Kenilworth, Utah
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United States Utah
Carbon County
Kenilworth
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Quick History
Kenilworth is a mining ghost town, in Carbon County.[1]Coal was first discovered in 1904 at this site and the coal mining camp town was formed in 1908. British miners felt the mountain peaks looming over the town resembled the spires of Kenilworth Castle.Location
- Coordinates: 39.68.836N 110.80.496W
Maps
Neighboring Communities
Castle Gate | Helper | Spring Glen
Time Line
- 1910: Population 500
- 1947: Population 1,050
- 1990: Population 350
- 2010: Population 180 [2]
Resources
Biographies
- Memorial to those who lost their lives in coal mines in Utah in the 19th & 20th centuries [3] Lists name, date of accident, and mine.
Cemeteries
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.
Church Records
- LDS
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
Vital Records
Birth
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.
Obituaries
Suggested Reading
- Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada [6]
- The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. [7]
- Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures [8]
- Pioneers of Carbon County [9]
Websites
- Kenilworth History
- The Western Mining and Railroad Museum ~ Kenilworth Photos
- List of Mines in Carbon County
- Silver Mining in the Beehive State
- Utah Ghost Towns
- Utah Mining
- Utah Coal Mining
Sources and Footnotes
- ↑ Carr, Stephen L. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics, 1972. Film: FHL 78162 Book: FHL 979.2 H2cr WorldCat 595478.
- ↑ American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ Civish, Fred M.; Memorial to those who lost their lives in coal mines in Utah in the 19th & 20th centuries Book FHL 979.2 V28
- ↑ Film FHL 26048 Items 1-2
- ↑ Film FHL 26048 Item 3
- ↑ Hall, Shawn; Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada WorldCat 50926294
- ↑ Carr, Stephen L. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics, 1972. Film: FHL 78162 Book: FHL 979.2 H2cr WorldCat 595478.
- ↑ Thompson, George A; Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures WorldCat 9202286 FHL 979.2 H2tg
- ↑ Jean S Greenwood; Lou Jean S Wiggins; Mary N Porter Harris; Daughters of Utah Pioneers; Pioneers of Carbon County 46707885/editions WorldCat 46707885