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+ | The Piute County, Utah genealogy guide to find parents, [[Piute County, Utah#Birth|birth]], [[Piute County, Utah#Marriage|marriage]], [[Piute County, Utah#Death|death]], and more since 1865, when the county was [[Piute County, Utah#Parent Counties|formed]]. This page lists online, published, and original resources, such as [[Piute County, Utah#Cemeteries|cemeteries]], [[Piute County, Utah#Census|censuses]], [[Piute County, Utah#Churches_and_Religious_Groups|church]], [[Piute County, Utah#Court|court]], [[Piute County, Utah#Land_and_Property|land]], [[Piute County, Utah#Probate_Records|probate]], and [[Piute County, Utah#Obituaries|obituaries]]. <br> | ||
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− | {{UTChurchLDSTableBeg}} '''Stake(s):''' Garfield Stake, Utah {{·}} South Sevier Stake, Utah | + | {{UTChurchLDSTableBeg}} '''Stake(s):''' [[Garfield Stake, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Garfield Stake, Utah]] {{·}} [[South Sevier Stake, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|South Sevier Stake, Utah]] |
− | '''Places:''' [[Circleville, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Circleville]]{{·}} [[Junction, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Junction]]{{·}} [[Kingston, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Kingston]]{{·}} [[Marysvale, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Marysvale]]{{·}} | + | <br> '''Places:''' [[Circleville, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Circleville]]{{·}} [[Junction, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Junction]]{{·}} [[Kingston, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Kingston]]{{·}} [[Marysvale, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Marysvale]]{{·}} |
'''Church units without place names:''' [[Greenwich, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Greenwich]]{{·}}[[Pittsburg, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Pittsburg]] | '''Church units without place names:''' [[Greenwich, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Greenwich]]{{·}}[[Pittsburg, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Pittsburg]] | ||
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+ | *[http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Utah/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PIUTE Boundary changes timeline] for {{PAGENAME}} from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's ''Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries''. | ||
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from ''Wikipedia'' for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piute_County,_Utah Piute County]. | NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from ''Wikipedia'' for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piute_County,_Utah Piute County]. |
Revision as of 22:16, 30 January 2013
United States Utah
Piute County
The Piute County, Utah genealogy guide to find parents, birth, marriage, death, and more since 1865, when the county was formed. This page lists online, published, and original resources, such as cemeteries, censuses, church, court, land, probate, and obituaries.
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1898-present | 1872-present | no known records | 1870, 1880... | 1868-present | 1869-present |
For earlier dates, try...Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries and Parent counties |
Piute County, Utah | |||||||
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Founded | January 16, 1865 | ||||||
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County Seat | Junction | ||||||
Courthouse | |||||||
Address | Junction, UT | ||||||
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Contents
- 1 Helpful Facts
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biography
- 2.3 Business Records and Commerce
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census
- 2.6 Churches and Religious Groups
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Ethnic and Other Groups
- 2.10 Funeral Homes
- 2.11 Gazetteers
- 2.12 Genealogy
- 2.13 History
- 2.14 Land and Property
- 2.15 Maps
- 2.16 Migration
- 2.17 Military
- 2.18 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.19 Newspapers
- 2.20 Obituaries
- 2.21 Periodicals
- 2.22 Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.
- 2.23 Probate Records
- 2.24 Public Records
- 2.25 Resource Repositories
- 2.26 Libraries
- 2.27 Taxation
- 2.28 Vital Records
- 2.29 Voting Registers
- 3 Towns and Communities
- 4 References
Helpful Facts
County Courthouse
Piute County Courthouse
550 North Main Street
P O Box 90
Junction, UT 84740
Phone: 435-557-2840
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1898, marriage records from 1887, divorce, probate and court records from 1872.[2]
Parent Counties
Piute County, Utah Genealogy was created January 16, 1865 from Beaver
Before the county was created—and perhaps until the newly-formed county was fully operational—search records of the parent counties. |
Boundary Changes
See UT: Index of Counties... from Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, for a timeline of boundary changes for Piute County, Utah Genealogy.
Neighboring Counties
Piute County, Utah Genealogy is surrounded by: Beaver | Garfield | Sevier | [[Wayne County, Utah|Wayne
Resources
Bible Records
Biography
Business Records and Commerce
- Business Records and Commerce(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Piute County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Cemeteries
- "Marysvale Cemetery Records 1887-1978" and "Record of Junction Town Cemeteries 1881-2001" in included in the FS digital collection [[*Probate record books 1862-1896|Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001]].
- Cemeteries(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Piute County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Piute county cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site
- Mountain View Cemetery, Marysvale BillionGraves
- Murrays Cemetery, Marysvale BillionGraves
Census
The 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Piute County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Utah Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in national indexes, try checking local indexes. Created by experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide indexes.
See Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.
- 1870
- 1880
- 1890
- 1900
- 1910
- 1920
- 1930
Churches and Religious Groups
- Church Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Piute County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)
Historically, most people in Utah were Mormons. Their records are, therefore, very important for early Utah research. For additional information, see Tracing LDS Ancestors and Utah Church Records.
Click a church unit name in the chart below for its history, boundaries, and availability of records, which are often in microfilm format
Piute County, Utah Genealogy guide to history and records of LDS wards and branches |
Stake(s): Garfield Stake, Utah · South Sevier Stake, Utah
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Court Records
- Law and legislation(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Piute 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 Piute 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
Gazetteers
Genealogy

- Genealogy(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Piute County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
History
- History(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Piute County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
The County was named for the Paiute tribe of Native Americans.
A History of Piute County online at Marriott Library Digital Archives.
History Timeline
- Boundary changes timeline for Piute County, Utah Genealogy from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Piute County.
- 1864. Circleville was originally settled. Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, spent childhood here.
- 1865. Piute County was created with Junction as the county seat and was named for the Paiute tribe of Native Americans.
- 1890's -1910. Kimberly (now a ghost town) was originally settled as a mining town and is located high in Mill Canyon. In the 1930's Kimberly had a minor rebirth.
- 1905. Dixie Forest Reserve establish.
- 1915-1930. Alunite (now a ghost town) located some 5 miles south of Marysvale, near the mouth of Cottonwood Canyon was a small but important mining town during World War I.
Land and Property
- Land and Property(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Piute County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Maps
Google highway map of Piute County 2012
Migration
Military
- Military records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Piute County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
- USGenWeb Archives, Piute County, Utah you will find transcribed information as to
Naturalization and Citizenship
- Military records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Piute County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
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 Piute County, Utah Genealogy.
- Marysvale Free Lance, Piute Chieftain and Piute County News, covering 1902-1904, 1916-1919, 1924-1949 respectively are included.
- Existing copies of newspapers. newspapers for Piute County, Utah Genealogy] are listed in Chronicling America by Library of Congress (LOC).
- The list by dates and towns (from Chronicling America)
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 Piute 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
UTGenWeb has started a free page on Piute County Obituaries.
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 Case Files No. 1-1831 1895-1932 are included in the FS digital collection: [[*Probate record books 1862-1896|Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.]]
- Probate Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Piute County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Public Records
- Public Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Piute County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Resource Repositories
Libraries
Courthouses
www.piute.org/Goverment.htm
Piute County Courthouse
550 N Main
Junction, UT 84740
Phone: 435-577-2840
FAX: 435-577-2433
County seat: Junction
Family History Centers
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
- Vital Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Piute County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Birth
- Below are the best sources to find birth information (dates and places of birth and names of parents) for Piute 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 1865
- Piute County, Utah Genealogy was formed on 16 January 1865.
search parent counties
Before county formation, go to Utah Censuses to locate the family around the time of birth. |
1865 - 1897
- No birth records were created for Piute 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 1898–1905 Series 19502 for Piute 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.
- Originals, Series 19502 at Utah State Archives
- FamilySearch Library copy: FHL film 497780 . There are names of children in the records about 50% of the time.
- Idea: use censuses and church records to learn those missing children's names.
- 1906-1910 online images for Piute 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. .
- Online index to births 1898–1905 Series 19502 for Piute 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.
- 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.
- Central Utah Public Health Department (Piute County) 550 North Main, Junction, UT 84740, (435) 577-2521.
Marriage
- 1854-1975 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Piute County 1854-1975.[3]
Death
Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at Family Search . 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. More information at Utah Death Certificates (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904
USGenWeb Archives, Piute County, Utah you will find the following three " Date of Deaths" or more like an obiturary for all three.
- Baldwin, Russel Jesse, Christianson, Ida Sorenson, and Christianson, Male Stillborn
Voting Registers
Towns and Communities
Circleville | Junction | Marysvale |
Greenwich | Kingston | Pittsburg |
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Piute County, Utah Page 687 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ "Piute County, Utah: Family History and Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records and More," Linkpendium, http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Piute/, accessed 1 February 2012.