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Places: Alton  · Glendale · Kanab  · Mount Carmel Junction · Orderville

Church units without place names: Big Water · Duck Creek Village  · Paria

Court Records

• Court Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Kane County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Directories

• Directories(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Kane County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Ethnic and Other Groups

Funeral Homes

Mosdell Mortuary^[3]
676 South Highway 89A
Kanab, UT 84741
Phone: 435-644-2214
Toll Free 877-644-2214
Fax: 435-644-2321

Gazetteers

Kane County Utah Home Town Locator

Genealogy

A FamilySearch Community Tree is available for this place.

History

History Timeline

NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Kane County

• 1862. Glendale founded by Mormon Pioneers John and William Berry
• 1864. Area around what later became Kanab first settled
• 1864 January 16: Kane County was created from Washington County County and Toquerville was designated as the County Seat.
• 1865. Alton was first settled by Lorenzo W. Roundy
• 1866. Glendale abandoned due to Indian attacks
• 1870. Kanab founded when 10 Mormon families moved there
• 1871. Glendale resettled by Mormon Pioneers
• 1875. Brigham Young directed Orderville to be established and to live the United Order.
• 1883. County seat was moved to Kanab and Toquerville was moved back into Washington County.
• 1939-40’s. + Kanab was known as “little Hollywood” for the number of western movies and t.v. series filmed there

• Histories(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Kane County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Land and Property

• Land and Property Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Kane County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Maps

US Atlas Kane County 1895

Google highway map of Kane County 2012

Migration

Military

• Military Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Kane County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

• Kane County World War II Army Enlistments  Footnote

• Kane County Military discharges 1945-1994' 

• The USGenWeb Archives, Kane County, Utah  containes transcribed documentation of World War 2 Army Enlistment A-Z, 1938-1946 records. 

• Draft Cards - Birth Information 1917-18 - Kane County, Utah.  Information from The USGenWeb Archives Kane County, Utah .

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Small town newspapers contain obituaries, birth or death notices, community news (such as the visit of someone's relatives), legal notices and provide historical content. See Utah newspapers for tips, resources, and details.

• Utah Digital Newspapers Project presents newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view all newspapers digitized for Kane County, Utah Genealogy.
  • Kane County Standard, covering 1912-1950 is included.
• Existing copies of newspapers. newspapers for Kane County, Utah Genealogy] are listed in Chronicling America by Library of Congress (LOC).
  • The list by dates and towns (from Chronicling America)
• Newspaper Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Kane County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Obituaries

Obituaries may mention birth, marriage, spouse, parents, and living family members. See Utah Obituaries for state level compendiums and United States Obituaries for tips and insights regarding this record type.

Obituaries for residents may be found in:

• Newspapers of Kane County, Utah Genealogy
• Local Funeral Homes, Societies, Libraries, or in family records.
• Obituaries of neighboring counties
• Newspapers of major cities: Deseret News and/or The Salt Lake Tribune both in Salt Lake City

The USGenWeb Archives, Kane County, Utah containes three obituaries in transcribed form: Maira De Grey Smith, Ella and Sarah Spilsbury.

Periodicals

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

In Utah, such records may be difficult to find. Try records of the church they may have attended. Realize, however, that such records may have not been preserved, and would not be in the typical records of membership.

It is possible there were records kept by civilian authorities. Ask town or county officials and local librarians and the State Archives. Also try National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (online).

Probate Records

• "Probate Index 1864-1896" and "Probate Court Minutes Bk B 1878-1896" are part of the FS digital collection: Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.
• Probate record books 1862-1896
• Probate Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Kane County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Public Records

Resource Repositories

Courthouses

County seat: Kanab

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Glendale Utah Family History Center
• Kanab Utah Family History Center

Libraries

Societies

• The Kane County UTGenWeb Project, a member of The UTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
• The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kane County.
• The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kane County. (Backup site)

Taxation

• Records of Taxation(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Kane County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Vital Records

• Vital Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Kane County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Kane County (Utah). County Clerk Birth Register 1900-1905

Birth

Below are the best sources to find birth information (dates and places of birth and names of parents) for Kane County, Utah Genealogy. Also available: How to Find Birth Information in Utah.

Follow the suggestions under the year span that matches when your ancestor was born:

Before 1864

Kane County, Utah Genealogy was formed on 16 January 1864.

Before county formation, go to Utah Censuses to locate the family around the time of birth.

1864 -1897

No birth records were created for Kane County, Utah Genealogy by either by county or state civil authorities in this time period.

Follow these suggestions to find birth information for this time period:

• Utah Death Certificates 1904-1961 give birth date and place (recorded at the time of death), names of parents, and name of spouse. Search by names or by exact death date.
• Church records usually give birth date and place and names of parents.
• See also other records that give birth information, such as Death records, Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
• See also neighboring counties for birth information, due to family members living in that area, religious preferences, convenience, and other reasons.

1898-present

County clerks became responsible for recording births beginning in 1898. In 1905, the State Department of Health assumed responsibility and required the counties to forward copies of the records to them.

It took a few years after the requirements for people, doctors, midwives, and officials to comply, so some early birth registrations were missed.

Records open to the public

Birth records created more than 100 years ago State Department of Health Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates page. are open to the public.

• Online index to births 1900–1905 Series 83801 for Kane County, Utah Genealogy by the Utah State Archives. (Free) Search by names of parents, as many entries do not give the child's name. Each entry includes date of birth, sex, residence, etc. This collection has no child's names from 1900-1902.
  • Inventory of originals, Series 83801 at Utah State Archives.
  • FamilySearch Library copy: FHL film 48819 item 1 . There are child's names from 1903-1905.
  • Idea: use censuses and church records to learn those missing children's names.
• 1906-1910 online images for Kane County, Utah Genealogy at the State Archives. Browse the "not yet indexed" area by year and county. Most entries do have names of children.
  
  • Later records open to the public are housed at the Utah State Archives, but not online.
• Online Utah, Births and Christenings, 1892-1941, a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. .

Restricted records

Access to official birth records within 100 years is restricted to those who meet certain requirements. Order copies:

• Office of Vital Records and Statistics, 288 North 1460 West, Salt Lake City, Utah, Phone: (801) 538-6105. How to order online, by mail, or in person.

• Southwest Utah Public Health Department (Kane County) 445 North Main, Kanab, UT 84741,(435) 644-2537.

Marriage

Kane County Marriage license records 1887-1966 and applications 1920-1966 are on film at the LDS Family History Library, films numbers 484815 & 484816.

• 1866-1938 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Kane County 1866-1938.^[4]

Death

Utah Death Certificates 1904 -1956-A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/ .  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.

Utah State Burial Data Base  This site includes information on many Utah residents, who died before 1904.

Death Record Substitutes

• 1870 - U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 at Ancestry ($). Includes 1870 Kane County, Utah Genealogy mortality schedule.
  

Voting Registers

Towns and Communities

Kanab

Alton | Big Water | Glendale | Orderville

Duck Creek Village | Mount Carmel Junction

Paria

References

1. ↑ Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 676-677. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004.
2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kane County, Utah Page 687 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
3. ↑ Funeral Home & Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,938.
4. ↑ "Kane County, Utah: Family History and Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records and More," Linkpendium, http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Kane/, accessed 1 February 2012.