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| building address = County Courthouse<br>179 North Main St.<br>Suite 102<br>Logan, UT 84321
| building address = County Courthouse<br>179 North Main St.<br>Suite 102<br>Logan, UT 84321
| web = www.cachecounty.org/
| web = www.cachecounty.org/
| named for = caches of furs made by {{wpd|Rocky Mountain Fur Company}} trappers<REF>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Utah "List of counties in Utah,"] Wikipedia.</REF>
| named for = caches of furs made by {{wpd|Rocky Mountain Fur Company}} trappers<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Utah "List of counties in Utah,"] Wikipedia.</ref>
| named for image = Alberta 1890s fur trader.jpg
| named for image = Alberta 1890s fur trader.jpg
| adoption_sign = Adoption Utah Genealogical Association
| adoption_sign = Adoption Utah Genealogical Association
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==== Record Loss  ====
==== Record Loss  ====


==== Timeline History&nbsp;  ====
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from ''Wikipedia'' for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_County,_Utah Cache County].
*1830. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bridger Jim Bridger] and several other trappers bought out William Ashley and established the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Company Rocky Mountain Fur Company], competing for the lucrative beaver pelt trade.
*1830s. Cache Valley was named for the fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers.
*1852. Mormon William Gardner became the first settler in Cache Valley.
*1856. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_County,_Utah Cache County] was formed by the territorial legislature.
*1857. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithfield,_Utah Smithfield] was founded by Robert Thornley. Dairying, a Del Monte canning factory, and the sugar beet&nbsp; were the main industries.
*1859. The town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan,_Utah Logan] was founded by Mormon settlers sent by Brigham&nbsp;Young.
*1859-60.&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Utah Providence] settled, mostly by Swiss LDS converts.
*1860.&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyrum,_Utah Hyrum] was founded by Danish immigrants of sons of Ezra T. Benson.
*1864.&nbsp;Logan became the county seat, (and the principal city of the Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cache County and Franklin County, Idaho).
*1864. [http://www.google.com/search?q=clarkston+utah&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=&safe=active Clarkston] was laid out. It was named for Israel J. Clark.
*1869. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalga,_Utah Amalga] was settled by Mormon settler Hans Jorgensen.
*1884. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Utah_Temple Logan Utah Temple] dedicated.
*1888. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_University Utah State University] was founded in Logan.
*1891. Logan Tabernacle dedicated.in 1891.
*1907. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish,_Utah Cornish City] emerged as a town on the Oregon Short Line Railroad.
*1916. In Amalga, Amalgamated Sugar Company started&nbsp;making sugar from&nbsp;sugar beets.
*1941. Cache Valley Dairy Association&nbsp; in Amalga started to process milk into Swiss cheese.


=== Resources  ===
=== Resources  ===
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/towns.html Cache County, Utah Towns] at the county [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/ GenWeb site] includes short historical sketches of existing towns as well as some old places.  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/towns.html Cache County, Utah Towns] at the county [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/ GenWeb site] includes short historical sketches of existing towns as well as some old places.  
*[http://www.untraveledroad.com/USA/Utah/Cache.htm Untraveled Road Cache County Photo tour ]includes a brief history of Cache County and a virtual tour of several interesting areas in the county as well as several towns.
*[http://www.untraveledroad.com/USA/Utah/Cache.htm Untraveled Road Cache County Photo tour ]includes a brief history of Cache County and a virtual tour of several interesting areas in the county as well as several towns.
===== Timeline History =====
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from ''Wikipedia'' for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_County,_Utah Cache County].
*1830. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bridger Jim Bridger] and several other trappers bought out William Ashley and established the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Company Rocky Mountain Fur Company], competing for the lucrative beaver pelt trade.
*1830s. Cache Valley was named for the fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers.
*1852. Mormon William Gardner became the first settler in Cache Valley.
*1856. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_County,_Utah Cache County] was formed by the territorial legislature.
*1857. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithfield,_Utah Smithfield] was founded by Robert Thornley. Dairying, a Del Monte canning factory, and the sugar beet&nbsp; were the main industries.
*1859. The town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan,_Utah Logan] was founded by Mormon settlers sent by Brigham&nbsp;Young.
*1859-60.&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Utah Providence] settled, mostly by Swiss LDS converts.
*1860.&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyrum,_Utah Hyrum] was founded by Danish immigrants of sons of Ezra T. Benson.
*1864.&nbsp;Logan became the county seat, (and the principal city of the Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cache County and Franklin County, Idaho).
*1864. [http://www.google.com/search?q=clarkston+utah&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=&safe=active Clarkston] was laid out. It was named for Israel J. Clark.
*1869. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalga,_Utah Amalga] was settled by Mormon settler Hans Jorgensen.
*1884. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Utah_Temple Logan Utah Temple] dedicated.
*1888. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_University Utah State University] was founded in Logan.
*1891. Logan Tabernacle dedicated.in 1891.
*1907. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish,_Utah Cornish City] emerged as a town on the Oregon Short Line Railroad.
*1916. In Amalga, Amalgamated Sugar Company started&nbsp;making sugar from&nbsp;sugar beets.
*1941. Cache Valley Dairy Association&nbsp; in Amalga started to process milk into Swiss cheese.


==== Land and Property  ====
==== Land and Property  ====
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==== Periodicals  ====
==== Periodicals  ====


==== Poor and Welfare Records ====
==== Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc. ====
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==== Probate Records  ====
==== Probate Records  ====
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==== Vital Records  ====
==== Vital Records  ====


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==== Births  ====
==== Births  ====
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==== Marriages  ====
==== Marriages  ====


33,211 marriages from 11 Apr 1859 to 7 Mar 1966 are listed on the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index]. Index is incomplete as there are no civil government recorded marriages prior to 1887 in Utah.<br>
33,211 marriages from 11 Apr 1859 to 7 Mar 1966 are listed on the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index]. Index is incomplete as there are no civil government recorded marriages prior to 1887 in Utah.<br>  


==== Deaths  ====
==== Deaths  ====
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{{Wikipedia|Cache County, Utah}}  
{{Wikipedia|Cache County, Utah}}  


[http://www.cachecounty.org Cache County Official Website]<br>
[http://www.cachecounty.org Cache County Official Website]<br>  


{{RAOGKcourthouse}}  
{{RAOGKcourthouse}}  


179 North Main St.<br>Suite 102<br>Logan, UT 84321<br>435-755-1460 <br>
179 North Main St.<br>Suite 102<br>Logan, UT 84321<br>435-755-1460 <br>  


==== Family History Centers  ====
==== Family History Centers  ====
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