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

County Facts
County seat: Randolph
Organized: 05 May 1864
Parent County(s): Cache
Neighboring Counties
Cache • Morgan • Summit • Weber • Bear Lake (ID) • Franklin (ID) • Lincoln (WY) • Uinta (WY)
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Courthouse
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Location Map
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Bear Lake, Rich County, UT

County Information

Description

The county was named for an early apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Charles C. Rich. The county is located in the north center area of the state.[1]

County Courthouse

Rich County Courthouse
20 North Main Street
Randolph, UT 84064
Phone: 435-793-2415
Rich County Courthouse

Formerly Richland County, the name was changed to Rich on 29 Jan 1868.
County Clerk has marriage records from 1888, divorce, probate and court records from 1872.
County recorder has land records.[2]

Rich County, Utah Record Dates

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1898 1888 1898 1872 1872 1872 1851
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1905. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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]

Towns
Census-designated places
Ghost towns


History Timeline

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

  • 1811 The belief was that the county was first visited by European descendent explorers
  • 1811 Joseph Miller, a trapperl discovered the Bear River.
  • 1827 First annual rendevous of trappers on the south shore of Bear Lake.Tradition continues today.
  • 1863 First permanent settlement in Round Valley.
  • 1864 January 16: County created.
  • 1864 Laketown settled (now a ghost town).
  • 1868 Rich County created.
  • 1870 Randolph settled.
  • 1877 Garden City settled. Latter-day Saint branch organized.
  • 1879 Branch in Garden City reorganized as a ward.
  • 1969-1971 David M. Kennedy served as Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Born 1905 in Randolf.

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Rich 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.

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.

Census Records

  • See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1870 1,955 —
1880 1,263 −35.4%
1890 1,527 20.9%
1900 1,946 27.4%
1910 1,883 −3.2%
1920 1,890 0.4%
1930 1,873 −0.9%
1940 2,028 8.3%
1950 1,673 −17.5%
1960 1,685 0.7%
1970 1,615 −4.2%
1980 2,100 30.0%
1990 1,725 −17.9%
2000 1,961 13.7%
2010 2,264 15.5%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records

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

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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): Bear Lake Stake, Idaho · Woodruff Stake, Wyoming

Places: Garden City · Laketown · Randolph · Woodruff ·
List of Rich County stakes and wards to about 1948

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

Funeral Homes

Genealogies

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

Maps and Gazetteers

Migration

Military Records

Civil War

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers

The Round-Up, Rich Co. News and Rich Co. Reaper, covering 1896-1898, 1907-1923, 1928-1945 respectively are included.

Obituaries

Other Records

Prisons

Periodicals

Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and Records

School Records

Social Security Records

Tax Records

Vital Records

Birth

Inventory of originals, Series 20947 at Utah State Archives

Marriage

Death

Divorce

Voting Records

Research Facilities

Archives

FamilySearch Centers

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  • 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

Resources for Rich County are available in repositories (such as libraries and archives) at all levels: the town, the county, the state (including universities), and the nation.

  • Garden City Library
    69 N Paradise Parkway
    Bldg. A, Garden City, Utah 84028
    Phone: 435-946-2950
    Website
  • Rich County Community Library
    Rich County Senior Citizens Center
    21 North Main Street, Randolph, UT 84064
    Phone: 435-793-2122
    Website
  • Utah Public Library Directory, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.

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.

Research Guides

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Rich, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_County,_Utah accessed 4 Dec 2018
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Rich County, Utah Page 687 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), Rich 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, "Rich County, Utah," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_County,_Utah, accessed 17 February 2019.
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