Beaver County, Utah Genealogy

United States Genealogy Utah, United States Genealogy Beaver County

Mountain Home Range, Beaver County, UT

Dates for major county records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1897-present	1892-present	1897-present	1856, 1860...	1856-present	1856-present
For earlier dates, try...
Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries Parent counties (before Jan 10, 1856): Iron and Millard Beaver County, Utah Genealogy residents may also have records in Neighboring Counties: Garfield | Iron | Millard | Piute | Sevier plus Lincoln County, Nevada Genealogy
Remember these collections
Utah Death Certificates at FamilySearch, 1904–1956; at State Archives site, 1904-1958 Utah Burial Records Database			Utah digital newspapers project

Beaver County, Utah
Map
Location in the state of Utah, United States Genealogy
Location of Utah in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 10, 1856
County Seat	Beaver
Courthouse
Address	County Administration Building Post Office Box 392 105 East Center Beaver UT 84713
Website: www.beaver.utah.gov
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Resources

Business Records and Commerce

Mining Industry

The mining industry in Beaver county created several boom towns, most of which are now ghost towns.

• List of Mines in Beaver County

Cemeteries

• Beaver County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical Site
• Beaver County Cemeteries Locations at Utah Genealogy Trails website.
• Records of cemeteries (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Beaver County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see

Census

Census records 1850 and later list names, ages, and places of birth (state or nation) for everyone in the household. Censuses locate the family and have other clues to find more records about them.

Church Records

General

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

Catholic

Episcopal

Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Beaver County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be located through the church records in Beaver County, Utah Genealogy or by referring to:

Jaussi, Laureen Richardson, Laureen Richardson Jaussi, and Laureen Richardson Jaussi. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. Provo, Utah (31 East 2050 North, Provo 84604): Genealogy Tree, 1982. WorldCat 8443469 FHL 979.2258 A3 FHL 6031507. These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.

Court Records

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some court records in Beaver County, Utah Genealogy. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Directories

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some directories in Beaver County, Utah Genealogy. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Genealogy

A FamilySearch Community Tree is available for this place.

History

• Bradley, Martha Sonntag. A History of Beaver County available at Marriott Library Digital Collections. Searchable.
• The Family History Library Catalog lists some Histories in Beaver County, Utah Genealogy. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Timeline History

Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Beaver County, Utah Genealogy and Beaver, Utah.

• 1776. Southern Piute Indians inhabited the area when the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition visited the area.
• 1856 January. Beaver County created by the Utah Territorial Legislature from a section of Iron County.
• 1856. Mormon settlers (from Parawan?) founded the city of Beaver, Utah. By 1869, there were enough people to organize a stake.
• 1873. Ft. Cameron was established by the U.S. Army. The fort was abandonded after World War I (1914-1918).
• 1880. Arrival of the Utah Southern Railroad increased development.
• 1880s. Mining increased development. Mining declined after World War I (1914-1918).

Land and Property

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some Land and property records in Beaver County, Utah Genealogy. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

County Recorder's Office: check deeds, file mining claims, get assistance in finding ownership of a particular property, and obtain copies of county plat maps. This office has county plat records dating back to 1878, prior records having been destroyed in a fire.

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Beaver County, Utah Genealogy for emigrant settlers included:

• Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah
• Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California
• Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah (among others) to Omaha, Nebraska

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some migration or emigration to Beaver County, Utah Genealogy. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Military

• World War II (1941–1945) army enlistments at the county GenWeb site has about 400 entries, mostly from Beaver and Salt Lake Counties. Key (at end of the list)explains codes and columns. Gives year and state of birth. Free.
• The Family History Library Catalog lists some military records in Beaver County, Utah Genealogy. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Naturalization and Citizenship

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some Naturalization records in Beaver County, Utah Genealogy. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Newspapers

• One major resource for newspapers throughout Utah is the University of Utah's Utah Digital Newspapers project "with more than 600,000 pages of digitized Utah historical newspapers." Two newspapers from Beaver County are included in this digital project, the Southern Utonian and Beaver City Press. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.

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

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some Probate records in Beaver County, Utah Genealogy. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Public Records

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some Public records in Beaver County, Utah Genealogy. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Resource Repositories

Archives, Libraries, and Museums

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some records about archives in Beaver County, Utah Genealogy. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Courthouses

Beaver County, Utah Website

County Administration Building
Post Office Box 392
105 East Center
Beaver UT 84713

Beaver County doesn't have a main switchboard, and each department has its own mailing address. To get individual phone numbers, fax numbers, and mailing addresses, go to that department's page or check the Officials page.

Family History Centers

• Introduction to Family History Centers
• Beaver Utah Family History Center
• Milford Utah Family History Center

Vital Records

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some Vital records and Divorce records in Beaver County, Utah Genealogy. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Birth

• 1897-1905 - Beaver County Birth Registers (1897-1905) at Utah State Archives - free.

Marriage

• 1887-1937 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Beaver County 1887-1937.

See also Statewide collections.

Death

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, birth date, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.

• 1900-1905 - Beaver County Death Registers (1900-1905) at Utah State Archives - free.
• 1900-1905 - Beaver County, Utah Deaths, 1900-05 at Ancestry ($).
• 1904 - deaths This county GenWeb site contains about 45 entries which are user submitted. (May not be complete). Click on a filename to see details entered from state death certificates. Free.
• 1904-1956 - Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at Family History Library Catalog.
  

Death Record Substitutes

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

• Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904

Towns and Communities

The mining industry in Beaver county created several boom towns, most of which are now ghost towns.

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