Utah, State Archives Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of images to various record types held by the Utah State Archives. Record types include civil and criminal case files, divorce records, probate case files, and naturalization records for the counties and cemetery records for the cities.

The collection includes records from 1848 to 2001. The coverage of record type and date range varies by county and the time periods listed may have gaps.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 3

Coverage Table
As of 5 April 2013 this collection contained the following records.

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * The name of a parent or date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records
 * Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses. Witnesses were usually family members
 * Utah Church Records were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well
 * Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Utah.
 * Utah Guided Research
 * Utah Record Finder
 * Utah Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1900-Present

Related Family History Library Holdings
 Cemeteries Naturalization  Divorce Court-Probate Land
 * Beaver County, Beaver, Mountain View Cemetery, record of interments, 1865-1986
 * Box Elder County, Garland Cemetery, interment register, 1893-1961
 * Cache County, Hyrum Cemetery records, 1860-1998
 * Davis County, Kaysville Cemetery, register of interments, 1869-1982
 * Iron County, Paragonah Cemetery record, 1899-2001
 * Iron County, Paragonah Cemetery, burial permits, 1899-1962
 * Millard County, Fillmore City Cemetery, burial records, 1854-1973
 * Millard County, Scipio Cemetery records, 1887-1986
 * Piute County, Junction, cemetery records
 * Piute County, Marysvale Cemetery records, 1887-1978
 * Salt Lake County, Midvale City Cemetery, burial record, 1923-1994
 * Salt Lake County, Murray City Cemetery, interment register, 1874-1994
 * Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, burial plot index, 1848-1876
 * Sanpete County, Spring City, interment records, 1892-1991
 * Sevier County, Glenwood Cemetery records, ca. 1856-1960
 * Tooele County, Grantsville Cemetery records, 1855-1991
 * Wasatch County, Charleston Cemetery, interment records, 1901-1991
 * Beaver County, naturalization records, 1874-1940
 * Box Elder County, naturalization records, 1868-1957
 * Davis County, naturalization records, 1896-1939
 * Emery County, naturalization records, 1904-1942
 * Garfield County, naturalization records, 1896-1923
 * Grand County, naturalization records, 1908-1929
 * Juab County, naturalization records, 1891-1929
 * Salt Lake County, naturalization records, 1896-1929
 * Sevier County, naturalization records, 1896-1965
 * Wasatch County, naturalization records, 1894-1935
 * Box Elder County, divorce records, 1875-1876
 * Davis County, divorce records, 1875-1886
 * Emery County, probate case files, 1888-1932
 * Iron County, County Court records, 1851-1854
 * Iron County, probate court records, 1854-1868
 * Kane County, probate court records, 1864-1896
 * Piute County, probate case files, 1895-1932
 * Salt Lake County, civil and criminal case files, 1852-1968
 * Salt Lake County, Third District Court probate case files, 1906-1925
 * San Juan County, probate case files, 1888-1933
 * Sanpete County, probate court records, 1852-1896
 * Sevier County, 3rd District Court probate case files, 1899-1920
 * Sevier County, 6th District Court probate case files, 1865-1927
 * Tooele County, probate court minutes, 1859-1888
 * Weber County, civil and criminal case files, 1852-1882
 * Iron County, land records, 1872-1879
 * Salt Lake County, land claim records, 1871-1894
 * Summit County, land claim records, 1871-1878

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