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Quick Facts
Wikipedia has more about this subject: Beaver County, Utah 
[
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10 January 1856: Beaver County was created from Iron and Millard Counties.
 
[
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Garfield | Iron | Millard | Piute | Sevier | Lincoln County, Nevada
 
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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.
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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 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.
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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
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■Beaver County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical Site
■Beaver County Cemeteries Locations at Utah Genealogy Trails website.
■The Family History Library 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.
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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 Family History Library 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.
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■The Family History Library 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
 
Mormon (LDS) 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 Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be locate through the Family History Library 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 FHL 979.2258 A3 FHL 6031507. These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.
 
Presbyterian
 
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■The Family History Library 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.
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■The Family History Library 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.
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A FamilySearch Community Tree is available for this place.[
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■Bradley, Martha Sonntag. A History of Beaver County available at Marriott Library Digital Collections. Searchable.
■The Family History Library 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.
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■The Family History Library 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.
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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[1]
■Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California[2]
■Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah (among others) to Omaha, Nebraska[3]
■The Family History Library 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.
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■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 Family History Library 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.
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■The Family History Library 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.
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■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. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.
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■The Family History Library 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.
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■The Family History Library 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.
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■The Family History Library 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.
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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. [4]
 
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■Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
■Beaver Utah Family History Center
■Milford Utah Family History Center
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■1904 deaths This county GenWeb site contains about 45 entries which are user submitted. (May not be complete). Click on an entry to see details transcribed from state death certificates. Free.
■The Family History Library Catalog lists some Vital records and Divorce 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.
Divorce records (books or films) at the FamilyHistory Library
 
See also Statewide collections online.
 
 
The following are some statewide/regional resources. I propose they are all put on the above (not yet created page) which we can refer to from every county. What do you think? AdkinsWH 17:59, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
 
Western States Marriage Index
 
Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at Family History Library Catalog.
 
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, birth date, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.
 
Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904
 
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1.↑ "The Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at http://lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/pioneerstory.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
2.↑ "Jefferson Hunt" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Hunt (accessed 6 September 2011).
3.↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad (accessed 14 September 2011).
4.↑ Beaver County Website www.beaver.utah.gov
[show]v • d • eMunicipalities and communities of
Beaver County, Utah
County seat: Beaver
Town Minersville
 
Communities Adamsville · Blueacre · Cook Corner · Cunningham Hill · Greenville Laho · Manderfield · Murdock · North Creek · Read · Shenendoah City · Smyths · Upton · Yellow Banks ·
Historical
Communities Frisco · Newhouse · Lincoln · Shauntie · Sulphurdale · Thermo
Neighboring
Counties Garfield · Iron · Millard · Piute · Sevier
Nevada County: Lincoln
[show]v • d • eLinks to Utah-related articles
Topics Search Strategies · Record Selection Table · American Indians · Archives and Libraries · Biography · Cemeteries · Census · Church Records · Court Records · Directories · Divorce Records · Emigration and Immigration · Gazetteers · Genealogy · History · Land and Property · Maps · Military Records · Minorities · Naturalization and Citizenship · Newspapers · Obituaries · Periodicals · Probate Records · Societies · Taxation · Vital Records · For Further Reading
Counties Beaver · Box Elder · Cache · Carbon · Daggett · Davis · Duchesne · Emery · Garfield · Grand · Iron · Juab · Kane · Millard · Morgan · Piute · Rich · Salt Lake · San Juan · Sanpete · Sevier · Summit · Tooele · Uintah · Utah · Wasatch · Washington · Wayne · Weber
Extinct Co. Carson · Cedar · Desert · Greasewood · Great Salt Lake · Green River · Humboldt (Utah) · Little Salt Lake · Malad · Richland · Rio Virgin · Saint Mary's · Shambip
Major
Repositories Family History Library · Utah State Archives · Utah State Historical Society · Church History Library · Brigham Young University · Salt Lake City Public Library · University of Utah · National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) · Allen County Public Library
Migration
Routes California Trail · Central Overland Trail · Mormon Trail · Mormon Trail to Southern California · Old Spanish Trail · Central Pacific Railroad · Union Pacific Railroad · Southern Pacific Railroad · Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
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