Tooele County, Utah Genealogy
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Guide to Tooele County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information
Description
The county was named for "tu-wanda", the Goshute word for "bear", or from "tule", a Spanish word of Aztec origins meaning "bulrush". The county is located in the northwest area of the state.[1]
County Courthouse
Tooele County Courthouse
74 S 100 E
Tooele, Ut 84074
Phone: 435-843-3230
Tooele County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1897-1905 and marriage records from 1887.
Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.
County Recorder has land records.[2]
Tooele County, Utah Record Dates
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1897 | 1887 | 1897 | 1859 | 1952 | 1870 | 1851 |
Record Loss
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes
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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:[4]
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History Timeline
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Tooele County.
- 1849 Latter-day Saints established the first white settlement in the area.
- 1850 January Tooele County formed as one of six original counties in Deseret, later called Utah Territory
- 1850's-1860's Troubles between white settlers and Goshute Indians.
- 1852 March 3 - Tooele County was created as an original county.
- 1852 By this year, Grantsville, Batesville, and Pine Canyon (later called Lincoln) were settled by Latter-day Saints.
- 1855 Richville named as county seat.
- 1861 Territory of Nevada created, establishing the permanent western border of Tooele County.
- 1861 County seat moved to Tooele City.
- 1864 Gold, silver, lead, and zinc were discovered in Tooele County, spurring an influx of non-church members to the area.
- Before 1874 The county courthouse was built.
- 1874-1879. The Republic of Tooele was established by non-members politicians. Only taxpayers were allowed to vote, and there were complaints of fraud. The recorder's office was even jeopardized!
- 1876 Territorial legislature passed a bill requiring voter registration and women's suffrage. Tooele County and it's political problems earlier were likely the spur to this law.
Resources
Bible Records
- See Utah Bible Records for more databases and information.
Biographies
- See Utah Biography for more information.
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- See Utah Business and Occupations for more databases and information.
Cemeteries
- See Utah Cemeteries for more databases.
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.
- Territorial-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- Tooele county cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site
- United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969 US Vol. 21 page 188 - Mercur Cemetery
Census Records
- See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1860 | 1,008 | — |
| 1870 | 2,177 | 116.0% |
| 1880 | 4,497 | 106.6% |
| 1890 | 3,700 | −17.7% |
| 1900 | 7,361 | 98.9% |
| 1910 | 7,924 | 7.6% |
| 1920 | 7,965 | 0.5% |
| 1930 | 9,413 | 18.2% |
| 1940 | 9,133 | −3.0% |
| 1950 | 14,636 | 60.3% |
| 1960 | 17,868 | 22.1% |
| 1970 | 21,545 | 20.6% |
| 1980 | 26,033 | 20.8% |
| 1990 | 26,601 | 2.2% |
| 2000 | 40,735 | 53.1% |
| 2010 | 58,218 | 42.9% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records
- See Utah Church Records and United States Church Records for databases and more information.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
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- 1877-1918 Utah, LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations, 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
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): Tooele Stake, Utah Places: Grantsville · Lake Point · Ophir · Stockton · Tooele · Vernon ·
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List of Churches and Church Parishes
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Court Records
- For county court records such as land, naturalization, and probate, see corresponding headings listed below.
- For additional information on Utah court records, see Utah Court Records, Utah Land Records, Utah Naturalization Records, and Utah Probate Records.
- 1855-1956 Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($)
Directories
- See Utah Directories for more databases and information.
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
Emigration and Immigration
- See Utah Emigration and Immigration for databases and more information.
- 1847-1868 Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- See Utah Cultural Groups for more information.
Funeral Homes
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Genealogies
- See Utah Compiled Genealogies for more information.
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
- See Utah Land and Property and United States Land and Property for more information.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- 1855-1956 Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($)
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
- See Utah History for more information.
- Blanthorn, Ouida. A history of Tooele County, Utah Centennial County History Series
- Wendover Air Force Base, now closed, was the training base of the Enola Gay crew which dropped the first atomic weapon in 1945.
Maps and Gazetteers
- See Utah Maps and United States Maps for more information.
- Utah Gazetteers
- 2012 Google highway map of Tooele County 2012
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration
- See Utah Migration for more information.
Early migration routes to and from Tooele County for emigrant settlers included:
- 1846-1869 California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California[5]
- 1846-1869 Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah[6]
- 1847 Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California[7]
- 1859-1869 Central Overland Trail 1859-1869 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Carson City, Nevada (and usually on to northern California)[8]
Military Records
- See Utah Military Records and United States Military Records for more databases and information.
- Territorial-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Civil War
- 1861-1865 Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images at Partner site
World War I
- 1914-1918 Utah, World War I Army Servicemen Records Abstracts, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1914-1918 Utah, World War I Service Questionnaires, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1917-1918 Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1917-1918 Utah, World War I Militia Lists, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1914-1919- Militia honor roll, 1914-1919 - FamilySearch Catalog
World War II
- 1939-1945 Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1940-1947 Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Naturalization and Citizenship
- See Utah Naturalization and Citizenship and United States Naturalization and Citizenship for more databases and information.
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
- 1848-2001 Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1855-1956 Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($)
- 1906-1930 Utah Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1906-1930 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at Ancestry- index & images ($)
Newspapers
- See Utah Newspapers and United States Newspapers for more databases.
- 1800s-Current Utah, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1850-2003 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- Utah Digital Newspapers Project gives newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view the digitized newspapers.
- Tooele County Chronicle and Tooele Transcript-Bulletin, covering 1947-1948 and 1894-1924 respectively are included.
Obituaries
- See Utah Obituaries and United States Obituaries for more databases.
- 1850-2005 Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
- 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)
Other Records
County Records
- 1855-1956 Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($)
- 1917-1919 Councils of Defense Records, 1917-1919 at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service – index & images
Prisons
- 1892-1949 Board of Pardons Prisoners' Pardon Application Case Files, 1892-1949 at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service – index & images
Periodicals
- See Utah Periodicals
Probate Records
- See Utah Probate Records for more databases and information.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1800–1985 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry — index & images $
- 1851–1961 Utah Probate Records 1851-1961 at FamilySearch — images
- 1855-1956 Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956 a collection digitized by FamilySearch (free), includes the index to wills 1887-1955
- 1859-1888 Utah, State Archives a collection digitized by FamilySearch (free), includes probate court minutes, 1859-1888.
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
Social Security Records
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
- See Utah Taxation for more databases.
Vital Records
Birth
- 1898-1905 Series #83862 at Utah State Archives. Not online, no online index. There are no names of children in the records.
- 1903-1914 Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images
Marriage
- 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
- 1855-1956 Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($)
- 1871-1941 Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
- 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
- Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources
Death
- 1904-1965 Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- Pre-1904 Utah State Burial Data Base This site includes information on many Utah residents, who died before 1904.
- Tooele Genweb site has further information on Births, Marriages, Deaths record sources.
Divorce
Voting Records
- Utah, Voter Registrations at MyHeritage — index ($)
Research Facilities
Archives
- See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.
- 1848-2001 Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1855-1956 Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($)
FamilySearch Centers
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- 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
- FamilySearch Library
- Grantsville Utah West FamilySearch Center
- Tooele Valley Utah FamilySearch Center
- Wendover Utah FamilySearch Center
Libraries
- See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.
- Grantsville City Library
42 Bowery Street
Grantsville, UT 84029
Phone: 435-884-1670
Website - Tooele City Library
128 West Vine Street
Tooele, UT 84074-2059
Phone: 435-882-2182
Website
- Utah's Online Library, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.
Museums
Societies
- See Utah Societies for statewide societies.
- Tooele County Preservation Society
Website
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
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tooele, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah accessed 5 Dec 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tooele, Utah Page 688 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tooele 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.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tooele County, Utah," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah, accessed 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Oregon California Trails Association" at http://octatrails.micromaps.com/ (accessed 18 July 2011).
- ↑ "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).
- ↑ "Jefferson Hunt" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Hunt (accessed 6 September 2011).
- ↑ "Central Overland Route" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route (accessed 13 September 2011).