Iron County, Utah Genealogy
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Guide to Iron 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 iron mines west of Cedar City. The county is located in the southwest area of the state.[1]
County Courthouse
Iron County Courthouse
40 N 100 E
Cedar City, UT 84720
Phone: 435-867-3250
Iron County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records. [2]
Iron County, Utah Record Dates
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1898 | 1887 | 1898 | 1851 | 1852 | 1870 | 1851 |
Record Loss
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
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:[5]
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History Timeline
- See Iron County, Utah from Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, for a timeline of boundary changes for Iron County
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Iron County, Parowan, Utah and Ceder City, Utah
- 1776 Ancestors of present day Paiute Indians met the Dominguez-Escalante Expediton in this area.
- 1850 January 31. Iron County was created as an original county. [6]
- 1851 January. First settlement at Parowan as “Iron Mission”.
- 1851 Cedar City settled by Mormon pioneers.
- 1858 Iron works closed, but mining continued.
- 1900’s Sheep and dairy industries well established.
- 1923 Became tourist gateway with railroad connection to county.
- 1933 Cedar Breaks National Monument established.
- 1961 Utah Shakespeare Festival founded by Fred C. Adams.
- 1964-1965 Brian Head Ski Resort opened for skiing.
Resources
Bible Records
- See Utah Bible Records for more databases and information.
Biographies
- See Utah Biography for more information.
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- See Utah Business and Occupations for more databases and information.
Cemeteries
- See Utah Cemeteries for more databases.
Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information. The spouse and children who died young are frequently buried nearby.
More than tombstone inscriptions, cemetery records include sextons (caretakers) records and interment (burial) records, each with slightly different information. See Utah Cemeteries.
- Territorial-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- Iron 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. | %± |
| 1850 | 360 | — |
| 1860 | 1,010 | 180.6% |
| 1870 | 2,277 | 125.4% |
| 1880 | 4,013 | 76.2% |
| 1890 | 2,683 | −33.1% |
| 1900 | 3,546 | 32.2% |
| 1910 | 3,933 | 10.9% |
| 1920 | 5,787 | 47.1% |
| 1930 | 7,227 | 24.9% |
| 1940 | 8,331 | 15.3% |
| 1950 | 9,642 | 15.7% |
| 1960 | 10,795 | 12.0% |
| 1970 | 12,177 | 12.8% |
| 1980 | 17,349 | 42.5% |
| 1990 | 20,789 | 19.8% |
| 2000 | 33,779 | 62.5% |
| 2010 | 46,163 | 36.7% |
| 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):Parowan Stake, Utah Places: Avon · Buckhorn Springs · Cedar City · Enoch · Hamilton Fort · Kanarraville (formerly Kanarra) · Newcastle · Paragonah · Parowan · Summit List of Iron County stakes and wards 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
- 1848-2001 Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001. "County Court Minutes Vol A 1851-1854" and "Probate Court Minutes 1854-1868" are part of FS digital collection:
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
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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.
Iron County was originally named Little Salt Lake Valley, and renamed for the iron mines west of Cedar City.
- Seegmiller, Janet Burton. A history of Iron County community above self Utah Centennial County History Series
- History of Iron County Mission, Parowan, Utah Ancestry.com ($)
Maps and Gazetteers
- See Utah Maps and United States Maps for more information.
- Utah Gazetteers
- 2012 Google highway map of Iron County 2012
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration
- See Utah Migration for more information.
Early migration routes to and from Iron County for emigrant settlers included:
- 1846-1869 Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah[7]
- 1847 Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California[8]
- 1869 Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah (among others) to Omaha, Nebraska[9]
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
Online Civil War Indexes and Records
- 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
- 1938-1946 Army Enlistments, 1938 - 1946.
- 1940-1947 Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- The USGenWeb Archives, Iron County, Utah contains World War II
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.
- Parowan Times 1915-1945 and Iron County Records 1923-1940 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
- 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)
- Iron County Obituaries (work in progress) at 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
Notable People
Michael O. Leavitt was born and educated in Cedar City. Governor of Utah, administrator of the United States Environment Protection Agency and secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Periodicals
- See Utah 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 $
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
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 ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
- See Utah Taxation for more databases.
Vital Records
Birth
- 1898-1905 Online index to births 1898–1905 Series 83761 The first 6 entries have the child's name Inventory of series 83761 at Utah State Archives.
- 1903-1914 Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images
- Southwest Utah Public Health Department Iron County.
- How to Find Birth Information in Utah
Marriage
- 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
- 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 ($)
- Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources
Death
- 1904-1965 Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- Pre-1904 Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904
Divorce
Voting Records
- Utah, Voter Registrations at MyHeritage — index ($)
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
- Cedar City Utah FamilySearch Center
- Enterprise Utah FamilySearch Center
- Panguitch Utah FamilySearch Center
- Parowan Utah FamilySearch Center
Libraries
- See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.
- Cedar City Library in the Park
303 North 100 East
Cedar City, UT 84720
Phone 435-586-6661
Website - Parowan Public Library
16 South Main Street,P.O. Box 427
Parowan, UT 84761-0427
Phone: 435-477-3491
Website - Check for Iron County items in catalogs and holdings of: Utah Archives and Libraries · University Libraries and Special Collections in Utah · United States Archives and Libraries
- 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.
- Frontier Homestead - Iron County
Website
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, "Iron, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_County,_Utah accessed 4 Dec 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iron County, Utah Page 687 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iron 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.
- ↑ 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, "Iron County, Utah," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_County,_Utah, accessed 17 February 2019.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ "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 18 July 2011).
- ↑ "Jefferson Hunt" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Hunt (accessed 6 September 2011).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad (accessed 14 September 2011).