of Zesta Afton Taylor Geisler
 * 3) Utah State History : Articles about Farr West

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 1441012
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator

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

Suggested Reading

 * History of Weber County

Vital Records

 * 1) Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago (F) Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county. Images of actual death certificates.
 * 2) Ancestry.com (F if through selected Family History Centers) (FI$ if not through the Family History Centers) Utah Death Index 1905-1951 Hint Keyword: enter the year of death and enter the name of county if known.

Websites

 * Webtree.com, listing individuals who born or died in Farr West, Utah (may pick up some from other "Farr West". Submitters of gedcoms may add, update or remove contents.
 * Ogden Regional Family History Center 539 24th St. Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: 801-626-1132 E-mail: UT_OGDEN@ldsmail.net