Washington County, Utah Genealogy
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Guide to Washington 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 the first President of the United States, George Washington. The county is located in the southeast area of the state.[1]
County Courthouse
Washington County Courthouse
206 W Tabernacle St
St. George, UT 84770
Phone: 435-986-5700
Washington County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1887, divorce records from 1878 probate and court records from 1874.
County recorder has land records. [2]
Washington County, Utah Record Dates
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1898 | 1887 | 1898 | 1874 | 1856 | 1874 | 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:[5]
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History Timeline
Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Washington County.
- 1852 3 March Washington County founded. Named after George Washington, first President of the United States.
- 1854 City of Santa Clara settled by Jacob Hamlin. Location of the Jacob Hamblin home.
- 1861 St. George founded as a cotton mission under direction of Brigham Young. Named after apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, George A. Smith. County seat.
- 1862 Springdale settled as Latter-day Saint farming community. Now thriving tourist industry. Located just outside Zion National Park.
- 1891 City of Enterprise founded by Orson Welcome Huntsman. Early residents were Latter-day Saint settlers.
- 1896 City of Hurricane settled. Received its name after a whirlwind blew top off buggy that Erastus Snow, an early apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was riding in.
- 1963 City of Hildale founded.Headquarters of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Resources
Bible Records
- See Utah Bible Records for more databases and information.
Biographies
- See Utah Biography for more information.
- Washington County Utah Biographies (Personal and Family Histories) online at:Utah GenWeb
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- See Utah Business and Occupations for more databases and information.
Cemeteries
- See Utah Cemeteries for more databases.
- Territorial-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Census Records
- See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1860 | 691 | — |
| 1870 | 3,064 | 343.4% |
| 1880 | 4,235 | 38.2% |
| 1890 | 4,009 | −5.3% |
| 1900 | 4,612 | 15.0% |
| 1910 | 5,123 | 11.1% |
| 1920 | 6,764 | 32.0% |
| 1930 | 7,420 | 9.7% |
| 1940 | 9,269 | 24.9% |
| 1950 | 9,836 | 6.1% |
| 1960 | 10,271 | 4.4% |
| 1970 | 13,669 | 33.1% |
| 1980 | 26,065 | 90.7% |
| 1990 | 48,560 | 86.3% |
| 2000 | 90,354 | 86.1% |
| 2010 | 138,115 | 52.9% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records
- See Utah Church Records and United States Church Records for databases and more information.
- Church records (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed for Washington County, Utah Genealogy at the town level (space, then select a town) or county level (select Church topics) in the FamilySearch Library Catalog.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)
- 1877-1918 Utah, LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations, 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
| Guide to history and records of wards and branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Stake(s): Parowan Stake, Utah · St. George Stake, Utah · Zion Park Stake, Utah Central · Enterprise · Grafton · Gunlock · Hamblin · Harrisburg · Hebron · Hurricane · Ivins · La Verkin · Leeds · Little Pinto or Pinto · Pine Valley · Rockville · Santa Clara · Springdale · St. George · Toquerville · Veyo · Virgin · Washington
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- The history of the Roman Catholic Church and the Presbyterian Church in Washington County is recorded in the book, A History of Washington County from Isolation to Destination by Alder, Douglas D. and Karl R. Brooks, starting on page 294, online at:Washington County, Utah: Utah State Historical Society, Washington County Commission, 1996
List of Churches and Church Parishes
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.
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
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
- Maps listing the names of landholders locate where an ancestor lived. The FamilySearch Library has a plat map for St. George:
- Pioneer Map: City of St. George, Washington County, Utah. N.p. 1982. (FamilySearch Library FS Library.) This map lists the names of land owners on the map and the designation of the ward where they lived. The index to this map has St. George wards listed in: Hardesty, Patricia N. Pioneer Map, City of St. George, Washington County, Utah Index with LDS Wards.
- Washington County Document Search at Washington County Recorders office, Deed from 1983, Maps and Surveys earlier.
Local Histories
- See Utah History for more information.
- Alder, Douglas D. and Karl F. Brooks. A History of Washington County: From Isolation to Desolation online at Marriott Library Digital Collections.
- Stout, Wayne. A History of Rockville, Utah 1862-1972. Salt Lake City, Utah, 1972. Digital version at Internet Archive.
Maps and Gazetteers
- See Utah Maps and United States Maps for more information.
- Google highway map of Washington County.
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
- Pioneer Map, City of St. George, Washington County, Utah, Showing Location of Original Settlers. FS Catalog 979.248/S1 E7p. Low-resolution image on Washington County Historical Society website.[6]
Migration
- See Utah Migration for more information.
Early migration routes to and from Washington County for emigrant settlers included:
- Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah[7]
- Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California[8]
- Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah (among others) to Omaha, Nebraska[9]
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
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
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
- 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 ($)
- Utah Digital Newspapers Project gives newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view the digitized newspapers.
- Washington County News, covering 1908-1923 are included.
- Color Country Spectrum (Saint George, Utah) This database is a fully searchable text version of the newspaper for the following years: 1974 and 1976-77.
at Ancestry ($) - The SpectrumOn-line issues available from 4/24/2006 to present.($)
Obituaries
- See Utah Obituaries and United States Obituaries for more databases.
- 1850-2005 Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
- 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)
USGenWeb Archives of Washington County, Utah contains the obituaries of 2004 - 2005
Other Records
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
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
Online School Indexes and Records
- Since 1913 Dixie High School Yearbooks since 1913 at Skalooza - free.<be>
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 ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
- See Utah Taxation for more databases.
Vital Records
Birth
- 1898-1905 Inventory of originals, Series #3166 at Utah State Archives. Not online, no online index. There are no names of children in the records.
- 1903-1914 Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images
Marriage
- 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
- 1862-1919 Craig, Dr. Wesley W. Early Marriages (1862-1919) in Washington County, Utah: Male and Female Surname Indexes
- 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
- 1871-1941 Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 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.
Divorce
Voting Records
- Utah, Voter Registrations at MyHeritage — index ($)
Research Facilities
Archives
- See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.
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
- Bloomington Utah FamilySearch Center
- Enterprise Utah FamilySearch Center
- Glendale Utah FamilySearch Center
- Hurricane Utah FamilySearch Center
- New Harmony Utah FamilySearch Center
- St George Utah FamilySearch Center
- Veyo Utah FamilySearch Center
- Washington County Library System - an affiliate library
Libraries
- See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.
Washington County Library
88 W 100 St
St. George, UT 84770
Phone: 435-634-5737
Website
See also Utah Public Library Directory, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.
Museums
Societies
- See Utah Societies for statewide societies.
Washington County Historical Society
Website
Websites
- 1848-2001 Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 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, "Washington, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Utah accessed 5 Dec 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Washington County, 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), Washington 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.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).At various libraries (WorldCat); FSC Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Washington County, Utah," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Utah, accessed 17 February 2019.
- ↑ Nicholas G. Morgan, comp., and Albert E. Miller, Pioneer Map, City of St. George, Washington County, Utah, Showing Location of Original Settlers (n.p.: n.p., © 1951); online image, Washington County Historical Society (Washington County, Utah), (https://wchsutah.org/photos/wchs-00591.php : accessed 21 September 2023), photo WCHS-00591.
- ↑ "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).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad (accessed 14 September 2011).