Kiz, Carbon County, Utah Genealogy
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United States 
Utah Carbon County Kiz
Quick History[edit | edit source]
Kiz is a class 3 agricultural ghost town, in Carbon County.[1] Kiz is settled in Clark Valley, named for an old time rancher that had established a bachelor ranch made of log cabins.[2] In 1906 homesteaders moved in and tried farming rather than ranching. In this desert valley water was scarce. A reservoir was built and eventually a post office arrived. Kiz received it's name from it's first female settler, Kiziah Dimick. [3] By 1930 a drought hit, the crops died, the reservoir dried up and everyone left. [4]
Location[edit | edit source]
- Coordinates: 39°36′17″N 110°33′18″W
Maps[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Communities[edit | edit source]
Time Line[edit | edit source]
- Pre 1906: Clark moves in and names the area Clark Valley
- 1910-1916: Homesteaders move arrive
- 1925: Highest population
- 1930: Area is abandoned
Resources[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Memorial to those who lost their lives in coal mines in Utah in the 19th & 20th centuries [5]
Lists name, date of accident, and mine.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- Kiz cemetery records, Kiz, Carbon County, Utah, 1926-1935 [6]
- Kiz Cemetery
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Historical Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- Carbon County News 1908 - 1915
- Eastern Utah Advocate 1891 - 1916
- News Advocate 1915 - 1932
- Carbon County Newspaper Articles
Societies, Museums and Libraries[edit | edit source]
294 South Main
Helper, Utah 84526
Phone: (435) 472-3009
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriages[edit | edit source]
- Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.
Death[edit | edit source]
- 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.
Obituarie s[edit | edit source]
Suggested Reading[edit | edit source]
- Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada [7]
- The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. [8]
- Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures [9]
- Pioneers of Carbon County [10]
Websites[edit | edit source]
Sources and Footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Carr, Stephen L. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics, 1972. Film: FS Catalog 78162 Book: FS Catalog 979.2 H2cr WorldCat 595478.
- ↑ Thompson, George A; Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures WorldCat 9202286 FS Catalog 979.2 H2tg
- ↑ Thompson, George A; Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures WorldCat 9202286 FS Catalog 979.2 H2tg
- ↑ Carr, Stephen L. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics, 1972. Film: FS Catalog 78162 Book: FS Catalog 979.2 H2cr WorldCat 595478.
- ↑ Civish, Fred M.; Memorial to those who lost their lives in coal mines in Utah in the 19th & 20th centuries Book FS Catalog 979.2 V28
- ↑ Kiz Cemetery records, 1926-1935 Film FS Catalog 1425172 Item 40
- ↑ Hall, Shawn; Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada WorldCat 50926294
- ↑ Carr, Stephen L. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics, 1972. Film: FS Catalog 78162 Book: FS Catalog 979.2 H2cr WorldCat 595478.
- ↑ Thompson, George A; Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures WorldCat 9202286 FS Catalog 979.2 H2tg
- ↑ Jean S Greenwood; Lou Jean S Wiggins; Mary N Porter Harris; Daughters of Utah Pioneers; Pioneers of Carbon County WorldCat 46707885