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Davis County, Utah Genealogy


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

County Facts
County seat: Farmington
Organized: 05 Oct 1850
Parent County(s): Salt Lake, Weber
Neighboring Counties
Box Elder • Morgan • Salt Lake • Tooele • Weber
See County Maps
Courthouse
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Location Map
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Antelope Island, Davis County, UT

County Information

Description

The county was named for Daniel C. Davis, captain in the Mormon Battalion. The county is located in the north center area of the state. [1]

County Courthouse

Davis County Courthouse
28 East State Street
Farmington, UT 84025
Phone: 801-444-2300
Davis County Courthouse

County Clerk has marriage records.
Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.[2]

Davis County, Utah Record Dates

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1897 1887 1898 1852 1870 1853 1851
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1905. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss

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:[5]

Cities


History Timeline

NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia .

  • 1850 October 5 County created. Farmington designated as its county seat, because of its geographic location midway between boundaries at the Weber River on the north and the Jordan River on the south.
  • 1852 March 3 Davis County was set off from Great Salt Lake County (now Salt Lake County), by the general assembly of Deseret in October 1850. It was officially created 3 March 1852 when the territorial assembly defined the county lines. Records concerning Davis County between 1850 and 1852 are in Salt Lake County.[6]
  • During its first 50 years, Davis County grew slowly.
  • 1862 January 17 Morgan County was set off.
  • 1870 Utah Central Rail Road. With the advent of the railroad a transition to mechanized agriculture and a surge of commerce, banking, improved roads, new water systems, and electrification of homes began.
  • 1940 Population was barely 16,000.
  • 1940-1950 With the establishment of Hill Air Force Base in northern Davis County, there was a surge of civilian employment after World War II. The county doubled in population.
  • 1950-1960 Population doubled again as part of the nationwide suburb boom that was occurring at the time.
  • 1990 There were 188,000 residents. 2000 there were 239,000 residents. 2030 County is expected to have a population of about 360,000.
  • Today Most of the population resides in Layton, Bountiful, Kaysville, and Clearfield while most of the growth is concentrated in the northwest, northeast, and southwest portions of the county, and especially in such cities as Syracuse, Clinton, West Point, South Weber, and Woods Cross.

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

Herdsmen branded their cattle to keep track of stray animals. A 1913 directory displays the marks used by various Davis County, Utah Genealogy cattle owners:

  • Peterson, H.F. Brand Directory, Comprising Davis, Weber, Summit, Morgan, Wasatch, Part of Utah and Part of Uintah Counties. Wanship, Utah: H.F. Peterson, 1913. Digital version at Internet Archive.


Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Davis 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.

Census Records

  • See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1850 1,134 —
1860 2,904 156.1%
1870 4,459 53.5%
1880 5,279 18.4%
1890 6,751 27.9%
1900 7,996 18.4%
1910 10,191 27.5%
1920 11,450 12.4%
1930 14,021 22.5%
1940 15,784 12.6%
1950 30,867 95.6%
1960 64,760 109.8%
1970 99,028 52.9%
1980 146,540 48.0%
1990 187,941 28.3%
2000 238,994 27.2%
2010 306,479 28.2%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".
  • George Olin Zabriskie and Dorothy Louise Robinson, copied U S Census of 1851:Census of Davis County, 1851 Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine. April, 1937
  • USGenWeb Archives Davis County, Utah Census Index.

Church Records

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

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): North Davis Stake, Utah · South Davis Stake, Utah

Places: Bountiful · Centerville · Clearfield · Clinton · Farmington · Kaysville · Layton · South Weber · Sunset · Syracuse · West Bountiful · West Point

List of Davis

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records

Directories

  • See Utah Directories for more databases and information.
  • 1879-1880 Culmer, H.L.A. et al. Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-80: Containing the Name and Occupation of Every Resident in the Towns and Cities of Salt Lake, Utah, Weber and Davis Counties: and a Very Complete List of the Merchants, Manufacturers, Professional Men and Officials: Together with Full Gazetteer Information. Salt Lake City, Utah: Printed for H.L.A. Culmer Co. by J.C. Graham Co., 1879. Digital version at Internet Archive.
  • 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

Funeral Homes

Genealogies

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

Named for David Coon Davis (d. 1850), Captain of Company E, in the Mormon Battalion, early leader in Davis County. David C. Davis settled on Davis Creek, on what is now Farmington in 1849.

Maps and Gazetteers

  • See Utah Maps and United States Maps for more information.
  • 1879-1880 Culmer, H.L.A. et al. Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-80: Containing the Name and Occupation of Every Resident in the Towns and Cities of Salt Lake, Utah, Weber and Davis Counties: and a Very Complete List of the Merchants, Manufacturers, Professional Men and Officials: Together with Full Gazetteer Information. Salt Lake City, Utah: Printed for H.L.A. Culmer Co. by J.C. Graham Co., 1879. Digital version at Internet Archive.

Migration

Military Records

Civil War

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers

Obituaries

Other Records

County Records

Prisons

Periodicals

Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and Records

School Records

Social Security Records

Tax Records

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

Death

Divorce

Voting Records

Research Facilities

Archives

  • See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.
  • Christy Fillerup. Research in Davis County Crossroads (June 2010): 30-37. Utah Genealogical Association

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

Libraries

Davis County Library, Headquarters Branch
Website

38 South 100 East
Farmington, UT 84025
Phone: 801-451-2322

See also Utah Public Library, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps. Does not mention holdings.

Museums

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.


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Research Guides

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Davis, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_County,_Utah accessed 3 Dec 2018
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Davis 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), Davis 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, "Davis County, Utah," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_County,_Utah, accessed 13 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Glen M. Leonard. A History of Davis County. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Historical Soc., 1999).
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