FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject Utah Sample County

Quick Facts

Parent Counties

10 January 1856: Beaver County was created from Iron and Millard Counties.

Neighboring Counties

Garfield | Iron | Millard | Piute | Sevier | Lincoln County, Nevada

Record Loss

County Recorder's Office

Deeds, file mining claims, get assistance in finding ownership of a particular property, and obtain copies of county plat maps. This office has county plat records dating back to 1878, prior records having been destroyed in a fire.

History

Interesting facts

The county was named after the beaver, which was plentiful there.

Timeline History

NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Beaver County, Utah.

• 1776 Explorers first visited the area in the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition.
• 1856, January County created by the Utah Territorial Legislature from a section of Iron County.
• 1856 Latter-day Saint settlers founded the city of Beaver, Utah.

Resources

Business Records and Commerce

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

• Beaver County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical Site
• Beaver County Cemeteries Locations at Utah Genealogy Trails website.
• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Census

The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Beaver County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Utah Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in national indexes, try checking local indexes. Created by experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide indexes.

See Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

• 1856
• 1860
• 1870
• 1880
• 1890
• 1900
• 1910
• 1920
• 1930
• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some census records in Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Church Records

• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some church records in Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

General

Episcopal

Lutheran

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

Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 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. The film numbers, for each ward, can be locate through the FamilySearch Catalog or by referring to:

Jaussi, Laureen Richardson, Laureen Richardson Jaussi, and Laureen Richardson Jaussi. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. Provo, Utah (31 East 2050 North, Provo 84604): Genealogy Tree, 1982. WorldCat 8443469 FS Catalog 979.2258 A3 FS Catalog 6031507. These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.

Presbyterian

Court Records

• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some court records in Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Directories

• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some directories in Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Genealogy

A FamilySearch Community Tree is available for this place.

History

• Bradley, Martha Sonntag. A History of Beaver County available at Marriott Library Digital Collections. Searchable.
• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some Histories in Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Land and Property

• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some Land and property records in Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Beaver County, Utah 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

• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some migration or emigration to Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Military

• 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 list explains codes and columns. Gives year and state of birth. Free.
• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some military records in Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Naturalization and Citizenship

• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some Naturalization records in Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Newspapers

• One major resource for newspapers throughout Utah is the University of Utah's Utah Digital Newspapers project "with more than 600,000 pages of digitized Utah historical newspapers." Two newspapers from Beaver County are included in this digital project, the Southern Utonian and Beaver City Press, 1881-1929. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.

Probate Records

• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some Probate records in Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Public Records

• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some Public records in Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Repositories

Archives, Libraries, and Museums

• The FamilySearch Catalog lists some records about archives in Beaver County, Utah. (In the Catalog, click on the link to a title to see details.) Some of the books – and others – may be on Google Books, on WorldCat, or available at public libraries.

Courthouses

Beaver County, Utah Website

County Administration Building
Post Office Box 392
105 East Center
Beaver UT 84713

Beaver County doesn't have a main switchboard, and each department has its own mailing address. To get individual phone numbers, fax numbers, and mailing addresses, go to that department's page or check the Officials page.