National, Carbon County, Utah Genealogy
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Quick History
National is a class 4 mining ghost town, in Carbon County.[1]
Coal was discovered in the Gordon Creek Canyon in 1908 but mining didn't begin until the Fred Sweet of National Coal Company purchased the mines in the1920.'s [2] The National Coal Company, together with the Gordon Creek Coal Company, built a railroad line from Helper to the mine. The National Coal Company discontinued mining operations in July 1938. After foreclosure, another owner continued mining, but that was short lived and the town was soon abandoned.
Location
- Coordinates: 39.68982N 111.05091W
Maps
Neighboring Communities
Time Line
- 1908: Coal Discovered
- 1921: Purchased by National Coal Company
- 1921: The Company Town was built
- 1938: National Coal Company discontinues operations
Resources
Biographies
- Memorial to those who lost their lives in coal mines in Utah in the 19th & 20th centuries [3] Lists name, date of accident, and mine.
Cemeteries
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.
Church Records
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Historical Newspapers
- Carbon County News 1908 - 1915
- Eastern Utah Advocate 1891 - 1916
- News Advocate 1915 - 1932
- Carbon County Newspaper Articles
Societies, Museums and Libraries
The Western Mining and Railroad Museum
294 South Main
Helper, Utah 84526
Phone: (435) 472-3009
Facebook
Vital Records
Birth
Marriages
- Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.
Death
- 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.
Obituaries
Suggested Reading
- Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada [6]
- The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. [7]
- Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures [8]
- Pioneers of Carbon County [9]
Websites
- Coal Mining Towns of National Consumers and Sweets
- List of Mines in Carbon County
- Silver Mining in the Beehive State
- Utah Ghost Towns
- Utah Mining
- Utah Coal Mining
Sources and Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Utah Rails
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Film FS Catalog 25964 Item 1
- ↑ Film FS Catalog 25964 Item 2
- ↑ 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 46707885 WorldCat 46707885