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Sanpete County
	Sanpete County, Utah
	Map
	Map of Utah highlighting Sanpete County; Location in the state of Utah
	; Location of Utah in the U.S.
	Facts
Founded	March 3, 1852
County Seat	Manti
	Courthouse
Address	Sanpete County Courthouse; 116 North Main Street; Mainti, Ut 84642; 435-835-2131

Revision as of 23:11, 22 May 2013

Uinta National Forest Banner, Utah

United States Utah Sanpete County

Guide to Sanpete County, Utah genealogy. Birth records, marriage and death records, cemeteries, census, church records, probate records, and obituaries—resources to find parents and family history since 1852, when the county was formed.

Dates for major county records^[1]
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1898-present	1888-present	1898-present	1851, 1860...	1855-present	1852-present
For earlier dates, try...Church \| Obituaries \| Cemeteries \| Parent counties

	Utah Online Records

The term "Bible records" refers to the practice of keeping family dates and events in a family Bible. This was a common practice in many European countries and carried over to America. Many of these family Bible records are still in existence and preserved by the descendants of the immigrants. In some cases these family Bibles have found their way into libraries and other repositories.

For an explanation of how to find Bible records and for helpful links see Utah Bible Records. See also United States Bible Records.

Biography

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

Business Records and Commerce

Cemeteries

Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information. The spouse and children who died young are frequently buried nearby.

More than tombstone inscriptions, cemetery records include sextons (caretakers) records and interment (burial) records, each with slightly different information. See Utah Cemeteries.

State and national resources for Sanpete County, Utah Genealogy cemeteries
Online Grave Transcripts or Images	Published Grave Transcripts	Lists of Cemeteries in the County
FindAGrave Utah Cemeteries and Burial Database Utah Gravestones UTGenWeb Cemeteries Billion Graves Linkpendium Ephraim Park Cemetery Veterans to 1966	FamilySearch Library Early Church Info File WorldCat Utah Periodicals	FindAGrave USGenWeb Tombstone Project UTGenWeb Cemeteries Epodunk Utah Hometown Locator Cemeteries Utah Cemeteries Search Genealogy Trails
See Utah Cemeteries for details about each site.

Utah, State Archives digitized by FamilySearch (free), includes the Spring City Cemetery Sexton book 1892-1990
USGenWeb Archives Sanpete County, Utah lists the names and headstone photos images of invidividuals interred in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

List of Sanpete County Cemeteries

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Census

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

The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Sanpete 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.

1856
1860
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930

USGenWeb Archives Sanpete County, Utah provides the 1850 Federal Census of Sanpete County

Church Records

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

Sanpete County, Utah Genealogy guide to history and records of LDS wards and branches

Stake(s): Gunnison Stake, Utah · Moroni Stake, Utah · South Sanpete Stake, Utah · North Sanpete Stake, Utah

Places: Axtell · Centerfield · Chester · Clarion · Ephraim · Fairview · Fayette · Fountain Green · Freedom · Gunnison · Indianola · Manti · Mayfield · Milburn · Moroni · Mount Pleasant · Spring City · Sterling · Wales ·

List of Sanpete County stakes and wards to about 1948

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Court Records

Utah, State Archives digitalized by FamilySearch (free), includes Criminal Dockets 1859-1890
Court Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Sanpete 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 Sanpete County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Ethnic and Other Groups

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

Funeral Homes

Rasmussen Mortuary^[3]
96 North 100 West
Mount Pleasant, UT 84647
Phone: 435-462-2427
Toll Free Phone: 800-206-5653
Fax: 435-462-2179

Magleby-Buchanan Mortuary^[4]
195 West 100 North
Manti, UT 84642
Phone: 435-835-2311
Toll Free Phone: 866-MAGLEBY
Fax: 435-896-8526

Gazetteers

Genealogy

A FamilySearch Community Tree is available for this place.

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

History

Antrei, Albert C. T. and Allen D. Roberts. A history of Sanpete County, Utah Centennial County History Series
History(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Sanpete County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Sanpete County was created on 3 March 1852.^[5] The origin of the Sanpete County name came from a mispronunciation of a local Indian tribe, the San Pitch.^[6]Nestled at the base of the mountains, the communities of San Pete county were set up primarily as agricultural communities.The early pioneers set up farms with the use of canals and wells. A vanguard group of 224 men, women, and children settlers were first sent to the area from the Salt Lake Valley in 1849. ^[7] Although the first Scandinavian settlers, consisting of mostly Danish immigrants, may have reached the Sanpete Valley as early as 1852, the main influx didn’t begin until 1853 and 1854. Upon arriving, the first group of Scandinavians joined other settlers in present-day Ephraim. ^[8]The area population peaked from about 1900 to 1910, and then declined until the 1970s.

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Sanpete County, Utah

USGenWeb Archives Sanpete County, Utah provides a history of Ephraim's settlement from 1854.

History Timeline

Boundary changes timeline for Sanpete 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 Sanpete County, Utah.

1849 November 19. Sanpete County settled by Mormon settlers organized by Isaac Morley under the direction of Brigham Young. Named for Chief Sanpitch.
1849. City of Manti founded. County seat. Site of Walker War and Black Hawk War. Named for city in Book of Mormon.
1852. March 3. County created from part of Utah Territory.
1854. City of Ephraim founded. Largest city in Sanpete County. Location of Snow College. Most important fort through end of Black Hawk War located in city.

Local Histories

History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah: With Sketches of Cities, Towns and Villages, Chronology of Important Events, Records of Indian Wars, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Ogden, Utah: W.H. Lever, 1898. Digital version at Internet Archive.

Land and Property

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

Maps

Family Maps of Sanpete County, Utah (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
Maps(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Sanpete County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Google highway map of Sanpete County 2012

Migration

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

Military

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

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 Sanpete County, Utah Genealogy.
- Manti Messenenger and Ephraim Enterprise, covering 1893-1973 and 1891-1972 respectively are included.
Existing copies of newspapers. newspapers for Sanpete County, Utah Genealogy] are listed in Chronicling America by Library of Congress (LOC).
- The list by dates and towns (from Chronicling America)
Newspapers(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Sanpete 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 Sanpete 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

USGenWeb Archives Sanpete County, Utah contains one obituary in an possible on-going project.

Periodicals

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

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

Utah, State Archives a collection digitized by FamilySearch (free), includes Probate Court Minutes 1852-1884
Probate Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Sanpete County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Public Records

{{FHL|Utah, Sanpete - Public Records|subject|disp=Public Records}(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Sanpete County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Officials and employees(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Sanpete County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Taxation

Taxation(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Sanpete 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 Sanpete 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 Sanpete 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:

Birth before 1852

Sanpete County, Utah Genealogy was formed on 3 March 1852.

If your records show the person was born here before the county was formed,
search parent counties

Birth 1852 - 1897

No birth records were created for Sanpete 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.

Birth 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.

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.

1898-1905 Online Birth index, and online birth register, Series 84106for Sanpete 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 are at the Utah State Archives.
- FamilySearch Library copy: FSL film 481653 item 1 .
- Idea: use censuses and church records to learn those missing children's names.
1906-1910 online images for Sanpete 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.
1905-1915 FSL film 547019 item 7 Register of Births, Wales District
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.

Central Utah Public Health Department, North Sanpete County Office, 20 South 100 West, Suite 30, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84642. Phone (435) 462-2449. South Sanpete County Office, 40 West 200 North, Manti, UT 84631 Phone (435) 835-2231.

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Marriage

The Sanpete County marriage records index is available online from 1850.This list is alphabetical by surname of the groom. Each entry shows groom's and bride’s full names, certificate number, and complete date of marriage. [1]

1887-1938 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Sanpete County 1887-1938.^[9]

Death

Sanpete County Death Register 1898-1904. The scanned images are online and searchable at the Utah State Division of Archives & Records Services.

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 Index for death before 1904

Death Record Substitutes

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

Voting Registers

Resource Repositories

Courthouses

Sanpete County
Template:RAOGKcourthouse County Clerk:
160 N. Main, PO Box 219
Manti, Utah 84642
Phone: 435-835-2131

County seat: Manti

Family History Centers

Libraries

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

Museums

The Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Historical Association is a non-profit organization. We have our own blog: http://mtpleasantpioneer.blogspot.com/ . We feature a Pioneer of the Month, Pictures from the Past, Pioneer Recipes, as well a current events with an historical theme. Current names and histories that can be found there are: Wheelock, Christensen, Madsen, Anderson, Tidwell, Burns, Hyde, Peel, Farnworth, Coates and many others. We also have a Tombstone Page where actual photographs of the headstones can be seen.

This Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Historical Association are the owners of the Mt. Pleasant Relic Home and Blacksmith Shop located at 150 South State in Mt. Pleasant. During the Summer months we hope to be open every day from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. We feature artifacts, Photos, Histories, Genealogical Information of the Pioneer Era. We are also encouraging and accepting all biographies and histories of anyone who has ever lived in Mt. Pleasant.

Societies

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

Towns and communities

Ghost Towns

Clarion | Dover

Sources and Footnotes

↑ 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), Sanpete County, Utah Page 687 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,938.
↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,938.
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ Sanpete County
↑ Albert C.T. Antrei and Allen D. Roberts, A History of Sanpete County (Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, Sanpete County Commission, 1999), 25.
↑ Scandinavian Heritage Festival
↑ "Sanpete County, Utah: Family History and Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records and More," Linkpendium, http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Sanpete/, accessed 1 February 2012.

[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.

[HBG-2] Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sanpete County, Utah Page 687 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

[3] Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,938.

[4] Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,938.

[Handybook-5] The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

[6] Sanpete County

[7] Albert C.T. Antrei and Allen D. Roberts, A History of Sanpete County (Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, Sanpete County Commission, 1999), 25.

[8] Scandinavian Heritage Festival

[9] "Sanpete County, Utah: Family History and Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records and More," Linkpendium, http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Sanpete/, accessed 1 February 2012.

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Sanpete County, Utah
Map
Map of Utah highlighting Sanpete County Location in the state of Utah
Location of Utah in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 3, 1852
County Seat	Manti
Courthouse
Address	Sanpete County Courthouse 116 North Main Street Mainti, Ut 84642 435-835-2131

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Contents

Need-to-know Facts

County Courthouse

Parent Counties

Boundary Changes

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Business Records and Commerce

Cemeteries

Census

Church Records

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)

Court Records

Directories

Ethnic and Other Groups

Funeral Homes

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

History Timeline

Local Histories

Land and Property

Maps

Migration

Military

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Periodicals

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

Probate Records

Public Records

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

Birth before 1852

Birth 1852 - 1897

Birth 1898 - present

Marriage

Death

Voting Registers

Resource Repositories

Courthouses

Family History Centers

Libraries

Museums

Societies

Towns and communities

Ghost Towns

Sources and Footnotes

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