Carbon County, Utah Genealogy
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Guide to Carbon County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information
Description
The county was named for the major coal deposits in the area. The county is located in the center area of the state. [1]
County Courthouse
Carbon County Courthouse
120 East Main
Price, UT 84501
Phone: 435-636-3400
Carbon County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records.
Clerk of the District Court has divorce, probate and court records.
County Recorder has land records.[2]
Carbon County, Utah Record Dates
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1898 | 1894 | 1898 | 1894 | 1894 | 1894 | 1851 |
Record Loss
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Boundary Changes
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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:[6]
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History Timeline
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Carbon County
- 1870s Clear Creek founded as a logging camp, later for coal mining.
- 1881-82 Helper developed as a freight terminal and for coal mining.
- 1894 Carbon County was established. Received name from the coal deposits in the region.
- 1897 Butch Cassidy and Elzy Lay robbed the Pleasant Valley Coal Company in nearby Castle Gate.
- 1942 East Carbon City had its beginnings.
- 1935-1957 J. Bracken Lee a political figure who served as mayor of Price, then governor of the state of Utah.
Resources
Bible Records
- See Utah Bible Records for more databases and information.
Biographies
- See Utah Biography for more information.
- On USGenWeb Archives Carbon County, Utah there are listed twelve biographies.
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- See Utah Business and Occupations for more databases and information.
- 1919-1963 Other Mining Fatalities at UTGenWeb - free.
Cemeteries
- See Utah Cemeteries for more databases.
- Territorial-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- Carbon County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site
Census Records
- See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1900 | 5,004 | — |
| 1910 | 8,624 | 72.3% |
| 1920 | 15,489 | 79.6% |
| 1930 | 17,798 | 14.9% |
| 1940 | 18,459 | 3.7% |
| 1950 | 24,901 | 34.9% |
| 1960 | 21,135 | −15.1% |
| 1970 | 15,647 | −26.0% |
| 1980 | 22,179 | 41.7% |
| 1990 | 20,228 | −8.8% |
| 2000 | 20,422 | 1.0% |
| 2010 | 21,403 | 4.8% |
| 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)
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- 1877-1918 Utah, LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations, 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
Historically, most people in Utah were Latter-day Saints. Their records are, therefore, very important for early Utah research. For additional information, see Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors and Utah Church Records.
| Guide to history and records of wards and branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Stake(s): Carbon Stake, Utah Castle Gate · Clear Creek · Columbia · Helper · Hiawatha · Kenilworth · Price · Scofield · Storrs · Spring Glen · Standardville · Sunnyside · Wellington · Winter Quarters List of Carbon to about 1948 |
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.
Online Court Indexes and 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
- 1926-1962 Death Certificate Index, Wallace Mortuary, Price, Utah at UTGenWeb - free.
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Genealogies
- See Utah Compiled Genealogies for more information.
Guardianship
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.
- Watt, Ronald G. A history of Carbon County, Utah Centennial County History Series. Also at Utah State History Digital Collections
- History of the Scofield mine disaster : a concise account of the incidents and scenes that took place at Scofield, Utah, May 1, Ancestry.com ($)
Maps and Gazetteers
- See Utah Maps and United States Maps for more information.
See Utah Gazetteers Google highway map of Carbon County 2012
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration
- See Utah Migration for more information.
Military Records
- See Utah Military Records and United States Military Records for more databases and information.
- Territorial-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Civil War
- 1861-1865 Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images at Partner site
World War I
- 1914-1918 Utah, World War I Army Servicemen Records Abstracts, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1914-1918 Utah, World War I Service Questionnaires, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1917-1918 Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1917-1918 Utah, World War I Militia Lists, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
World War II
- 1939-1945 Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1940-1947 Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Naturalization and Citizenship
- See Utah Naturalization and Citizenship and United States Naturalization and Citizenship for more databases and information.
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
- 1906-1930 Utah Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection index & images
- 1906-1930 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
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.
- Carbon County News, Eastern Utah Advocate and News Advocate covering 1892-1932 are included
Obituaries
- See Utah Obituaries and United States Obituaries for more databases.
- 1850-2005 Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
- 1998-present - Obituaries in Sun Advocate Newspaper Archives UTGenWeb
- 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)
- On the USGenWeb Archives, Carbon County you will find the Obituary of Luther L. Dunn.
- Many Carbon County obituaries are available in the Cunningham Collection UTGenWeb - free.
Other Records
Prisons
- 1892-1949 Board of Pardons Prisoners' Pardon Application Case Files, 1892-1949 at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service – index & images
Periodicals
Probate Records
- See Utah Probate Records for more databases and information.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1800-1985 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1851-1961 FamilySearch
- 1896-1925 Probate Records Index - Carbon County at UTGenWeb
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
Online School Indexes and Records
UTGenWeb has indexed Carbon High School Yearbooks for 1914, 1924-1927, 1929-1931, and 1937-1941. In addition, they have located volunteers willing to do lookups in the 1950, 1956 and 1957 yearbooks.
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 ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
- See Utah Taxation for more databases.
Vital Records
Birth
- 1898-1905 Online index to births 1898–1905 Series 83869
- 1898-1918 Carbon County birth records at UTGenWeb - free. Transcription of online index to births listed above.
- 1903-1914 Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images
- 1928-1969 Pleasant Valley Birth Records taken from certificates of baptism of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints March 23, 1928 - May 3, 1969 at UTGenWeb. (Free) Includes Scofield, Winter Quarters, Utah Mine, and Clear Creek.
- Southeastern Utah District Public Health Department (Carbon County) 28 S. 100 E., Price, Utah, 84501,637-3671.
Marriage
- 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
- 1860-1944 Utah, U.S., Select Marriage Records, 1860-1944 at Ancestry — index & images ($); selected counties
- 1871-1941 Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
- 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
- Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources
Death
- 1898-1905 Carbon County death records 1898-1905 at UTGenWeb - free. FS Library Film 484812 Items 2-3. The death register contains four pages of about thirty-four entries per page. Information included in a death entry includes: Name, Occupation, Age, Term of Residence,Single or Married, Widow or Widower, Sex, Race, Color, Last Place of Residence, Cause of Death, Date of Death, Name of Party Making Report, Number. In the earlier entries the "Race" field usually provides nationality such as Italian, English, Welsh, Danish
- Before 1904 Utah State Burial Index
- 1904-1965 Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1921-1937 Scofield and Winter Quarters Death Certificates Index UTGenWeb - free
Divorce
Voting Records
- Utah, Voter Registrations at MyHeritage — index ($)
Research Facilities
Archives
- See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.
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
- East Carbon Utah FamilySearch Center
- Huntington Utah FamilySearch Center
- Mount Pleasant Utah North FamilySearch Center
- Price Utah FamilySearch Center
Libraries
- See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.
Price City Library
159 East Main Street
Price, UT 84501-3046
Phone: 435-636-3188.
Website
Utah State University Eastern Library & Learning Commons
451 East 400 North
Price, UT 84501
Website
- The library holds microfilm copies of newspapers from several towns in Carbon and Emery Counties. They are willing to help with research if the exact date of an event is known.
See also Utah Public Library Directory, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps. Does not mention holdings.
Museums
Societies
- See Utah Societies for statewide societies.
Websites
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Carbon, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_County,_Utah accessed 3 Dec 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Carbon County, Utah Page 686 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Carbon 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.
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- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).At various libraries (WorldCat); FSC Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Carbon County, Utah," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_County,_Utah, accessed 12 February 2019.