Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy

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

County Facts
County seat: Brigham City
Organized: January 5, 1856
Parent County(s): Weber
Neighboring Counties
Tooele • Davis • Weber • Cache • Cassia (ID) • Oneida (ID) • Elko (NV)
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Courthouse
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Location Map
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Bear River Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah

County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

The county was named for the box elder trees that abound in the county. The county is located in the northwest area of the state. [1]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Box Elder County Courthouse
43 N Main Street
Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone: 435-734-4600
Box Elder Courthouse

County Clerk has birth and death records 1898-1905, marriage records from 1887, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1856.[2]

Box Elder County, Utah Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1898 1887 1898 1856 1856 1856 1851
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1905. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

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:[5]

Cities
Towns
Unincorporated communities
Census-designated places
Ghost towns


History Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1800’s- The Bear River Valley was originally inhabited by the Fremont and Shoshoni Indians. Then French-Canadian trappers entered the valley.
  • 1851. First permanent homes in county at site of present Brigham City. Early name was Box Elder.
  • 1851. Willard settled by Latter-day Saint settlers.
  • 1852. Perry was settled by Orrin Porter Rockwell. Early name was Three Mile Creek.
  • 1853. Lorenzo Snow created first self-sufficient city (present-day Brigham City).
  • 1856. Box Elder County formed.
  • 1861. Honeyville settled. Agricultural community.
  • 1863. Mantua settled by Danish families called by authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to settle in valley.
  • 1864. Deweyville settled by William Empey.
  • 1868. Elwood settled by homesteaders and families with "squatter rights."
  • 1869 May. Golden spike driven at Promontory Summit to connect Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
  • 1869. Plymouth founded. Named for imagined resemblance of nearby large rock to the Plymouth Rock.
  • 1869. Corinne laid out by Union Pacific and settled by people of different religions.
  • 1871. Snowville settled at direction of Brigham Young. Named after Lorenzo Snow an Apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • 1886. Bear River City incorporated.
  • 1890. Penrose named for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Apostle Charles W. Penrose.
  • 1892. Town of Fielding erected. Named after Mary Fielding Smith.
  • 1929. Elwood established. Early name was Manila Ward.
  • 1940’s. Economic boost during WWII, with creation of Bushnell General Hospital[6]
  • 1950-1960’s. Major growth in county, with Thiokol plant built in 1957.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

  • History of Box Elder County [7]
  • Box Elder County, Utah newspaper card index historical, biographical, vital records
Newspaper card index to births, deaths, divorces, marriages, and subject index, 1890-1915 [8]
Newspaper card index, locality index [9]
Newspaper card index, biographies [10]
Newspaper card index, subject and vital record index - Corinne newspapers, 1869-1875 [11]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Box Elder County, Utah online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Utah Cemeteries for more information.
Brigham City Cemetery.jpg

Census Records[edit | edit source]

  • See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1860 1,608 —
1870 4,855 201.9%
1880 6,761 39.3%
1890 7,642 13.0%
1900 10,009 31.0%
1910 13,894 38.8%
1920 18,788 35.2%
1930 17,810 −5.2%
1940 18,832 5.7%
1950 19,734 4.8%
1960 25,061 27.0%
1970 28,129 12.2%
1980 33,222 18.1%
1990 36,485 9.8%
2000 42,745 17.2%
2010 49,975 16.9%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records[edit | edit source]

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

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Guide to history and records of wards and branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Stakes in the county:

Places: Beaverdam · Bothwell · Brigham City · Cedar Creek · Corinne · Deweyville · Elwood · Fielding · Garland · Honeyville · Howell · Mantua · Park Valley · Perry · Plymouth · Promontory · Snowville · Tremonton · Washakie · Willard · Yost List of Stakes and Wards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Box Elder to about 1948

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Online Court Indexes and Records

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Utah Gazetteers

For historical maps of Utah and Box Elder County, see:

Migration[edit | edit source]

Early migration routes to and from Box Elder County for emigrant settlers included:

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Civil War

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Box Elder News and Corinne Reporter, covering 1871-1926 are included.

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Prisons[edit | edit source]

Public Records[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Online Probate Indexes and Records

School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Voting Records[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries[edit | edit source]

  • Garland Public Library
    86 West Factory Rd, Garland, UT 84312
    Phone: 435-257-3117
    Website
  • Tremonton City Library
    210 North Tremont Street, Tremonton, UT 84337
    Phone: 435-257-2690
    Website

Museums[edit | edit source]

  • Bear River City DUP Museum
    4600 West 5900 North
    Bear River, UT 84301
    Open on request; free admission
    435-279-8350

  • Brigham City DUP (Restored Log Cabin)
    200 North 300 West (Pioneer Park)
    Brigham City, UT 84302
    Open by appointment; free admission

  • Brigham City Museum
    24 North 300 West
    Brigham City, UT 84302
    Phone: 435-226-1439
    Website

  • Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature Collections
    Website

Societies[edit | edit source]

Websites[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Box Elder, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Elder_County,_Utah accessed 3 Dec 2018
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Box Elder County, Utah Page 686 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Box Elder County, Utah . Page 686-688 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 676-677.
  4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).At various libraries (WorldCat); FSC Book 973 D27e 2002.
  5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Box Elder County, Utah," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Elder_County,_Utah, accessed 6 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Kathleen Bradford, Bushnell General Hospital Utah History Encyclopedia (Accessed 4 September 2012)
  7. ↑ Forsgren, Lydia Walker History of Box Elder County WorldCat 10418828
  8. ↑ Film [[FS Library|1145491
  9. ↑ FS Catalog 1145492 Item 1
  10. ↑ FS Catalog 1145492 Item 2
  11. ↑ FS Catalog 1145492 Item 3
  12. ↑ National Park Service, "California Trail" (map) in California National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/upload/CALImap1-web.pdf (accessed 2 August 2011).
  13. ↑ "The Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/pioneer-trek (accessed 2 August 2011).
  14. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "First Transcontinental Railroad" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad (accessed 2 August 2011).
  15. ↑ “Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869” Ancestry.com ( search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7056 : accessed 24 Oct 2012), “Source Information”.
  16. ↑ “Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869” Ancestry.com ( earch.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7056 : accessed 24 Oct 2012), “About Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869”.
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