Summit County, Utah Genealogy

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

County Facts
County seat: Coalville
Organized: January 13, 1854
Parent County(s): Salt Lake, Green River
Neighboring Counties
Daggett • Duchesne • Morgan • Rich • Salt Lake • Uintah • Wasatch • Sweetwater (WY) • Uinta (WY)
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Courthouse
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Location Map
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Kings Peak & Henry's Fork, Summit County, UT

County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

The county was named because it includes 39 of the highest mountain peaks in Utah. The county is located in the north center area of the state.[1]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Summit County Courthouse
60 N. Main Street
Coalville, UT 84017
Phone: 435-336-3200
Summit County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth records 1898-1905, death records 1898-1901, marriage records from 1888, divorce, and probate records from 1896.
County Recorder has land records.[2]

Summit County, Utah Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1898 1888 1898 1866 1962 1896 1851
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1905. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

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

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

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]

Cities
Towns
Census-designated places
Ghost towns
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

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

  • 1850 A Mormon Pioneer, Parley P. Pratt, was sent to this valley from Salt Lake City by Brigham Young to check on the possibility of establishing settlements along the Weber River and the nearby Provo River. His report was, ". . . a good valley, abundant grass and plenty of water".
  • 1853 The first white man to winter in Oakley, was Thomas Rhodes. An explorer, trapper, prospector, part-time farmer, and close friend of Brigham Young, he was occasionally called from his California prospecting by Brigham Young when there was a need for money for the church. Rhodes would disappear for a week or so into the Uinta Mountains and return with a supply of gold.
  • 1854 January 13 - Summit County was created from Salt Lake County and Green River district (old) which extended into what is now southwest portion of Wyoming at the time.
  • 1854/1858 In 1854 the territorial government in Utah offered a $1000 reward to anyone who could find coal within 40 miles of Salt Lake City. Four years later, Thomas Rhodes found a coal vein in the Chalk Creek area, and coal mining began in earnest. Hundreds of tons of coal were shipped to Salt Lake City, and soon a narrow gauge railroad was built. The settlement was renamed Coalville as a result of this early success mining coal.
  • 1859 Coalville was founded by William Henderson Smith, an early Latter-day Saint freighter. He noticed that wheat spilled by other wagons moving through the area would grow to maturity. He subsequently convinced four families to settle in the area with him. The settlement was originally called Chalk Creek.
  • 1868 The first settlers in Oakley were William Stevens and wife, Emma Crowden Stevens. Soon to follow were relatives and friends, among them the Fraziers, Hortins, Richards, Wildes and Gibbons, to name a few; all these names are still prominent in the town.
  • 1880 Oakley's land was originally purchased from the Union Pacific Company by the early settlers in the land sale of the 1880s.
  • 1886/1887 Oakley's original name was "Oak Creek", derived from the name of a creek that ran just east of the present town site and that was thickly overgrown with oak trees. The town changed its name to "Oakley" in late 1886 or early 1887; the new name was chosen from many names submitted by the settlers in a contest.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Summit 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.

 

Census Records[edit | edit source]

  • See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1860 198 —
1870 2,512 1168.7%
1880 4,921 95.9%
1890 7,733 57.1%
1900 9,439 22.1%
1910 8,200 −13.1%
1920 7,862 −4.1%
1930 9,527 21.2%
1940 8,714 −8.5%
1950 6,745 −22.6%
1960 5,673 −15.9%
1970 5,879 3.6%
1980 10,198 73.5%
1990 15,518 52.2%
2000 29,736 91.6%
2010 36,324 22.2%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records[edit | edit source]

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): Summit Stake, Utah

Places: Coalville · Echo · Henefer · Kamas · Park City · Wanship ·

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

The county is so named because it includes 39 of the highest mountain peaks in Utah. Its mean elevation is 8,388 feet (2,557 m) above sea level, which is the second-highest of any county outside of Colorado.

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Migration[edit | edit source]

Early migration routes to and from Summit County for European and African American settlers included:

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Civil War

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Park Record covering 1881-1970 is included.

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Prisons[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Online Probate Indexes and Records


School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Voting Records[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Summit County Library System - Kimball Junction Branch & Administration;
6505 North Landmark Drive
Park City, UT 84098
Phone: 435-615-3900.Website

Park City Library
1255 Park Avenue
P.O. Box 668, Park City
UT 84060
Phone: 435-615-5600
Website

Utah's Online Library
Provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.

Akron-Summit County Public Library
Website

Museums[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Summit County Historical Society
Website

Websites[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Summit, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_County,_Utah accessed 5 Dec 2018
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Summit County, Utah Page 688 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), Summit 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, "Summit County, Utah," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_County,_Utah, accessed 17 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Oregon California Trails Association" at http://octatrails.micromaps.com/ (accessed 18 July 2011).
  7. ↑ "The Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/pioneer-trek (accessed 18 July 2011).
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