Beaver County, Utah Genealogy

United States

Utah

Beaver County

Guide to Beaver County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Utah Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Beaver Organized: January 10, 1856 Parent County(s): Iron Neighboring Counties Garfield • Iron • Millard • Piute • Sevier • Lincoln (NV) See County Maps Courthouse Location Map

County Information

Description

The county was named for the abundance of beavers in the area. The county is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse

Beaver County Courthouse
2270 525 W
Beaver, UT 84713
Phone: 435-438-5309
Beaver County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth records 1897-1905, divorce records from 1871, probate records from 1872 and court records from 1856.
The Beaver City Office has burned records.

Beaver County, Utah Record Dates

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1897	1887	1900	1856	1867	1872	1851
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1905. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss

1878: prior records having been destroyed in a fire. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle. When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog. Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki. List of counties in the United States with Record Loss

Boundary Changes

Parent County(s): Created from Iron County, on 10 Jan 1856. County Seat: Beaver Utah Individual County Chronologies - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county Utah Historical Borders - Map at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; Also at: mapofus.org - animated maps illustrating Utah county boundary changes

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Beaver (county seat)
Towns
Milford	Minersville
Unincorporated communities
Adamsville	Greenville	Manderfield
Ghost towns
Cunningham Hill Frisco	Newhouse	Sulpherdale

History Timeline

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 and towns within the county.

• 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 Iron and Millard Counties.
• 1856 Latter-day Saint settlers from Cedar City 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 and abandoned 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).
• 1918 After World War I ended, Ft. Cameron was abandoned and mining declined.

Resources

Bible Records

• See Utah Bible Records for more databases and information.

Biographies

• See Utah Biography for more information.

• Pioneers of Beaver County Dorigatti, Barbara Thompson. Salt Lake City, Utah: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 2002

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

• See Utah Business and Occupations for more databases and information.
• United States Business Records
  
• Utah Business Records

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

• See Utah Cemeteries for more databases.

Cemeteries of Beaver, Utah online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Find a Grave BillionGraves USGW Tombstone Transcription Project Interment.net
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	FamilySearch Library WorldCat.org
List of Cemeteries in the County	Find a Grave FamilySearch Places
See Utah Cemeteries for more information

• 1848-2001 Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Census Records

• See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	785	—
1870	2,007	155.7%
1880	3,918	95.2%
1890	3,340	−14.8%
1900	3,613	8.2%
1910	4,717	30.6%
1920	5,139	8.9%
1930	5,136	−0.1%
1940	5,014	−2.4%
1950	4,856	−3.2%
1960	4,331	−10.8%
1970	3,800	−12.3%
1980	4,378	15.2%
1990	4,765	8.8%
2000	6,005	26.0%
2010	6,629	10.4%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records

• See Utah Church Records and United States Church Records for databases and more information.

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

The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy.

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 FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.

• 1877-1918 Utah, LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations, 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Beaver County wards and branches: history and records

Stakes: Beaver Stake, Utah (covers the entire county) Places: Adamsville · Beaver · Frisco · Grampton: See Frisco · Greenville · Manderfield · Milford · Minersville · Newhouse · North Creek ·

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
  

Court Records

• For county court records such as land, naturalization, and probate, see corresponding headings listed below.
• For additional information on Utah court records, see Utah Court Records, Utah Land Records, Utah Naturalization Records, and Utah Probate Records.

Directories

• See Utah Directories for more databases and information.
• 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary

Emigration and Immigration

• See Utah Emigration and Immigration for databases and more information.

• 1847-1868 Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

• See Utah Cultural Groups for more information.

Funeral Homes

Southern Utah Mortuary in Beaver Southern Utah Mortuary in Milford

Genealogies

• See Utah Compiled Genealogies for more information.

Land and Property Records

• See Utah Land and Property and United States Land and Property for more information.

Online Land Indexes and Records

• Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Local Histories

• See Utah History for more information.

• Bradley, Martha Sonntag. A history of Beaver County, Utah Centennial County History Series of Utah State Historical Society.

Maps and Gazetteers

• See Utah Maps and United States Maps for more information.

See Utah Gazetteers

• Google highway map of Beaver County 2012
• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration

• See Utah Migration for more information.

Early migration routes to and from Beaver County 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

Military Records

• See Utah Military Records and United States Military Records for more databases and information.

• Territorial-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Civil War

• 1861-1865 Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images at Partner site

World War I

• 1914-1918 Utah, World War I Army Servicemen Records Abstracts, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1914-1918 Utah, World War I Service Questionnaires, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1917-1918 Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1917-1918 Utah, World War I Militia Lists, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

World War II

• 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.
• 1939-1945 Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1940-1947 Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Naturalization and Citizenship

• See Utah Naturalization and Citizenship and United States Naturalization and Citizenship for more databases and information.

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

• 1848-2001 Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1906-1930 Utah Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1906-1930 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at Ancestry- index & images ($)

Newspapers

• See Utah Newspapers and United States Newspapers for more databases.
• 1800s-Current Utah, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
• 1850-2003 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• Utah Digital Newspapers Project gives newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view the digitized newspapers.
  

The Southern Utonian and Beaver City Press, covering 1881-1929 are included.

Obituaries

• See Utah Obituaries and United States Obituaries for more databases.
• 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)
• 1850-2005 Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images

Other Records

Prisons

• 1892-1949 Board of Pardons Prisoners' Pardon Application Case Files, 1892-1949 at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service – index & images

Periodicals

• See Utah Periodicals

Probate Records

• See Utah Probate Records for more databases and information.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1800-1985 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry — index & images $
• 1851-1961 Utah Probate Records 1851-1961 at FamilySearch — images
• Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

• See Utah Taxation for more databases.

Vital Records

Birth

• 1897-1905 -Online index to births 1897–1905 Series 83773 There is one record of birth for December 1897.
• 1903-1914 Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images

Marriage

• 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($) — index ($)
• 1871-1941 Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
• 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887 - 1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
• Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources

Death

• Pre 1900 Utah State Burial Index (Free)
• 1900-1905 Beaver County Death Registers (1900-1905) online at Utah State Archives; Also at:

Ancestry ($)

• 1904-1965 Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Voting Records

• Utah, Voter Registrations at MyHeritage — index ($)

Research Facilities

Archives

• See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.
• USGW Archives, Beaver, UT

FamilySearch Centers

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Beaver Utah FamilySearch Center
• Circleville Utah FamilySearch Center
• Milford Utah FamilySearch Center
• Minersville Utah FamilySearch Center

Libraries

• See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.

Beaver Public Library
55 W Center Street
Beaver, Utah 84713-1092
435-438-5274

Milford Public Library
100 W 400 S
Milford Utah 84751
435-387-5039
Website

Minersville Public Library
40 W. Main
Minersville, Utah 84752-0250
435-386-2267

Societies

• See Utah Societies for statewide societies.

Websites

• UT GenWeb Beaver, a part of Utah GenWEb
• Linkpendium

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