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| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Name of County'''  
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Name of County'''  
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Date Formed'''  
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Date Formed'''  
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" |'''Boundary<br>Changes'''
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Parent County'''  
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Parent County'''  
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Progeny County'''
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Counties Created by Boundary Changes'''
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| [[Beaver  County, Utah|Beaver ]]
| [[Beaver  County, Utah|Beaver ]]
| 10 Jan 1866
| 1866  Jan 10  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#BEAVER  Details]
| Iron, Millard  
| Iron, Millard  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Box Elder  County, Utah|Box Elder ]]
| [[Box Elder  County, Utah|Box Elder ]]
| 05 Jan 1856
| 1856  Jan 05  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#BOX%20ELDER  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Cache  County, Utah|Cache ]]
| [[Cache  County, Utah|Cache ]]
| 05 Jan 1856
| 1856  Jan 05  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CACHE  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Carbon  County, Utah|Carbon ]]
| [[Carbon  County, Utah|Carbon ]]
| 08 Mar 1894
| 1894  Mar 08  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CARBON  Details]
| Emery  
| Emery  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Carson  County, Nevada|Carson ]]
| [[Carson  County, Nevada|Carson ]]
| 20 Jan 1854
| 1854  Jan 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CARSON  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| in Nevada Territory
| in Nevada Territory
|-
|-
| Cedar
| Cedar
| 05 Jan 1856
| 1856  Jan 05  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm# Details]
| Utah  
| Utah  
| in Nevada Territory
| in Nevada Territory
|-
|-
| [[Daggett  County, Utah|Daggett ]]
| [[Daggett  County, Utah|Daggett ]]
| 04 Mar 1919
| 1919  Mar 04  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#DAGGETT  Details]
| Uintah  
| Uintah  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Davis  County, Utah|Davis ]]
| [[Davis  County, Utah|Davis ]]
| 03 Mar 1852
| 1852  Mar 03  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#DAVIS  Details]
| Salt Lake  
| Salt Lake  
| Morgan 1862
| Morgan 1862
|-
|-
| Deseret  
| Deseret  
| 03 Mar 1852
| 1852  Mar 03  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm# Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| dissolved
| dissolved
|-
|-
| [[Duchesne  County, Utah|Duchesne ]]
| [[Duchesne  County, Utah|Duchesne ]]
| 07 Mar 1913
| 1913  Mar 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#DUCHESNE  Details]
| Wasatch  
| Wasatch  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Emery  County, Utah|Emery ]]
| [[Emery  County, Utah|Emery ]]
| 12 Feb 1880
| 1880  Feb 12  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#EMERY  Details]
| Sanpete, Sevier  
| Sanpete, Sevier  
| Carbon 1894, Grand 1890
| Carbon 1894, Grand 1890
|-
|-
| [[Garfield  County, Utah|Garfield ]]
| [[Garfield  County, Utah|Garfield ]]
| 09 Mar 1882
| 1882  Mar 09  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GARFIELD  Details]
| Iron, Sevier, Kane  
| Iron, Sevier, Kane  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Grand  County, Utah|Grand ]]
| [[Grand  County, Utah|Grand ]]
| 13 Mar 1890
| 1890  Mar 13  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GRAND  Details]
| Emery, Uintah  
| Emery, Uintah  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| Greasewood  
| Greasewood  
| 20 dec 1855
| 1855  dec 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm# Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| in Nevada Territory
| in Nevada Territory
|-
|-
| [[Great Salt Lake  County, Utah|Great Salt Lake ]]
| [[Great Salt Lake  County, Utah|Great Salt Lake ]]
| 31 Jan 1850
| 1850  Jan 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GREAT%20SALT%20LAKE  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| renamed Salt Lake 1852
| renamed Salt Lake 1852
|-
|-
| [[Green River  County, Utah|Green River ]]
| [[Green River  County, Utah|Green River ]]
| 03 Mar 1852
| 1852  Mar 03  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GREEN%20RIVER  Details]
| Salt Lake  
| Salt Lake  
| shrank in Wyoming
| shrank in Wyoming
|-
|-
| [[Humboldt  County, Nevada|Humboldt ]]
| [[Humboldt  County, Nevada|Humboldt ]]
| 20 Dec 1855
| 1855  Dec 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#HUMBOLDT  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| in Nevada Territory
| in Nevada Territory
|-
|-
| [[Iron  County, Utah|Iron ]]
| [[Iron  County, Utah|Iron ]]
| 31 Jan 1850
| 1850  Jan 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#IRON  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| Garfield 1882
| Garfield 1882
|-
|-
| [[Juab  County, Utah|Juab ]]
| [[Juab  County, Utah|Juab ]]
| 05 Oct 1850
| 1850  Oct 05  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#JUAB  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| Millard 1851
| Millard 1851
|-
|-
| [[Kane  County, Utah|Kane ]]
| [[Kane  County, Utah|Kane ]]
| 16 Jan 1864
| 1864  Jan 16  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#KANE  Details]
| Washington, Utah Territory  
| Washington, Utah Territory  
| Garfield 1882, San Juan 1880
| Garfield 1882, San Juan 1880
|-
|-
| [[Little Salt Lake  County, Utah|Little Salt Lake ]]
| [[Little Salt Lake  County, Utah|Little Salt Lake ]]
| 31 Jan 1850
| 1850  Jan 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#LITTLE%20SALT%20LAKE  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| dissolved
| dissolved
|-
|-
| [[Millard  County, Utah|Millard ]]
| [[Millard  County, Utah|Millard ]]
| 04 Oct 1851
| 1851  Oct 04  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MILLARD  Details]
| Juab  
| Juab  
| Beaver 1856
| Beaver 1856
|-
|-
| [[Morgan  County, Utah|Morgan ]]
| [[Morgan  County, Utah|Morgan ]]
| 17 Jan 1862
| 1862  Jan 17  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MORGAN  Details]
| Davis, Summit  
| Davis, Summit  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Piute  County, Utah|Piute ]]
| [[Piute  County, Utah|Piute ]]
| 16 Jan 1865
| 1865  Jan 16  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PIUTE  Details]
| Sevier  
| Sevier  
| Wayne 1892
| Wayne 1892
|-
|-
| [[Rich  County, Utah|Rich ]]
| [[Rich  County, Utah|Rich ]]
| 29 Jan 1868
| 1868  Jan 29  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#RICH  Details]
| renamed from Richland  
| renamed from Richland  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Richland  County, Utah|Richland ]]
| [[Richland  County, Utah|Richland ]]
| 16 Jan 1864
| 1864  Jan 16  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#RICHLAND  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| renamed Rich 1868
| renamed Rich 1868
|-
|-
| [[Rio Virgin  County, Utah|Rio Virgin ]]
| [[Rio Virgin  County, Utah|Rio Virgin ]]
| 05 Oct 1850
| 1850  Oct 05  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#RIO%20VIRGIN  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| Arizona, Nevada Territories
| Arizona, Nevada Territories
|-
|-
| Saint Marys  
| Saint Marys  
| 20 Dec 1855
| 1855  Dec 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm# Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| Nevada Territory
| Nevada Territory
|-
|-
| [[Salt Lake  County, Utah|Salt Lake ]]
| [[Salt Lake  County, Utah|Salt Lake ]]
| 03 Mar 1852
| 1852  Mar 03  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SALT%20LAKE  Details]
| nowrap="nowrap" | renamed from Great Salt Lake  
| nowrap="nowrap" | renamed from Great Salt Lake  
| Davis 1852, Summit 1854
| Davis 1852, Summit 1854
|-
|-
| Salt Lake Islands
| Salt Lake Islands
| 31 Jan 1850
| 1850  Jan 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm# Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| dissolved 1852 to Box Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele
| dissolved 1852 to Box Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele
|-
|-
| [[San Juan  County, Utah|San Juan ]]
| [[San Juan  County, Utah|San Juan ]]
| 17 Feb1 880
| 880  Feb 17  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SAN%20JUAN  Details]
| Kane  
| Kane  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Sanpete  County, Utah|Sanpete ]]
| [[Sanpete  County, Utah|Sanpete ]]
| 03 Mar 1852
| 1852  Mar 03  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SANPETE  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| Emery 1880, Sevier 1865
| Emery 1880, Sevier 1865
|-
|-
| [[Sevier  County, Utah|Sevier ]]
| [[Sevier  County, Utah|Sevier ]]
| 16 Jan 1865
| 1865  Jan 16  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SEVIER  Details]
| Sanpete  
| Sanpete  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| Shambip  
| Shambip  
| 20 Dec 1855
| 1855  Dec 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm# Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| absorbed into Tooele, 1856
| absorbed into Tooele, 1856
|-
|-
| Shambro  
| Shambro  
| 20 Dec 1855
| 1855  Dec 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm# Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| Nevada Territory
| Nevada Territory
|-
|-
| [[Summit  County, Utah|Summit ]]
| [[Summit  County, Utah|Summit ]]
| 13 Jan 1854
| 1854  Jan 13  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SUMMIT  Details]
| Salt Lake  
| Salt Lake  
| Morgan 1862, Wasatch 1862
| Morgan 1862, Wasatch 1862
|-
|-
| [[Tooele  County, Utah|Tooele ]]
| [[Tooele  County, Utah|Tooele ]]
| 03 Mar 1852
| 1852  Mar 03  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#TOOELE  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Uintah  County, Utah|Uintah ]]
| [[Uintah  County, Utah|Uintah ]]
| 18 feb 1880
| 1880  feb 18  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#UINTAH  Details]
| Wasatch  
| Wasatch  
| Daggett 1919, Grand 1890
| Daggett 1919, Grand 1890
|-
|-
| [[Utah  County, Utah|Utah ]]
| [[Utah  County, Utah|Utah ]]
| 03 Mar 1852
| 1852  Mar 03  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#UTAH  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| Cedar 1856
| Cedar 1856
|-
|-
| [[Wasatch  County, Utah|Wasatch ]]
| [[Wasatch  County, Utah|Wasatch ]]
| 17 Jan 1862
| 1862  Jan 17  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WASATCH  Details]
| Summit  
| Summit  
| Duchesne 1913, Uintah 1880
| Duchesne 1913, Uintah 1880
|-
|-
| [[Washington  County, Utah|Washington ]]
| [[Washington  County, Utah|Washington ]]
| 03 Mar 1852
| 1852  Mar 03  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WASHINGTON  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| Kane 1864
| Kane 1864
|-
|-
| [[Wayne  County, Utah|Wayne ]]
| [[Wayne  County, Utah|Wayne ]]
| 10 Mar 1892
| 1892  Mar 10  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WAYNE  Details]
| Piute  
| Piute  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Weber  County, Utah|Weber ]]
| [[Weber  County, Utah|Weber ]]
| 03 Mar 1852
| 1852  Mar 03  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WEBER  Details]
| Utah Territory  
| Utah Territory  
| none
| none

Revision as of 12:57, 10 July 2014


Name of County Date Formed Boundary
Changes
Parent County Counties Created by Boundary Changes
Beaver 1866 Jan 10 Details Iron, Millard none
Box Elder 1856 Jan 05 Details Utah Territory none
Cache 1856 Jan 05 Details Utah Territory none
Carbon 1894 Mar 08 Details Emery none
Carson 1854 Jan 20 Details Utah Territory in Nevada Territory
Cedar 1856 Jan 05 Details Utah in Nevada Territory
Daggett 1919 Mar 04 Details Uintah none
Davis 1852 Mar 03 Details Salt Lake Morgan 1862
Deseret 1852 Mar 03 Details Utah Territory dissolved
Duchesne 1913 Mar 07 Details Wasatch none
Emery 1880 Feb 12 Details Sanpete, Sevier Carbon 1894, Grand 1890
Garfield 1882 Mar 09 Details Iron, Sevier, Kane none
Grand 1890 Mar 13 Details Emery, Uintah none
Greasewood 1855 dec 20 Details Utah Territory in Nevada Territory
Great Salt Lake 1850 Jan 31 Details Utah Territory renamed Salt Lake 1852
Green River 1852 Mar 03 Details Salt Lake shrank in Wyoming
Humboldt 1855 Dec 20 Details Utah Territory in Nevada Territory
Iron 1850 Jan 31 Details Utah Territory Garfield 1882
Juab 1850 Oct 05 Details Utah Territory Millard 1851
Kane 1864 Jan 16 Details Washington, Utah Territory Garfield 1882, San Juan 1880
Little Salt Lake 1850 Jan 31 Details Utah Territory dissolved
Millard 1851 Oct 04 Details Juab Beaver 1856
Morgan 1862 Jan 17 Details Davis, Summit none
Piute 1865 Jan 16 Details Sevier Wayne 1892
Rich 1868 Jan 29 Details renamed from Richland none
Richland 1864 Jan 16 Details Utah Territory renamed Rich 1868
Rio Virgin 1850 Oct 05 Details Utah Territory Arizona, Nevada Territories
Saint Marys 1855 Dec 20 Details Utah Territory Nevada Territory
Salt Lake 1852 Mar 03 Details renamed from Great Salt Lake Davis 1852, Summit 1854
Salt Lake Islands 1850 Jan 31 Details Utah Territory dissolved 1852 to Box Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele
San Juan 880 Feb 17 Details Kane none
Sanpete 1852 Mar 03 Details Utah Territory Emery 1880, Sevier 1865
Sevier 1865 Jan 16 Details Sanpete none
Shambip 1855 Dec 20 Details Utah Territory absorbed into Tooele, 1856
Shambro 1855 Dec 20 Details Utah Territory Nevada Territory
Summit 1854 Jan 13 Details Salt Lake Morgan 1862, Wasatch 1862
Tooele 1852 Mar 03 Details Utah Territory none
Uintah 1880 feb 18 Details Wasatch Daggett 1919, Grand 1890
Utah 1852 Mar 03 Details Utah Territory Cedar 1856
Wasatch 1862 Jan 17 Details Summit Duchesne 1913, Uintah 1880
Washington 1852 Mar 03 Details Utah Territory Kane 1864
Wayne 1892 Mar 10 Details Piute none
Weber 1852 Mar 03 Details Utah Territory none
  1. [http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Utah/viewer.htm Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, John H. Long, Editor; Peggy Tuck Sinko, Associate Editor; Gordon DenBoer, Historical Compiler; Douglas Knox, Book Digitizing Director and Digital Compiler; Emily Kelley, Research Associate; Laura Rico-Beck, GIS Specialist; Peter Siczewicz, ArcIMS Interactive Map Designer; Robert Will, Cartographic Assistant. Copyright The Newberry Library 2008.