Brigham City, Utah

United States Utah Box Elder Brigham City

County Court House

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Brigham City is the county seat for Box Elder County.

County Courthouse
1 South Main St.
Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone: 435-734-3300

History

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

Mormon Pioneers explored the area in 1850 went back to Salt Lake to winter then brought back a small group of settlers in 1851. The settlers built a row of log homes know as "Davis Fort". More settlers were sent to populate the area in 1853 including a two large groups of Scandinavian immigrants. In 1855, Box Elder was the first name given to the small settlement, then later the town's name was changed to Brigham City in honor of Brigham Young.

Brigham City was incorporated on 10 February 1867. Early city fathers planted fruit and shade trees making this the "fruit way" between Brigham City and Willard. Now colorful roadside fruit stands grace Highway 89 with buyers that travel far to purchase the best fruit in the west.

Brigham City was home to the Intermountain Indian School from 1949 to 1984.

• Brigham City History Project
• Brigham City History (brief)
• Online Utah Brigham City History
• Box Elder Journal ~ History Of Brigham City
• Brigham City Markers
• Shoshone Indians

Location

It lies on the western slope of the Wellsville Mountains which is along the Wasatch Range in Northern Utah.

Maps

• 1895 Map of Box Elder County

Neighboring Communities

Perry | Mantua | Corinne | Honeyville

City Hall

Brigham City Offices
20 North Main
Brigham City, Utah 84302
Phone: 435-734-6600

Resources

Biographies

• History of Box Elder County
• Box Elder County, Utah newspaper card index historical, biographical, vital records

Newspaper card index to births, deaths, divorces, marriages, and subject index, 1890-1915

Newspaper card index, locality index

Newspaper card index, biographies

Newspaper card index, subject and vital record index - Corinne newspapers, 1869-1875

Cemeteries

Brigham City Cemetery
495 East 500 South
Brigham City, Utah
Phone:(435) 723-5813

• Brigham City Cemetery was started in 1853. In October 1963 a fire in the Cemetery Office destroyed many Cemetery records. These records were later reconstructed by Cemetery personnel.
• Sexton's record of deaths 1850-1959
• Brigham City, Utah, cemetery inscriptions
• Brigham City Cemetery Information
• Cemetery Records Archives
• Cemetery records Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah
• Cemetery records of Brigham City and Perry, Box Elder County, Utah
• Cemetery deeds, 1886-1905, 1963-1978

Transcriptions

• Burial Database
• Findagrave.com Transcriptions
• NamesInStone.com
• Utah Gravestones Photo Project
• Box Elder County Cemeteries
• BillionGraves

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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• Through the years, history of the Brigham City, Utah, 4th and 8th wards
• Record of members, [1877]-1941
• Records of members, 1854-1873
• Record of members, [1877]-1943
• Record of members, 1921-1941
• Annual genealogical reports

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward Records

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Presbyterian

• A centennial history of the Community Presbyterian Church of Brigham City, Utah, 1878-1979

Newspapers

• Box Elder News Journal
  55 South 100 West
  Brigham City, UT 84302
  Phone:435-723-3471
• Standard-Examiner

Historical Newspapers

• Utah Digital Newspapers for Brigham City
• The Box Elder County News was started in April, 1894. The name was changed in 1898 to The Box Elder News.
• The Brigham Bugler Vol. 1, no. 29 (27 Dec. 1890)-v. 6, no. 22 (4 Apr. 1896)
• The Brigham Bugler Vol. 6, no. 30 (Jan. 4, 1896)-9th yr., no. 29 (Dec. 31, 1898) (4 Apr. 1896)

Box Elder New Archives
Merged with: Box Elder journal, 1905-1938, to form Box Elder News and Journal. The following can be found on film:

• Vol. 8, no. 1 (1 Apr. 1902)-v. 10, no. 52 (13 Apr. 1905)
• Vol. 10, no. 1 (20 Apr. 1905)-v. 15, no. 14 (8 July 1909)
• Vol. 15, no. 15 (15 July 1909)-v. 18, no. 20 (15 Aug. 1912)
• Vol. 18, no. 21 (22 Aug. 1912)-v. 20, no. 35 (25 Nov. 1915)
• Vol. 21, no. 36 (2 Dec. 1915)-v. 23, no. 84 (31 Jan. 1919)
• Vol. 24, no. 85 (4 Feb. 1919)-v. 26, no. 76 (30 Dec. 1921)
• Vol. 27, no. 77 (3 Jan. 1922)-v. 30, no. 104 (7 Apr. 1925)
• Vol. 31, no. 1 (10 Apr. 1925)-v. 34, no. 33 (31 July 1928)
• Vol. 34, no. 34 (3 Aug. 1928)-v. 36, no. 24 (30 June 1931)
• Vol. 36, no. 25 (3 July 1931)-v. 38, no. 7 (27 Apr. 1934)
• Vol. 38, no. 8 (1 May 1934)-v. 41, no. 17 (28 May 1937)
• Vol. 41, no. 81 (1 June 1937)-v. 42, no. 31 (18 July 1938)

Societies, Museums and Libraries

• Brigham City Museum-Gallery
  (BCMG displays include artifacts on loan from the Box Elder County Daughters of Utah Pioneers)
  24 North 300 West
  Brigham City, UT 84302
  Phone: 435-723-6769
  
• DUP Brigham City Pioneer Cabin
  Located in Brigham Young Park
  300 West Forest Street
  Brigham City, UT 84302

Libraries

• Brigham City Library
  26 East Forest Street Brigham City, UT 84302
  Phone: (435) 723-5850 (435) 723-5850

Vital Records

Birth

• Birth register 1898-1924
• Register of births and deaths, Brigham City Precinct, Box Elder County, State of Utah

• Includes a typed index to births, 1898-1905.
• Includes births, from January 8, 1898-August 12, 1924, and may include name of child, sex, color, date of birth, names of parents, and residence.
• Includes only 8 deaths from Dec. 15, 1898 to Jan. 12, 1905, and may include the name, age, sex, color, place of birth, last place of residence, cause of death, and date of death.

Marriages

• Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.

Death

• Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago
  Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county.
  Images of actual death certificates.
• Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Historical Records. 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. For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the Utah State Burial Index.
• 1870 Mortality Schedule

Obituaries

• Genealogy Trails Obits
• Obits and Death Notices
• Obituaries

Websites

• Utah Genealogy Trails
• Land Patent Search
• US GenWeb Archives

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)