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Guide to '''Box Elder County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
The Box Elder County, Utah genealogy guide to find parents, [[Box Elder County, Utah#Birth|birth]], [[Box Elder County, Utah#Marriage|marriage]], [[Box Elder County, Utah#Death|death]], and more since 1856, when the county was [[Box Elder County, Utah#Parent Counties|formed]]. This page lists online, published, and original resources, such as [[Box Elder County, Utah#Cemeteries|cemeteries]], [[Box Elder County, Utah#Census|censuses]], [[Box Elder County, Utah#Churches_and_Religious_Groups|church]], [[Box Elder County, Utah#Court|court]], [[Box Elder County, Utah#Land_and_Property|land]], [[Box Elder County, Utah#Probate_Records|probate]], and [[Box Elder County, Utah#Obituaries|obituaries]]. <br>
 
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| width="100%" bgcolor="#ccff66" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Dates for major county records<ref>Alice Eichholz, ''Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 676-677. {{WorldCat|55947869|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref>'''
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Box Elder County, Utah#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''[[Box Elder County, Utah#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Box Elder County, Utah#Death|Death]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Box Elder County, Utah#Census|Census]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Box Elder County, Utah#Land|Land]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Box Elder County, Utah#Probate|Probate]]'''</center>
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | 1898-present
<center><div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Utah Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div></center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | 1888-present
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | 1898-present
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | 1856, 1860...
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | 1856-present
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | 1856-present
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| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''For earlier dates, try '''[[Box Elder County, Utah#Churches_and_Religious_Groups|Church]] &#124; [[Box Elder County, Utah#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Box Elder County, Utah#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] &#124; [[Box Elder County, Utah#Parent_Counties|Parent counties]]
<center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016
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|organized= January 5, 1856
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|county seat= Brigham City
|parent county= [[Weber County, Utah Genealogy|Weber]]
|variant spellings=
|county1= [[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy|Tooele]]
|county2= [[Davis County, Utah Genealogy|Davis]]
|county3= [[Weber County, Utah Genealogy|Weber]]
|county4= [[Cache County, Utah Genealogy|Cache]]
|county5= [[Cassia County, Idaho Genealogy|Cassia (ID)]]
|county6= [[Oneida County, Idaho Genealogy|Oneida (ID)]]
|county7= [[Elko County, Nevada Genealogy|Elko (NV)]]</br><center>[[Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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|county courthouse= [[Image:Utah, Box Elder County Courthouse.png|300px]]
|county location in state= [[Image:Ut-boxelder.png|185x185px]]
|adoption=
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<br>[[Image:American Avocet 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|<center>Bear River Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah</center>]]
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== County Information ==


=== Description ===
{{UTDC}}
The county was named for the box elder trees that abound in the county. The county is located in the northwest area of the state.
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Box Elder, Utah" in ''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Elder_County,_Utah'' accessed 3 Dec 2018 </ref>


=== County Courthouse ===
{{Infobox U.S. County
{{UT Courthouse Intro|Box Elder}}
| county = Box Elder County
'''Box Elder County Courthouse'''<br>43 N Main Street<br>Brigham City, UT 84302<br>Phone: 435-734-4600<br>
| county_map = Ut-boxelder.png
[https://www.boxeldercounty.org/ Box Elder Courthouse]<br><br>
| state = Utah
| state_map = Utah.png
| founded year = 1856
| founded date = January 5
| seat wl = Brigham City
| building image = utahboxeldercourthouse.jpg
| building address = County Courthouse&lt;br&gt;1 South Main St.&lt;br&gt;Brigham City, UT 84302  
| web = www.boxeldercounty.org/  
| named for = the many box elder trees in the area, Latin: ''{{wpd|Acer_negundo}}''
<ref></ref>{{wpd|List of counties in Utah}}
| named for image = Boxeldertree.jpg
| adoption_sign = Adoption Utah Genealogical Association
}}


County Clerk has birth and death records 1898-1905, marriage records from 1887, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1856.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Box Elder County, Utah Page 686 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
=== Helpful Facts  ===


=== Box Elder County, Utah Record Dates ===
==== County Court House ====
{{UT Record Dates Intro|Box Elder}}
 
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[http://www.boxeldercounty.org/box-elder-county-courthouse-history.htm Box Elder County Courthouse]<br>1 South Main Street <br>Brigham City, Utah 84302<br>Phone: 435:734-3388&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Box Elder County, Utah . Page 686-688 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=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.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1898
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1887
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1898
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1856
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1856
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1856
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1851
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| colspan="7"| <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1905. General compliance by 1917.</center>
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=== Record Loss ===
County Clerk has birth and death records 1898-1905, marriage records from 1887, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1856.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Box Elder County, Utah Page 686 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
{{UT Record Loss Intro|Box Elder}}
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==== Parent Counties  ====
=== Boundary Changes ===
{{UT Boundary Changes Intro|Box Elder}}
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* '''Parent County(s):'''  Created from [[Weber County, Utah Genealogy|Weber]] county on January 5, 1856.
* '''County Seat:''' Brigham City<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FSC Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Utah Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#UT Utah Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/utah/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Utah county boundary changes
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=== Populated Places ===
{{PAGENAME}} was created January 5, 1856 from: [[Utah Territorial Records|Unorganized territory]] | [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]] and [[Green River County, Utah|Green River (old)]]
{{UT Populated Places Intro|Box Elder}}


For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://utah.hometownlocator.com/ut/Box-Elder Hometown Locator].
{{Tip|{{UTCoTipParentCo}} }}
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated
places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Box Elder County, Utah," in ''Wikipedia:
the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Elder_County,_Utah,
accessed 6 February 2019.</ref>


{{populated places
===== Boundary Changes =====
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*[http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Utah/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#BOX%20ELDER Boundary changes] timeline for {{PAGENAME}} from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's ''Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.''
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_River_City,_Utah Bear River City]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_City,_Utah Brigham City] (county seat)
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinne,_Utah Corinne]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garland,_Utah Garland]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeyville,_Utah Honeyville]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry,_Utah Perry]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremonton,_Utah Tremonton]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard,_Utah Willard]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deweyville,_Utah Deweyville]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwood,_Utah Elwood]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielding,_Utah Fielding]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell,_Utah Howell]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantua,_Utah Mantua]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth,_Utah Plymouth]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage,_Utah Portage]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowville,_Utah Snowville]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothwell,_Utah Bothwell]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collinston,_Utah Collinston]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etna,_Utah Etna]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouse_Creek,_Utah Grouse Creek]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Ward,_Utah Harper Ward]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn,_Utah Lynn]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Valley,_Utah Park Valley]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrose,_Utah Penrose]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory,_Utah Promontory]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thatcher,_Utah Thatcher]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yost,_Utah Yost]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside,_Utah Riverside]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Willard,_Utah South Willard]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thatcher,_Utah Thatcher]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Creek,_Utah Blue Creek]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Creek,_Utah Cedar Creek]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden,_Utah Golden]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardup,_Utah Hardup]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson,_Utah Jackson]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelton,_Utah Kelton]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucin,_Utah Lucin]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matlin,_Utah Matlin]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Settlement,_Utah Russian Settlement]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrace,_Utah Terrace]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washakie,_Utah Washakie]</div>
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=== History Timeline ===
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
{{UT Historical Timeline Intro|Box Elder}}


*'''1800’s'''- The Bear River Valley was originally inhabited by the Fremont and Shoshoni Indians. Then French-Canadian trappers entered the valley.
{{PAGENAME}} is surrounded by: [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele]] | [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]] | [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]] | [[Cache County, Utah|Cache]] | '''Idaho counties:''' [[Cassia County, Idaho|Cassia]] | [[Oneida County, Idaho|Oneida]]; '''Nevada county:''' [[Elko County, Nevada|Elko]] {{Box Elder County, Utah Clickable Neighbors}}
*'''1851'''. First permanent homes in county at site of present Brigham City. Early name was Box Elder.
*'''1851. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard,_Utah Willard] settled by Latter-day Saint settlers.
*'''1852. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry,_Utah Perry] was settled by Orrin Porter Rockwell. Early name was Three Mile Creek.
*'''1853'''. Lorenzo Snow created first self-sufficient city (present-day [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_City,_Utah Brigham City]).
*'''1856'''. Box Elder County formed.
*'''1861'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeyville,_Utah Honeyville] settled. Agricultural community.
*'''1863. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantua,_Utah Mantua] settled by Danish families called by authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to settle in valley.
*'''1864. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deweyville,_Utah Deweyville] settled by William Empey.
*'''1868'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwood,_Utah Elwood ]settled by homesteaders and families with "squatter rights."
*'''1869''' May. Golden spike driven at Promontory Summit to connect Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
*'''1869. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth,_Utah Plymouth ]founded.  Named for imagined resemblance of nearby large rock to the Plymouth Rock.
*'''1869. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinne,_Utah Corinne ]laid out by Union Pacific and settled by people of different religions.
*'''1871. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowville,_Utah Snowville] settled at direction of Brigham Young.  Named after Lorenzo Snow an Apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
*'''1886. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_River_City,_Utah Bear River City] incorporated.
*'''1890'''. Penrose named for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Apostle Charles W. Penrose.
*'''1892'''. Town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielding,_Utah Fielding] erected. Named after Mary Fielding Smith.
*'''1929.  '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwood,_Utah Elwood] established.  Early name was Manila Ward.
*'''1940’s'''. Economic boost during WWII, with creation of [http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1160&context=etd Bushnell General Hospital]<ref>Kathleen Bradford, [http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/b/BUSHNELL_HOSPITAL.shtml Bushnell General Hospital] ''Utah History Encyclopedia'' (Accessed 4 September 2012)</ref>
*'''1950-1960’s'''. Major growth in county, with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiokol Thiokol plant] built in 1957.


== Resources ==
=== Resources ===
{{UT Resources Intro|Box Elder}}


=== Bible Records ===
==== Bible Records ====
{{UT Bible Intro|Box Elder}}


=== Biographies ===
==== Biography ====
{{UT Biographies Intro|Box Elder}}


*''History of Box Elder County'' <ref>Forsgren, Lydia Walker ''History of Box Elder County'' {{WorldCat|10418828}}</ref>
*''History of Box Elder County'' <ref>Forsgren, Lydia Walker ''History of Box Elder County'' {{WorldCat|10418828}}</ref>  
*''Box Elder County, Utah newspaper card index historical, biographical, vital records''
*''Box Elder County, Utah newspaper card index historical, biographical, vital records''
::Newspaper card index to births, deaths, divorces, marriages, and subject index, 1890-1915 <ref>Film [[FS Library|1145491</ref>
::Newspaper card index, locality index <ref>{{FSC|1145492}} Item 1</ref>
::Newspaper card index, biographies <ref>{{FSC|1145492}} Item 2 </ref>
::Newspaper card index, subject and vital record index - Corinne newspapers, 1869-1875 <ref>{{FSC|1145492}} Item 3</ref> <br>


=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
::Newspaper card index to births, deaths, divorces, marriages, and subject index, 1890-1915 <ref>Film [[FHL|1145491</ref>
{{UT Business Records Intro|Box Elder}}
::Newspaper card index, locality index <ref>{{FHL|1145492}} Item 1</ref>&nbsp;
::Newspaper card index, biographies <ref>{{FHL|1145492}} Item 2 </ref>&nbsp;
::Newspaper card index, subject and vital record index - Corinne newspapers, 1869-1875 <ref>{{FHL|1145492}} Item 3</ref> <br>
 
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Biography|subject|disp=Biographies}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
 
==== Business Records and Commerce  ====


=== Cemeteries ===
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Business records and commerce|subject|disp=Business records and commerce}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
{{UT Cemeteries Intro|Box Elder}}


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==== Cemeteries  ====
 
{{UTCoCemeteries}}
 
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Box Elder County, Utah''' online and in print</center>
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#B0E0E6" | <center>State and national resources for '''{{PAGENAME}}''' cemeteries</center>
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
| width="30%" bgcolor="#B0FFFF" | <center>'''Online Grave Transcripts<br>or Images''' </center>  
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
| width="30%" bgcolor="#ffffbb" | <center>'''Published Grave<br> Transcripts''' </center>
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Box%20Elder+County%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2775  Find a Grave]
| bgcolor="#FFEBCD" | <center>'''Lists of Cemeteries<br>in the County'''</center>
* [http://www.interment.net/us/ut/box_elder.htm Interment]
* [http://utahgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=2 UTGravestones]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?&cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Utah&cemetery_county=Box  BillionGraves]
* [https://cce.my.salesforce-sites.com/burials/searchcemeteries?City=&County=Box+elder&Name= Utah Cemeteries and Burials]
* [http://usgwtombstones.org/utah/boxelder.htm UT Tombstone Transcription Project]
* [http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/boxelder/boxelder.htm USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' [[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |(Often more complete)]]</center>
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[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=47&GScnty=2775&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n FindAGrave] <br>[http://interment.net/us/ut/box_elder.htm Interment.net] <br>[http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchburials Utah Cemeteries &amp; Burial Database] <br>[http://utahgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=2 Utah Gravestones] <br>[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#country=United+States&state=Utah&county=Box+Elder&search_text=&action=search_cemetery Billion Graves] <br>[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Box_Elder/cem/ Linkpendium] <br>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1542862 Veterans to 1966]
* {{FSC|United States, Utah, Box Elder - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1215747973|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
 
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Box+Elder+County%2C+Utah+cemetery&qt=results_page WorldCat]
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{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Cemeteries|subject|disp=FamilySearch Library}} <br>
 
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/2078505 Early Church Info File] <br>
 
[http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=box+elder+county%2C+utah+cemetery WorldCat] <br>
 
[[Utah Periodicals]]
 
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[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=47&CScnty=2775 FindAGrave] <br>
 
[http://usgwtombstones.org/utah/boxelder.htm USGenWeb Tombstone Project] <br>
 
[http://web.archive.org/web/20080509081116/http://www.lofthouse.com/boxelder/cemeteries.htm UTGenWeb Cemeteries] <br>
 
[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=22830&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=5&stateAbbv=&stateName= Epodunk] <br>
 
[http://utah.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery,scfips,49001.cfm Utah Hometown Locator Cemeteries] <br>
 
[http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchcemetery Utah Cemeteries Search] <br>
 
[http://genealogytrails.com/utah/beaver/cems.html Genealogy Trails]<br>
 
|-
|-
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
| colspan="3" | <center>See [[Utah#Online_Resources|Utah Cemeteries]] for details about each site. </center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Box%20Elder+County%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_2775 Find a Grave]
* [https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393485&reqParentsLabel=Box%20Elder%2C%20Utah%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
|-
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"|<center>See [[Utah Cemeteries|Utah Cemeteries]] for more information.<center>
|}
|}


[[Image:Brigham City Cemetery.jpg|thumb|right|190px]]
{{RAOGKcemetery}}
* '''Territorial-1966''' {{RecordSearch|1542862|Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
* '''1848-2001''' {{RecordSearch|2001084|Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, State Archives Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
'''Additional information on Box Elder County cemeteries'''
*[https://cce.my.salesforce-sites.com/burials/searchcemeteries?showAll=true Utah Cemeteries] Utah Division 0f State History
 
*List of Box Elder County, Utah [[Box Elder County, Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] that exist or in some cases no longer exist. <br>
*The Garland, Utah Interment &amp; Disinterment Registers are part of the FamilySearch Historical Record Collection: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/2001084 Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.]  
**''This register appears to have been started in 1908; but includes references to burials prior to 1908 that presumably came from tombstones standing in 1908.''  
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/boxelder/boxelder.htm USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah] provides names in Plymouth Cemetery and Woodmen of the World of Box Elder County.
 
{{UTLine4endofTopic}}
 
==== Census  ====
 
The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Box Elder County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see [[Utah Census|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 <br>
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Census|subject|disp=Censuses}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
 
==== Churches and Religious Groups  ====
 
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Church Records|subject|disp=Church Records}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
 
===== The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)  =====
 
{{UTChurchBlurb}}
 
<center>(Section In process. [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Church LDS Phase 1|Want to help?]])</center>
 
{{UTChurchLDSTableBeg}}
'''Stakes and the areas they cover:''' <br>
*[[Bear River Stake, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Bear River Stake, Utah]]: Northeastern part of Box Elder County, Utah
*[[Box Elder Stake, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Box Elder Stake, Utah]]:<br>
*[[Curlew Stake, Idaho LDS Church Wards and Branches|Curlew Stake, Idaho]]:<br>
*[[Malad Stake, Idaho LDS Church Wards and Branches|Malad Stake, Idaho]]:
 
'''Places:''' [[Beaverdam, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Beaverdam]]{{·}} [[Bothwell, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Bothwell]]{{·}} [[Brigham City, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Brigham City]]{{·}} [[Cedar Creek, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Cedar Creek]]{{·}} [[Corinne, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Corinne]]{{·}} [[Deweyville, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Deweyville]]{{·}} [[Elwood, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Elwood]]{{·}} [[Fielding, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Fielding]]{{·}} [[Garland, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Garland]]{{·}} [[Honeyville, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Honeyville]]{{·}} [[Howell, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Howell]]{{·}} [[Mantua, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Mantua]]{{·}} [[Park Valley, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Park Valley]]{{·}} [[Perry, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Perry]]{{·}} [[Plymouth, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Plymouth]]{{·}} [[Promontory, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Promontory]]{{·}} [[Snowville, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Snowville]] {{·}} [[Tremonton, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Tremonton]]{{·}} [[Washakie, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Washakie]]{{·}} [[Willard, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Willard]]{{·}} [[Yost, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Yost]]
 
'''Church units without place names:''' <br>
Beaver Ward, see [[Beaverdam, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Beaverdam]]{{·}}
[[Penrose, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Penrose Ward]] (in a rural area of Box Elder County, Utah){{·}}
[[Thatcher, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Thatcher]]{{·}}
{{UTTableEnd}}


=== Census Records ===
{{UT Census Intro|Box Elder}}


{{Historical populations
{{UTLine4endofTopic}}
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Elder_County,_Utah#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]
|1860 |1608
|1870 |4855
|1880 |6761
|1890 |7642
|1900 |10009
|1910 |13894
|1920 |18788
|1930 |17810
|1940 |18832
|1950 |19734
|1960 |25061
|1970 |28129
|1980 |33222
|1990 |36485
|2000 |42745
|2010 |49975
}}
*[[Utah Census|Utah Census]] for online indexes and images of US federal censuses. of: 1856, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940.
*[[Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book|Statewide printed indexes]], including 1856.
*[[Using the Census to find other records about ancestors]]


=== Church Records ===
==== Court Records ====
{{UT Church Intro|Box Elder}}


''''' The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)'''''<br>
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Court Records|subject|disp=Court records}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
{| style="float:right;
*Current records may be at the [http://www.boxeldercounty.org/justice-court.htm Box Elder County Justice Court]. Phone: 435-734-3390
|-
 
|{{MormonLDSRemoval}}
==== Directories  ====
|}
 
* '''1877-1918''' {{RecordSearch|2553860|Utah, LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations, 1877-1918}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Directories|subject|disp=Directories}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
 
==== Ethnic and Other Groups  ====
 
==== Funeral Homes  ====


[http://www.gilliesfuneralchapel.com/ Gillies Funeral Chapel and Crematory]<ref>''Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory''.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,937.</ref><br>634 East 200 South<br>Brigham City, UT 84302<br>Phone: 435-723-5236<br>Toll Free Phone: 888-723-5236<br>Fax: 435-723-6905


[http://www.myers-mortuary.com/ Myers Mortuary]<ref>''Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory''.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,937.</ref><br>205 South 100 East<br>Brigham City, UT 84302<br>Phone: 435-723-8484<br>Fax: 435-723-7170


{| width="70%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="2" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
[http://www.rogersandtaylor.com/fh/home/home.cfm?fh_id=14028 Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home]<ref>''Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory''.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,941.</ref><br>111 North 1st East<br>Tremonton, UT 84337<br>Phone:435-257-3424<br>Fax: 435-257-7384
|-
| width="90%" bgcolor="99d6ff" align="center" | '''Guide to history and records of wards and branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'''
|-
| <br>
'''Stakes in the county:'''


*[[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bear River Stake, Utah|Bear River Stake, Utah]]<br>
==== Gazetteers  ====
*[[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Box Elder Stake, Utah|Box Elder Stake, Utah]]<br>
*[[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Curlew Stake, Idaho|Curlew Stake, Idaho]]<br>
*[[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Malad Stake, Idaho|Malad Stake, Idaho]]
'''Places:''' [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Beaverdam, Box Elder, Utah|Beaverdam]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bothwell, Box Elder County, Utah|Bothwell]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah|Brigham City]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cedar Creek, Box Elder County, Utah|Cedar Creek]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Corinne, Box Elder County, Utah|Corinne]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Deweyville, Box Elder County, Utah|Deweyville]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Elwood, Box Elder County, Utah|Elwood]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fielding, Box Elder County, Utah|Fielding]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Garland, Millard County, Utah|Garland]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Honeyville, Box Elder County, Utah|Honeyville]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Howell, Box Elder County, Utah|Howell]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mantua, Box Elder County, Utah|Mantua]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Park Valley, Box Elder County, Utah|Park Valley]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Perry, Box Elder County, Utah|Perry]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Plymouth, Box Elder County, Utah|Plymouth]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Promontory, Box Elder County, Utah|Promontory]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Snowville, Box Elder County, Utah|Snowville]] {{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tremonton, Box Elder County, Utah|Tremonton]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washakie, Box Elder, Utah|Washakie]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Willard, Box Elder County, Utah|Willard]]{{·}} [[Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Yost, Box Elder, Utah|Yost]]
'''List of [[Stakes and Wards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Box Elder County, Utah|Stakes and Wards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Box Elder]]''' to about 1948
|}


''' List of Churches and Church Parishes'''<br>
==== Genealogy  ====
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393485&reqParentsLabel=Box%20Elder%2C%20Utah%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''': Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]<br>


=== Court Records ===
{{CommunityTree}}  
{{UT Court Intro|Box Elder}}


''Online Court Indexes and Records''<br>
==== History  ====
* '''1856-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1935517|Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856-1960}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Box Elder County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only


=== Directories ===
*[http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google Books] has several online history books about [http://books.google.com/books?lr=&as_brr=0&q=box+elder+county+utah+history Box Elder County].
{{UT Directories Intro|Box Elder}}
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - History|subject|disp=Histories}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary


=== Emigration and Immigration ===
===== History Timeline =====
{{UT Emigration Intro|Box Elder}}


* '''1847-1868''' {{RecordSearch|2517340|Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & links to images
*[http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Utah/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#BOX%20ELDER Boundary changes] timeline for {{PAGENAME}} from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's ''Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.''


=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from ''Wikipedia'' for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Elder_County,_Utah Box Elder County].
{{UT Ethnic Groups Intro|Box Elder}}


=== Funeral Homes  ===
*'''1800’s'''- The Bear River Valley was originally inhabited by the Fremont and Shoshoni Indians. Then French-Canadian trappers entered the valley.
{{UT Funeral Homes Intro|Box Elder}}
*'''1851'''. First permanent homes in county at site of present Brigham City. Early name was Box Elder.&nbsp;
{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top;"
*'''1851. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard,_Utah Willard] settled by Mormon settlers.
|-
*'''1852. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry,_Utah Perry] was settled by Orrin Porter Rockwell. Early name was Three Mile Creek.
|
*'''1853'''. Lorenzo Snow created first self-sufficient city (present-day [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_City,_Utah Brigham City]).
<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
*'''1856'''. Box Elder County formed.
<li>[https://gfc-utah.com/ Gillies Funeral Chapel] in Brigham City</li>
*'''1861'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeyville,_Utah Honeyville] settled. Agricultural community.
<li>[https://www.myers-mortuary.com/ Myers Mortuary] in Brigham City</li>
*'''1863. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantua,_Utah Mantua] settled by Danish families called by authorities of L.D.S. Church to settle in valley.
<li>[https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com/ Rudd Funeral Home] in Garland</li>
*'''1864. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deweyville,_Utah Deweyville] settled by William Empey.
<li>[https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com/ Rudd Funeral Home] in Tremonton</li>
*'''1868'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwood,_Utah Elwood ]settled by homesteaders and families with "squatter rights."  
</ul>
*'''1869''' May. Golden spike driven at Promontory Summit to connect Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
|}
*'''1869. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth,_Utah Plymouth ]founded.&nbsp; Named for imagined resemblance of nearby large rock to the Plymouth Rock.
*'''1869. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinne,_Utah Corinne ]laid out by Union Pacific and settled by people of different religions.
*'''1871. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowville,_Utah Snowville] settled at direction of Brigham Young.&nbsp; Named after Mormon Apostle Lorenzo Snow.
*'''1886. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_River_City,_Utah Bear River City] incorporated.
*'''1890'''. Penrose named for Mormon Apostle Charles W. Penrose.
*'''1892'''. Town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielding,_Utah Fielding] erected. Named after&nbsp;Mary Fielding Smith.
*'''1929.&nbsp; '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwood,_Utah Elwood] established.&nbsp; Early name was Manila Ward.
*'''1940’s'''. Economic boost during WWII, with creation of [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/b/BUSHNELLHOSPITAL.html Bushnell General Hospital]<ref>Kathleen Bradford, [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/b/BUSHNELLHOSPITAL.html Bushnell General Hospital] ''Utah History Encyclopedia'' (Accessed 4 September 2012)</ref>  
*'''1950-1960’s'''. Major growth in county, with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiokol Thiokol plant] built in 1957.


=== Genealogies ===
==== Land ====
{{UT Genealogies Intro|Box Elder}}


=== Guardianship ===
*{{RecordSearch|1935517|Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856–1960}} FamilySearch Historical Record Collection. Collection cover 1857 to 1940 and the index covers 1847 to 1942.
{{UT Guardianship Intro|Box Elder}}
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Land and property|subject|disp=Land records}} {{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
*Indian Land Records, 1884-1930. {{FHL|170171|item|disp=FHL film 480866 Item 5}}
*Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder Mining District (Utah). Recorder. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7297 "Box Elder County, Utah Mining Notices of Location, 1889-1893"] This is a digital version of Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 18128. Collection provides the name of the claim, locators, location, legal description, and the mining district.<br>
*Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder Mining District (Utah). Recorder. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7298 "Box Elder County, Utah Mining Records, 1890-1892"] This is a digital version of Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 18129. Collection provides the name of the grantee or grantor, mine name, date the record was made, and the page number on which the record can be found.<br><br>


=== Land and Property Records ===
Wiki articles describing online collection are found at:  
{{UT Land Intro|Box Elder}}
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
* '''1856-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1935517|Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856-1960}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Box Elder County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1884-1930''' Indian Land Records, 1884-1930. {{FSC|170171|item|disp=FS Library film 480866 Item 5}}
*Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder Mining District (Utah). Recorder. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7297 "Box Elder County, Utah Mining Notices of Location, 1889-1893"] This is a digital version of Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 18128. Collection provides the name of the claim, locators, location, legal description, and the mining district.<br>
*Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder Mining District (Utah). Recorder. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7298 "Box Elder County, Utah Mining Records, 1890-1892"] This is a digital version of Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 18129. Collection provides the name of the grantee or grantor, mine name, date the record was made, and the page number on which the record can be found.<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


=== Local Histories ===
*[[Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
{{UT Histories Intro|Box Elder}}


* Huchel, Frederick M. [http://utah.ptfs.com/awweb/main.jsp?flag=browse&smd=1&awdid=2 ''A history of Box Elder County''], Utah Centennial County History Series.
==== Maps  ====
* [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google Books] has several online history books about [http://books.google.com/books?lr=&as_brr=0&q=box+elder+county+utah+history Box Elder County].


=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
For historical maps of Utah and Box Elder County, see:
{{UT Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{UT Box Elder County}}}}
{{UT Maps Intro|Box Elder}}
[[Utah Gazetteers]]<br>


For historical maps of Utah and Box Elder County, see:
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/view David Rumsey Collection] for [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search;jsessionid=3F2BEFE2263F2503B31962639FF1BC41?q=utah&sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort Utah]
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Perry-Castaneda Map Collection] for [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/utah.html Utah]
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Perry-Castaneda Map Collection] for [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/utah.html Utah]  
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/188037/Utah+1876+State+Map+17x22/Utah+1876+State+Map/Utah/ 1876 Utah Map]Box Elder County is in the upper left corner
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/188037/Utah+1876+State+Map+17x22/Utah+1876+State+Map/Utah/ 1876 Utah Map]&nbsp; Box Elder County is in the upper left corner  
*[http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/utah/ Historical Maps of Utah] has several maps of Utah counties
*[http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/utah/ Historical Maps of Utah] has several maps of Utah counties  
*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/UT/County/boxelder.htm 1895 U S Atlas] of Box Elder County
*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/UT/County/boxelder.htm 1895 U S&nbsp;Atlas] of Box Elder County  
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Box+Elder+County&hl=en&sll=39.499761,-111.547028&sspn=6.602676,9.876709&hnear=Box+Elder,+Utah&t=m&z=8 Google highway map of Box Elder County] 2012
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Box+Elder+County&hl=en&sll=39.499761,-111.547028&sspn=6.602676,9.876709&hnear=Box+Elder,+Utah&t=m&z=8 Google highway map of Box Elder County] 2012
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393485&reqParentsLabel=Box%20Elder%2C%20Utah%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]


=== Migration ===
==== Migration ====
{{UT Migration Intro|Box Elder}}
 
Early migration routes to and from {{PAGENAME}} for emigrant settlers included:&nbsp;:


Early migration routes to and from Box Elder County for emigrant settlers included:
*[[California Trail]] 1846 to 1869 from western [[Missouri]] to northern [[California]]<ref>National Park Service, "California Trail" (map) in ''California National Historic Trail'' at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/upload/CALImap1-web.pdf (accessed 2 August 2011).</ref>&nbsp;
*[[California Trail]] 1846 to 1869 from western [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]] to northern [[California, United States Genealogy|California]]<ref>National Park Service, "California Trail" (map) in ''California National Historic Trail'' at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/upload/CALImap1-web.pdf (accessed 2 August 2011).</ref> <br>
*[[Mormon Trail]] 1848 to 1869 from [[Iowa]] to [[Utah]]<ref>"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 2 August 2011).</ref>&nbsp;
*[[Mormon Trail]] 1848 to 1869 from [[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]] to [[Utah, United States Genealogy|Utah]]<ref>"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 2 August 2011).</ref>
*[[Central Pacific Railroad]] since 1869 from [[Ogden, Utah]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento,_California Sacramento, California]<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "First Transcontinental Railroad" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad (accessed 2 August 2011).</ref>
*[[Central Pacific Railroad]] since 1869 from [[Ogden, Utah]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento,_California Sacramento, California]<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "First Transcontinental Railroad" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad (accessed 2 August 2011).</ref>


=== Military Records ===
==== Military  ====
{{UT Military Intro|Box Elder}}
 
*'''[1917-1957]'''{{RecordSearch|1935517|Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856–1960}} FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Military records|subject|disp=Military records}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/utah/boxelder.htm Casualties from Box Elder County ]in World War II (Army and Air Force)
 
==== Naturalization and Citizenship  ====
 
*'''[1869-1945] '''{{RecordSearch|1935517|Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856–1960}} FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.
*'''[1868-1869] '''Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder County (Utah). Probate Court. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7056 "Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869"] Ancestry.com ($) This is a digital version of the Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 85171.<ref>“Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869” Ancestry.com ( search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7056 : accessed 24 Oct 2012), “Source Information”.</ref> Collection provides the applicant's name, date certificate was issued, country of origin, and a page number referring to the location of the original record.<ref>“Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869” Ancestry.com ( earch.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7056 : accessed 24 Oct 2012), “About Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869”.</ref>
*'''[1896-1929] '''Certificates of citizenship and declaration of intention are included in the FamilySearch Historical Records Collection: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/2001084 Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001].
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Naturalization and Citizenship|subject|disp=Naturalization and Citizenship records}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
 
==== Newspapers  ====
 
{{UTNewspaperBlurb}} Resources include:
 
*{{UTDigitalNewspapers}} <br>
**''Box Elder News''&nbsp;and&nbsp;''Corinne Reporter'', covering 1871-1926 are included.
*{{FHL|Utah, Davis - Newspapers|subject|disp=Newspapers}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Davis County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Utah&county=BoxElder&city=&year1=1690&year2=2012&terms=&frequency=&language=&ethnicity=&labor=&material_type=&lccn=&rows=20 Existing copies of newspapers]{{UTNewspaperChroniclingAmerica}}<br>
 
{{RAOGKobituary}}
 
==== &nbsp;Obituaries  ====
 
{{UTObituariesBlurb}}
 
*[[Box Elder County, Utah#Newspapers|Newspapers of {{PAGENAME}}]]
*Local [[Box Elder County, Utah#Funeral_Homes|Funeral Homes]], [[Box Elder County, Utah#Societies|Societies]], [[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|Libraries]], or in family records.
*Obituaries of [[Box Elder County, Utah#Neighboring_Counties|neighboring counties]]
*Newspapers of major cities: [[Utah Newspapers#Deseret_News|Deseret News]] and/or [[Utah Newspapers#The_Salt_Lake_Tribune|The Salt Lake Tribune]] both in Salt Lake City
 
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Obituaries|subject|disp=Obituaries}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/boxelder/boxelder.htm USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah] contains the obituaries of 2002-2005 from Box Elder Journal<br>
 
==== Officials and Employees  ====
 
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Officials and employees|subject|disp=Records of Officials and employees}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
 
==== Periodicals  ====
 
==== Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.  ====
 
{{UTCoPoorComments}}
 
==== Probate  ====
 
*[[Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Probate records|subject|disp=Probate records}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
 
==== Public Records  ====
 
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Public Records|subject|disp=Public records}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
*An online collection is linked to and described on [[Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Utah, Box Elder County Records]]
 
==== Resource Repositories  ====
 
===== Courthouses  =====
 
{{Wikipedia|Box Elder County, Utah}} Address: 1 South Main St, Brigham City, UT 84302<br>Phone (Brigham City): 435-734-3300 <br>Phone (Tremonton): 435-257-5810 <br>Hours: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday<br>{{RAOGKcourthouse}} [http://www.boxeldercounty.org/ Box Elder County] Home Page [http://www.boxeldercounty.org/box-elder-county-courthouse-history.htm History of the Box Elder County Courthouse] <br>
 
<br>'''County seat: '''Brigham City
 
===== Family History Centers  =====


* '''Territorial-1966''' {{RecordSearch|1542862|Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
* '''1856-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1935517|Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856-1960}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Box Elder County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*[[Brigham City Utah Family History Center]]  
*[[Tremonton-Garland Utah Family History Center]]


''''' Civil War'''''<br>
===== Libraries  =====
* '''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932426|Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images at Partner site


'''''World War I'''''<br>
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Archives and Libraries,|subject|disp=Items about archives and libraries}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}public libraries.
* '''1914-1918''' {{RecordSearch|3041286|Utah, World War I Army Servicemen Records Abstracts, 1914-1918}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, World War I Army Servicemen Records, Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1914-1918''' {{RecordSearch|3028759|Utah, World War I Service Questionnaires, 1914-1918}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, World War I Service Questionnaires - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1917-1918''' {{RecordSearch|3019074|Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1917-1918''' {{RecordSearch|3031545|Utah, World War I Militia Lists, 1917-1918}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, World War I Militia Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


''''' World War II'''''<br>
*[http://bcpl.lib.ut.us/ Brigham City Library]&nbsp;:26 East Forest Street&nbsp;:Brigham City, UT 84302&nbsp;:Phone: (435) 723-5850&nbsp; (435) 723-5850 *[http://garlandlibrary.org/ Garland Public Library]&nbsp;:86 West Factory Rd&nbsp;:Garland, UT 84312&nbsp;:Phone: (435) 257-3117 (435) 257-3117
*'''1939-1945''' {{RecordSearch|3031542|Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[http://www.tremontoncity.com/LIBRARY.MAIN.HTML Tremonton City Library]&nbsp;:210 North Tremont Street&nbsp;:Tremonton, UT 84337&nbsp;:Phone: (435) 257-2690
* '''1940-1947''' {{RecordSearch|2659402|Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/utah/boxelder.htm Casualties from Box Elder County] in World War II (Army and Air Force)


=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
===== Societies  =====
{{UT Naturalization Intro|Box Elder}}
''Online Naturalization Indexes and Records''<br>
* '''1856-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1935517|Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856-1960}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Box Elder County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1868-1869''' Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder County (Utah). Probate Court. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7056 "Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869"] Ancestry.com ($)<ref>“Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869” Ancestry.com ( search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7056 : accessed 24 Oct 2012), “Source Information”.</ref> Collection provides the applicant's name, date certificate was issued, country of origin, and a page number referring to the location of the original record.<ref>“Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869” Ancestry.com ( earch.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7056 : accessed 24 Oct 2012), “About Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869”.</ref>
* '''1906-1930''' {{RecordSearch|2174938|Utah Naturalization Records, 1906-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1906-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61210 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930] at Ancestry- index & images ($)


=== Newspapers ===
[http://www.brighamcitymuseum.org Brigham City Museum]<br>24 North 300 West<br>Brigham City,&nbsp;UT 84302<br>(435)&nbsp;226-1439<br>The ''de facto'' historical society for Box Elder County. Collections include historical artifacts, photographs, and other archival materials from areas throughout the county. [http://c.boxeldermuseum.org/pawtucket Online collections] (partial holdings only)
{{UT Newspapers Intro|Box Elder}}
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50077/ Utah, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1850-2003''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10636/utah-newspapers-1850-2003?s=275764761 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
* [http://digitalnewspapers.org/ ''Utah Digital Newspapers Project''] gives newspaper images online. '''Search All Newspapers''' by name or keywords, or '''Browse by County''' to view the digitized newspapers.<br>
::''Box Elder News'' and ''Corinne Reporter'', covering 1871-1926 are included.


=== Obituaries ===
<br>
{{UT Obituaries Intro|Box Elder}}


* '''1850-2005''' {{RecordSearch|2302011|Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & links to images
Bear River City DUP Museum<br>4600 West 5900 North (in the park)<br>Bear River, UT 84301<br>Open on request; free admission <br>435-279-8350<br><br>Brigham City DUP (Restored Log Cabin)<br>200 North 300 West (Pioneer Park)<br>Brigham City, UT 84302<br>Open by appointment; free admission <br>
*'''2002-2005''' [http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/boxelder/boxelder.htm USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah] contains the obituaries of 2002-2005 from Box Elder Journal<br>
*'''2010-2013''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62189/ Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013] at Ancestry - index ($)


=== Other Records ===
==== Taxation  ====
{{UT Other Records Intro|Box Elder}}


==== Prisons ====
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Taxation|subject|disp=Taxation records}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].
*'''1892-1949''' [https://archives.utah.gov/digital/328.htm Board of Pardons Prisoners' Pardon Application Case Files, 1892-1949] at [https://images.archives.utah.gov/digital/ Utah Division of Archives and Records Service] – index & images


==== Public Records ====
==== Vital Records ====
*'''1856-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1935517|Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856-1960}} -[[Utah, Box Elder County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How To Use this Record]] — index & images


=== Periodicals ===
===== Birth  =====
{{UT Periodicals Intro|Box Elder}}


=== Probate Records ===
{{UTBirthBlurb}}  
{{UT Probate Intro|Box Elder}}


''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
====== '''Before 1856''' ======
*'''1800-1985''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9082 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1856-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1935517|Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856-1960}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Box Elder County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


=== School Records ===
:''{{PAGENAME}} was formed 5 January 1856.''
{{UT Schools Intro|Box Elder}}


{{UTBirthBlurbB4Formed}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Parent_Counties|parent counties]] {{UTBirthBlurbB4Formed2}}


=== Social Security Records ===
====== '''1856 - 1897''' ======
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry ($) — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


=== Tax Records ===
{{UTBirthBlurbNoBirthRecords}}  
{{UT Tax Intro|Box Elder}}


=== Vital Records ===
:*{{UTBirthInfoDeathOnline}}
{{UT Vital Intro|Box Elder}}
:*[[Box Elder County, Utah#Churches and Religious Groups{{UTBirthInfoChurch}}
:*See also other records that give birth information, such as [[Box Elder County, Utah#Death|Death records]], [[Box Elder County, Utah#Census|Census]], [[Box Elder County, Utah#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Box Elder County, Utah#Obituaries|Obituaries]]
:*See also [[Box Elder County, Utah#Neighboring_Counties{{UTBirthInfoNeighboring}}


==== Birth ====
====== '''1898-present'''  ======
{{UT Birth Intro|Box Elder}}


* '''1903-1914''' {{RecordSearch|1390750|Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Birth Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
{{UTBirthBlurb1898toPresent}}  
*'''1905-1917''' [http://archives.utah.gov/digital/81443.htm 1905-1917 online images] (Vital records/Birth certificates)
*[http://www.brhd.org/vital-records/birth-certificates.html Bear River Health Department]


==== Marriage ====
{{UTBirthBlurbOpentoPublic}}  
{{UT Marriage Intro|Box Elder}}


* '''1805-1992''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=utah%2cut Utah, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index ($)
:*1898-1905 Series #84098 at Utah State Archives. Not online, no online index. Copies available through FamilySearch Library copy: {{FHL|480875|disp=FSL film 480875}} . There are no names of children in the records. (Census or church records will help.)  
*'''1860-1944''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1971 Utah, U.S., Select Marriage Records, 1860-1944] at Ancestry — index & images ($); selected counties
:*[http://archives.utah.gov/digital/81443.htm 1906-1910 online images] {{UTBirthArchivesBrowse1906+}}
* '''1871-1941''' {{RecordSearch|1803977|Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
:*{{UTBirthFromIGI}}
* '''1887-1937''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30242/utah-county-marriages-1887-1937?s=275764761 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937] at MyHeritage - index ($)
* '''1887-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10214/utah-marriages-1887-1999?s=275764761 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index] at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources


==== Death ====
{{UTBirthBlurbRestricted}}  
{{UT Death Intro|Box Elder}}


* '''1904-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1747615|Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
:*[http://www.brhd.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=35&Itemid=27 Bear River Health Department], 817 West 950 South, '''Brigham City''', Utah 84302. Phone (435) 734-0845.
*'''1903-1908'''  [http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/boxelder/boxelder.htm USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah] provides the Death Certificates of 1903-1908
*[http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/death.htm Utah State Burial Index] for death before 1904


==== Divorce ====
{{UTLine4endofTopic}}  
{{UT Divorce Intro|Box Elder}}


*'''1848-2001''' {{RecordSearch|2001084|Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, State Archives Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
===== Marriage  =====


===Voting Records===
*'''1887-1942''' '''[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].''' Includes Box Elder County 1887-1942.<ref>"Box Elder County, Utah: Family History and Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records and More," ''Linkpendium,'' http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Box_Elder/, accessed 1 February 2012.</ref>
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20392/utah-voter-registrations?s=275764761 Utah, Voter Registrations] at MyHeritage — index ($)


== Research Facilities ==
'''Wiki articles describing marriage a collection is found at:'''
{{UT Research Facilities Intro|Box Elder}}


=== Archives ===
[[Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
{{UT Archives Intro|Box Elder}}
* '''1848-2001''' {{RecordSearch|2001084|Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, State Archives Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


=== FamilySearch Centers ===
====== Divorce  ======
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/tremonton/487-e-900-n Bear River Valley Utah FamilySearch Center]
*1875-1876 Beaver county divorce records are included in the the FamilySearch digital collection: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/2001084 Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/brigham-city/531-north-100-west Brigham City Utah FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/eden/6500-e-1900-n Huntsville Utah FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/hyrum/245-n-apple-dr Hyrum Utah North FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/layton/915-west-gordon-avenue Layton Utah FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/newton/76-south-100-west Newton Utah FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/ogden/321-22nd-street Ogden Utah FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/smithfield/179-n-100-e Smithfield Utah YSA FamilySearch Center]
*[https://library.loganutah.org/ Logan Library Utah] - an affiliate library


=== Libraries ===
===== Death  =====
{{UT Libraries Intro|Box Elder}}


*'''Brigham City Library'''<br>26 East Forest Street, Brigham City, UT 84302<br>Phone: 435-723-5850<br>Email: [mailto:reference@bcutah.org reference@bcutah.org]<br>[https://www.brighamlibrary.org/ Website]
*'''''Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -'''''A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/ . 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, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.
*'''[http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchburials Utah State Burial Index]''' for death before 1904
*Utah State Vital Records&nbsp;:Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records &amp; Statistics&nbsp;:P.O. Box 141010&nbsp;:Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-1010&nbsp;:Phone: (801) 538-6101
*Box Elder County Utah Vital Records&nbsp;:Box Elder County Clerk&nbsp;:1 S Main Street&nbsp;:Brigham City, UT 84302&nbsp;:Phone: (435) 734-3388
*First District Court (Divorce Records)&nbsp;:43 North Main&nbsp;:P.O. Box 873&nbsp;:Brigham City, UT 84302-0873&nbsp;:Phone: (435) 734-4600 Fax: (435) 734-4610 <br>  
*{{FHL|Utah, Box Elder - Vital Records|subject|disp=Vital records}}{{FHLTopicLinks}}[[Box Elder County, Utah#Libraries|public libraries]].  
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/boxelder/boxelder.htm USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah] provides the Death Certificates of 1903-1908


*'''Garland Public Library'''<br>86 West Factory Rd, Garland, UT 84312<br> Phone: 435-257-3117<br>[http://garlandlibrary.org/ Website]<br>
{{Utahdeathsubs}}


*'''Tremonton City Library'''<br>210 North Tremont Street, Tremonton, UT 84337<br>Phone: 435-257-2690<br>[http://www.tremontoncity.com/LIBRARY.MAIN.HTML/ Website]<br>
==== Voting Registers  ====


=== Museums ===
=== Towns and Communities  ===
{{UT Museums Intro|Box Elder}}


*'''Bear River City DUP Museum'''<br>4600 West 5900 North<br>Bear River, UT 84301<br>Open on request; free admission <br>435-279-8350<br><br>
{{Box Elder County, Utah}}
*'''Brigham City DUP (Restored Log Cabin)'''<br>200 North 300 West (Pioneer Park)<br>Brigham City, UT 84302<br>Open by appointment; free admission <br><br>
*'''Brigham City Museum'''<br>24 North 300 West<br>Brigham City, UT 84302<br>Phone: 435-226-1439<br>[http://www.brighamcitymuseum.org Website]<br><br>
*'''Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature Collections'''<br> [http://c.boxeldermuseum.org/pawtucket Website]<br><br>


== Societies ==
{{Utah|Utah}}  
{{UT Societies Intro|Box Elder}}


== Websites ==
=== References  ===
{{UT Websites Intro|Box Elder}}
* [http://www.linkpendium.com/box_elder-ut-genealogy/ Linkpendium]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/boxelder/boxelder.htm USGW Archives]
*[http://theusgenweb.org/ut/boxelder/ Box Elder Gen Web] part of [https://usgenwebsites.org/UTGenWeb/ Utah GenWeb]
*{{FSC Place IDNum|989|Utah|Box%20Elder}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.


== Research Guides ==
{{reflist}}  
{{UT Research Guides Intro|Box Elder}}


== References ==
{{featured article}}  
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{{Utah|Utah}}


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The Box Elder County, Utah genealogy guide to find parents, birth, marriage, death, and more since 1856, when the county was formed. This page lists online, published, and original resources, such as cemeteries, censuses, church, court, land, probate, and obituaries.

Dates for major county records[1]
Birth
Marriage
Death
Census
Land
Probate
1898-present 1888-present 1898-present 1856, 1860... 1856-present 1856-present
For earlier dates, try Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries | Parent counties

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Box Elder County, Utah
Map
Map of Utah highlighting Box Elder County
Location in the state of Utah
Map of the U.S. highlighting Utah
Location of Utah in the U.S.
Facts
Founded January 5, 1856
County Seat Brigham City
Courthouse
Utahboxeldercourthouse.jpg
Address County Courthouse<br>1 South Main St.<br>Brigham City, UT 84302
Website: www.boxeldercounty.org
Named for: the many box elder trees in the area, Latin: Acer_negundo

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Boxeldertree.jpg


Helpful Facts[edit | edit source]

County Court House[edit | edit source]

Box Elder County Courthouse
1 South Main Street
Brigham City, Utah 84302
Phone: 435:734-3388 

County Clerk has birth and death records 1898-1905, marriage records from 1887, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1856.[2]

Parent Counties[edit | edit source]

Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy was created January 5, 1856 from: Unorganized territory | Weber and Green River (old)

Tip: Before the county was created—and perhaps until the newly-formed county was fully operational—search records of the parent counties.
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
  • Boundary changes timeline for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy is surrounded by: Tooele | Davis | Weber | Cache | Idaho counties: Cassia | Oneida; Nevada county: Elko Template:Box Elder County, Utah Clickable Neighbors

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biography[edit | edit source]

  • History of Box Elder County [3]
  • Box Elder County, Utah newspaper card index historical, biographical, vital records
Newspaper card index to births, deaths, divorces, marriages, and subject index, 1890-1915 [4]
Newspaper card index, locality index [5] 
Newspaper card index, biographies [6] 
Newspaper card index, subject and vital record index - Corinne newspapers, 1869-1875 [7]
  • Biographies(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Business Records and Commerce[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

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.

State and national resources for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy cemeteries
Online Grave Transcripts
or Images
Published Grave
Transcripts
Lists of Cemeteries
in the County

FindAGrave
Interment.net
Utah Cemeteries & Burial Database
Utah Gravestones
Billion Graves
Linkpendium
Veterans to 1966

FamilySearch Library

Early Church Info File

WorldCat

Utah Periodicals

FindAGrave

USGenWeb Tombstone Project

UTGenWeb Cemeteries

Epodunk

Utah Hometown Locator Cemeteries

Utah Cemeteries Search

Genealogy Trails

See Utah Cemeteries for details about each site.

Additional information on Box Elder County cemeteries

  • List of Box Elder County, Utah Cemeteries that exist or in some cases no longer exist.
  • The Garland, Utah Interment & Disinterment Registers are part of the FamilySearch Historical Record Collection: Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.
    • This register appears to have been started in 1908; but includes references to burials prior to 1908 that presumably came from tombstones standing in 1908.
  • USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah provides names in Plymouth Cemetery and Woodmen of the World of Box Elder County.
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Census[edit | edit source]

The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Box Elder 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
  • Censuses(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Churches and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)[edit | edit source]

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.


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Guide to history and records of wards and branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Stakes and the areas they cover:

Places: Beaverdam · Bothwell · Brigham City · Cedar Creek · Corinne · Deweyville · Elwood · Fielding · Garland · Honeyville · Howell · Mantua · Park Valley · Perry · Plymouth · Promontory · Snowville · Tremonton · Washakie · Willard · Yost

Church units without place names:
Beaver Ward, see Beaverdam · Penrose Ward (in a rural area of Box Elder County, Utah) · Thatcher ·


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Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

  • Directories(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Ethnic and Other Groups[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Gillies Funeral Chapel and Crematory[8]
634 East 200 South
Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone: 435-723-5236
Toll Free Phone: 888-723-5236
Fax: 435-723-6905

Myers Mortuary[9]
205 South 100 East
Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone: 435-723-8484
Fax: 435-723-7170

Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home[10]
111 North 1st East
Tremonton, UT 84337
Phone:435-257-3424
Fax: 435-257-7384

Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

A FamilySearch Community Tree is available for this place.


History[edit | edit source]

History Timeline[edit | edit source]
  • Boundary changes timeline for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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

  • 1800’s- The Bear River Valley was originally inhabited by the Fremont and Shoshoni Indians. Then French-Canadian trappers entered the valley.
  • 1851. First permanent homes in county at site of present Brigham City. Early name was Box Elder. 
  • 1851. Willard settled by Mormon settlers.
  • 1852. Perry was settled by Orrin Porter Rockwell. Early name was Three Mile Creek.
  • 1853. Lorenzo Snow created first self-sufficient city (present-day Brigham City).
  • 1856. Box Elder County formed.
  • 1861. Honeyville settled. Agricultural community.
  • 1863. Mantua settled by Danish families called by authorities of L.D.S. Church to settle in valley.
  • 1864. Deweyville settled by William Empey.
  • 1868. Elwood settled by homesteaders and families with "squatter rights."
  • 1869 May. Golden spike driven at Promontory Summit to connect Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
  • 1869. Plymouth founded.  Named for imagined resemblance of nearby large rock to the Plymouth Rock.
  • 1869. Corinne laid out by Union Pacific and settled by people of different religions.
  • 1871. Snowville settled at direction of Brigham Young.  Named after Mormon Apostle Lorenzo Snow.
  • 1886. Bear River City incorporated.
  • 1890. Penrose named for Mormon Apostle Charles W. Penrose.
  • 1892. Town of Fielding erected. Named after Mary Fielding Smith.
  • 1929.  Elwood established.  Early name was Manila Ward.
  • 1940’s. Economic boost during WWII, with creation of Bushnell General Hospital[11]
  • 1950-1960’s. Major growth in county, with Thiokol plant built in 1957.

Land[edit | edit source]

  • Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856–1960 FamilySearch Historical Record Collection. Collection cover 1857 to 1940 and the index covers 1847 to 1942.
  • Land records (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
  • Indian Land Records, 1884-1930. FHL film 480866 Item 5
  • Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder Mining District (Utah). Recorder. "Box Elder County, Utah Mining Notices of Location, 1889-1893" This is a digital version of Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 18128. Collection provides the name of the claim, locators, location, legal description, and the mining district.
  • Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder Mining District (Utah). Recorder. "Box Elder County, Utah Mining Records, 1890-1892" This is a digital version of Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 18129. Collection provides the name of the grantee or grantor, mine name, date the record was made, and the page number on which the record can be found.

Wiki articles describing online collection are found at:

Maps[edit | edit source]

For historical maps of Utah and Box Elder County, see:

Migration[edit | edit source]

Early migration routes to and from Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy for emigrant settlers included: :

Military[edit | edit source]

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Template:UTNewspaperBlurb Resources include:

 Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Obituaries may mention birth, marriage, spouse, parents, and living family members. See Utah Obituaries for state level compendiums and United States Obituaries for tips and insights regarding this record type.

Obituaries for residents may be found in:

Officials and Employees[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.[edit | edit source]

In Utah, such records may be difficult to find. Try records of the church they may have attended. Realize, however, that such records may have not been preserved, and would not be in the typical records of membership.

It is possible there were records kept by civilian authorities. Ask town or county officials and local librarians and the State Archives. Also try National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (online).


Probate[edit | edit source]

Public Records[edit | edit source]

Resource Repositories[edit | edit source]

Courthouses[edit | edit source]
 Wikipedia has more about this subject: Box Elder County, Utah

Address: 1 South Main St, Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone (Brigham City): 435-734-3300
Phone (Tremonton): 435-257-5810
Hours: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday
Template:RAOGKcourthouse Box Elder County Home Page History of the Box Elder County Courthouse


County seat: Brigham City

Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]

Brigham City Museum
24 North 300 West
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 226-1439
The de facto historical society for Box Elder County. Collections include historical artifacts, photographs, and other archival materials from areas throughout the county. Online collections (partial holdings only)


Bear River City DUP Museum
4600 West 5900 North (in the park)
Bear River, UT 84301
Open on request; free admission
435-279-8350

Brigham City DUP (Restored Log Cabin)
200 North 300 West (Pioneer Park)
Brigham City, UT 84302
Open by appointment; free admission

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]
Below are the best sources to find birth information (dates and places of birth and names of parents) for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. Also available: How to Find Birth Information in Utah.
Follow the suggestions under the year span that matches when your ancestor was born:
Before 1856[edit | edit source]
Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy was formed 5 January 1856.

If your records show the person was born here before the county was formed,
search parent counties

Tip: Before county formation, go to Utah Censuses to locate the family around the time of birth.


1856 - 1897[edit | edit source]
No birth records were created for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy by either by county or state civil authorities in this time period.
Follow these suggestions to find birth information for this time period:
1898-present[edit | edit source]

Template:UTBirthBlurb1898toPresent

Records open to the public
Birth records created more than 100 years ago State Department of Health Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates page. are open to the public.
Restricted records
Access to official birth records within 100 years is restricted to those who meet certain requirements. Order copies:
  • Office of Vital Records and Statistics, 288 North 1460 West, Salt Lake City, Utah, Phone: (801) 538-6105. How to order online, by mail, or in person.
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Marriage[edit | edit source]

Wiki articles describing marriage a collection is found at:

Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Divorce[edit | edit source]
Death[edit | edit source]
  • Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/ . 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, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.
  • Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904
  • Utah State Vital Records :Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records & Statistics :P.O. Box 141010 :Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-1010 :Phone: (801) 538-6101
  • Box Elder County Utah Vital Records :Box Elder County Clerk :1 S Main Street :Brigham City, UT 84302 :Phone: (435) 734-3388
  • First District Court (Divorce Records) :43 North Main :P.O. Box 873 :Brigham City, UT 84302-0873 :Phone: (435) 734-4600 Fax: (435) 734-4610
  • Vital records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
  • USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah provides the Death Certificates of 1903-1908

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Voting Registers[edit | edit source]

Towns and Communities[edit | edit source]

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Links to Utah-related articles
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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 676-677. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004.
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Box Elder County, Utah Page 686 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. ↑ Forsgren, Lydia Walker History of Box Elder County WorldCat 10418828
  4. ↑ Film [[FHL|1145491
  5. ↑ FHL 1145492 Item 1
  6. ↑ FHL 1145492 Item 2
  7. ↑ FHL 1145492 Item 3
  8. ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,937.
  9. ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,937.
  10. ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,941.
  11. ↑ Kathleen Bradford, Bushnell General Hospital Utah History Encyclopedia (Accessed 4 September 2012)
  12. ↑ National Park Service, "California Trail" (map) in California National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/upload/CALImap1-web.pdf (accessed 2 August 2011).
  13. ↑ "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 2 August 2011).
  14. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "First Transcontinental Railroad" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad (accessed 2 August 2011).
  15. ↑ “Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869” Ancestry.com ( search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7056 : accessed 24 Oct 2012), “Source Information”.
  16. ↑ “Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869” Ancestry.com ( earch.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7056 : accessed 24 Oct 2012), “About Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869”.
  17. ↑ "Box Elder County, Utah: Family History and Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records and More," Linkpendium, http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Box_Elder/, accessed 1 February 2012.

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