Cache County, Utah Genealogy

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Utah

Cache County

Guide to Cache County, Utah ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Birth records, marriage and death records, cemeteries, census, church records, probate records, and obituaries—resources to find parents and family history since 1856, when the county was formed.

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Cache County, Utah
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Location in the state of Utah
Location of Utah in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 5, 1856
County Seat	Logan
Courthouse
Address	County Courthouse 179 North Main St. Suite 102 Logan, UT 84321
Website: www.cachecounty.org
Named for: caches of furs made by Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers
Template:Adoption Utah Genealogical Association

County Facts

County Courthouse

Cache County Courthouse
170 North Main Street
Logan, Ut 84321-4541
Phone 435-716-7150

County Clerk has marriage records from 1888.
Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records
County recorder has land records.

Dates for major county records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1898-present	1887-present	1898-present	1856, 1860...	1857-present	1860-present
For earlier dates, try Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries | Parent counties

Records Loss

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

Parent Counties

Cache County, Utah Genealogy was created January 5, 1856 from: Green River (old) | Utah Territory

Boundary Changes

For animated maps illustrating Utah County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Utah County Boundary Maps" (1849-1960) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

See UT: Index of Counties... from Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, for a timeline of boundary changes for Cache County, Utah Genealogy.

Neighboring Counties

Cache County, Utah Genealogy is surrounded by: Box Elder | Rich | Weber | Idaho counties: Bear Lake | Franklin | Oneida Template:Cache County, Utah Clickable Neighbors

Resources

The types of records that follow are used for genealogy and family history. Most tell what you may learn and how to locate the records. Links to Internet sites usually go directly to Cache County, Utah Genealogy entries with names, images, or information.

Cache County Reference Books and Lookup Volunteers at the county GenWeb site.

Cache county Links at the county GenWeb site.  Includes links to various types of information including court records, personal histories, newspapers, libraries, general Utah sites, etc.

Bible Records

The term "Bible records" refers to the practice of keeping family dates and events in a family Bible. This was a common practice in many European countries and carried over to America. Many of these family Bible records are still in existence and preserved by the descendants of the immigrants. In some cases these family Bibles have found their way into libraries and other repositories.

For an explanation of how to find Bible records and for helpful links see Utah Bible Records. See also United States Bible Records.

Biography

USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah lists bios of 13 individuals of Cache County

• Cache Valley Diaries, part of Mountain West Digital Library Collection.

Business Records and Commerce

See United States Business Records
See also Utah Business Records

Cemeteries

Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Tombstone Transcriptions in Print	List of Cemeteries in the county
FindAGrave	Family History Library	FindAGrave
UTGravestones	WorldCat	Interment
Billion Graves (name)	Utah Periodicals	Utah Cemeteries and Burials
Billion Graves (cemetery)		Linkpendium
GenWeb Tomstone Project		Genealogy Trails
UTGenWeb Archives		Hometown Locator
See Utah Cemeteries for more information.

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.

• To 1966 - Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — index and images
• Cemetery Record, 1860–1998, Cache County, part of Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001, a FamilySearch digital images collection.

For the cemeteries within or just outside the cities or towns, please refer to the listing of populated places above.

Cemeteries at the Utah Historical site

Cache County Cemeteries at the county GenWeb site

Cemetery register 1860-1998 for Hyrum City is included in the FS digital collection: Cemeteries at the Utah Historical site [theusgenweb.org/ut/cache/cemetery.html Cache County Cemeteries] at the county GenWeb site USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah provides a list of burials in Wellsville Cemetery and the Woodmen burials
Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001

Census

Census records 1850 and later list names, ages, and places of birth (state or nation) for everyone in the household. Censuses locate the family and have other clues to find more records about them.

• See Utah Census for online indexes and images of US federal censuses. of: 1856, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940.
• See statewide printed indexes, including 1856.

• Cache county Utah Census at county GenWeb site includes links to territorial as well as federal census.
• USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah provides the 1920 Census of Paradise, Avon, Hyde Park, North Logan and Benson.
  

Churches and Religious Groups

The information given in church records depends upon the practices of each religious group. Most include the names of members, often with ages and birth places. Several give birth, christening, or blessing dates for infants. See Utah Church Records for details about various denominations.

• Church records (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed for Cache County, Utah Genealogy at the town level (space, then select a town) or county level (select Church topics) in the FamilySearch Library Catalog.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)

• 1877-1918 - Utah LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — index

Historically, most people in Utah were Latter-day Saints. Their records are, therefore, very important for early Utah research. For additional information, see Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors and Utah Church Records.

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

Stake(s): Benson Stake, Utah · Cache Stake, Utah · Hyrum Stake, Utah · Logan Stake, Utah Places: Amalga · Clarkston · Cornish · Hyde Park · Hyrum · Lewiston · Logan · Mendon · Millville · Newton · Nibley · North Logan · Paradise · Providence · Richmond · River Heights · Smithfield · Trenton · Wellsville List of Cache County stakes and wards to about 1948

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Court Records

Many of your ancestors may be found in court records as defendants, plaintiffs, witnesses, or jurors. Court records can establish family relationships and places of residence, occupations, and other family history information. See Utah Court Records for the various courts through the years.

For specialized court records, see Divorce · Guardianship · Land · Naturalization · Probate

• Cache County, Utah Civil Case Files, 1860-1887 Ancestry.com ($)
  

Directories

• Utah Directories
• Utah Directory, 1890: Salt Lake City, Logan, and Provo  Ancestry.com ($) This collection includes the Utah Gazetteer and Diectory of Logan, Ogden, Prove and Salt Lake City, 1884.
  

Emigration and Immigration

• 1847-1868 - Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868 at FamilySearch — index

Funeral Homes

Allen-Hall Mortuary
34 East Center St.
Logan, UT 84321
Phone: 435-752-3245
Fax: 435-755-0979

Nelson Funeral Homes
162 East 400 North
Logan, UT 84321
Phone: 435-752-3261
Fax: 435-752-2353

85 South Main
Smithfield, UT 84335
Phone: 435-563-5621

Allen-Cranney Mortuary
420 East 2800 North
North Logan, UT 84341
Phone: 435-753-3049
Fax: 435-753-6443

Gazetteers

See Utah Gazetteers

Guardianship

Guardianship of orphans or adults unable to manage their own affairs were handled by the probate and the Federal District courts. See Utah Court Records.

History

• Peterson, F. Ross. A history of Cache County, Utah Centennial County History Series
• A Brief History of Cache County was written by Larry D. Christiansen.  It contains basic information about the county, statistics, and additional links to significant events, interesting features and individual histories.
• A History of Cache Valley written by M.R. Hovey in 1923 with a detailed table of contents.
• Automobile History of Cache County, Utah at the county GenWeb site includes background information as well as an alphabetical listing of automobile owners from May 1909 through 1915.
• Ghost towns in Cache County, Utah includes an interactive map.  Click on the ghost town for a history of the area.
• Cache County, Utah Towns at the county GenWeb site includes short historical sketches of existing towns as well as some old places.
• Untraveled Road Cache County Photo tour includes a brief history of Cache County and a virtual tour of several interesting areas in the county as well as several towns.

History Timeline

See UT: Index of Counties... from Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, for a timeline of boundary changes for Cache County, Utah Genealogy.

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

• 1830. Jim Bridger and several other trappers bought out William Ashley and established the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, competing for the lucrative beaver pelt trade.
• 1830s. Cache Valley was named for the fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers.
• 1852. Mormon William Gardner became the first settler in Cache Valley.
• 1856. Cache County was formed by the territorial legislature.
• 1857. Smithfield was founded by Robert Thornley and Seth Langdon. Early name was Summit Creek.
• 1859. The town of Logan was founded by Mormon settlers sent by Brigham Young.
• 1859-60. Providence settled, mostly by Swiss LDS converts.
• 1860.  Hyrum was founded by Danish immigrants of sons of Ezra T. Benson.
• 1864. Logan became the county seat, (and the principal city of the Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cache County and Franklin County, Idaho).
• 1864. Clarkston was laid out. It was named for Israel J. Clark.
• 1869. Amalga was settled by Mormon settler Hans Jorgensen.
• 1884. Logan Utah Temple dedicated.
• 1888. Utah State University was founded in Logan.
• 1891. Logan Tabernacle dedicated.in 1891.
• 1907. Cornish City emerged as a town on the Oregon Short Line Railroad.
• 1916. In Amalga, Amalgamated Sugar Company started making sugar from sugar beets.
• 1941. Cache Valley Dairy Association  in Amalga started to process milk into Swiss cheese.

Land and Property

Land records (especially deeds) often give the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or other clues for further research. They often have other clues for further research, such as witnesses or the other parties who may be relatives or in-laws. See Utah Land and Property for more.

• County Recorder's Office: check deeds, file mining claims, get assistance in finding ownership of a particular property, and obtain copies of county plat maps. This office has county plat records dating back to 1878, prior records having been destroyed in a fire.

• [1892-1920] Deeds. FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.

Maps

• Google highway map of Cache County 2012

Military

• [1942-1955] Cache county, Utah. Cache Co Records. Choose military discharge records, "Utah, Cache County Records, 1861-1955". FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.
• To 1966 - Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War

• 1861-1865 - Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

Declarations of Intent before 1906 often include the nation of origin, his* foreign and "Americanized" names, residence, and date of arrival. See Utah Naturalization and Citizenship for more information.    (*Women were not naturalized until 1922 in the United States.)

• Cache County Records, a FamilySearch digital collection, contains certificates of naturalization, 1878-1896 and 1896-1933; declaration of intentions 1874-1896 and a1904-1906; petition and record 1907-1942.
  

• USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah has the military records of Army enlistments 1938-1946
  

Newspapers

• Utah Digital Newspapers Project presents newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view all newspapers digitized for Cache County, Utah Genealogy.
  • Utah Journal, covering 1879-1898 is included.
• Existing copies of newspapers. newspapers for Cache County, Utah Genealogy] are listed in Chronicling America by Library of Congress (LOC).
  • The list by dates and towns (from Chronicling America)

Obituaries

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:

• 1850 – 2005 Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — index
• Newspapers of Cache County, Utah Genealogy
• Local Funeral Homes, Societies, Libraries, or in family records.
• Obituaries of neighboring counties: Box Elder | Weber | Rich | in Idaho: Franklin | Oneida
• Newspapers of major cities: Deseret News and/or The Salt Lake Tribune both in Salt Lake City
• USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah provides obituaries for 2005
  

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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 Records

Probate cases include court actions regarding property and estates of individuals who have died. Records may locate relatives, provide death dates, and identify property. See Utah Probate Records for more information.

Online Probate Records

• 1800 – 1985 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
• 1851 – 1961 Utah Probate Records 1851-1961 at FamilySearch — images
• Cache County choose Probate Records. (FamilySearch Historical Collections)

Public Records

County Books of the County of Cache, 1857-1891 At Digital Collections, Utah State University.

Vital Records

Bear River District Health Department
655 East 1300 North Street
Logan, UT 84341
Telephone: 801-752-3730

• Vital Records for Cache County, Utah Genealogy in the FamilySearch Library. See also repositories.

The Family History Library does not have Logan City vital records.

See also How to order Utah Vital Records or download an application for Utah Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.

Birth

Below are the best sources to find birth information (dates and places of birth and names of parents) for Cache 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:

Birth before 1856

Cache County, Utah Genealogy was formed in 5 January 1856.

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

Birth 1856 - 1897

No birth records were created for Cache 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:

• Utah Death Certificates 1904-1961 give birth date and place (recorded at the time of death), names of parents, and name of spouse. Search by names or by exact death date.
• Church records usually give birth date and place and names of parents.
• See also other records that give birth information, such as Death records, Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
• See also neighboring counties for birth information, due to family members living in that area, religious preferences, convenience, and other reasons.

• Utah Births and Christenings, 1892-1941 at FamilySearch. This is an index only. Microfilm copies of the records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers.

Birth 1898 - present

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.

• 1898 - 1905 - Series #83781 at Utah State Archives. Not online, no online index. Copies available through FamilySearch Library: FSL film 431094 . There are some names of children in the records. (Census or church records will help.)
• 1900 - 1960 - Utah, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1900-1960 at FamilySearch — index
• 1903 - 1914 - Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1898 - 1904 - "Cache County Birth Record, 1898-1904," online color images of what appears to be a transcription of the original registers. Part of the digital collections of Utah State University libraries.
• 1906 - 1910 - 1906-1910 online images for Cache County, Utah Genealogy at the State Archives. Browse the "not yet indexed" area by year and county. Most entries do have names of children.
  
  • Later records open to the public are housed at the Utah State Archives, but not online.
• Online Utah, Births and Christenings, 1892-1941, a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. .
• Bear River Health Department, Logan Main Office, Phone (435) 792-6500, 655 East 1300 North, 84341. Phone (435) 792-6500, 85 East 1800 North, Logan, Utah 84341.

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Marriage

• 1805-1992 - Utah, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
• 1887-1940 - Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1887–1966 — 33,211 marriages from 11 Apr 1859 to 7 Mar 1966 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index. Index is incomplete as there are no civil government recorded marriages prior to 1887 in Utah.
• 1887–1966 — Cache County (Utah). County Clerk. Marriage Records, 1887–1966 FHL Films 430301–36. Marriages up to 1914 are indexed in the Early Church Information File.

Divorce

Divorce records give the names of the parties and may give the date and place of their marriage. See Utah Vital Records for excellent information.

Death

• 1904-1964 Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964 at FamilySearch — index and images. 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.

Websites

• Cache County, UT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• Utah Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• Utah Genealogy Network Group on Facebook

Links to indexes or images of records:

• FamilySearch Historical Collections (updated frequently)
  • Cache County Records
  • Utah State Archives records, 1848–2001
  • Also see Utah to search items that include Cache County, Utah Genealogy.
• Cache County Reference Books and Lookup Volunteers at the county GenWeb site.
• Cache county Links at the county GenWeb site. Includes links to various types of information including court records, personal histories, newspapers, libraries, general Utah sites, etc.

Links to Cache County, Utah Genealogy collections:

• FamilySearch Library Catalog
  • Cache County, Utah Genealogy (Select topics)
  • Towns in Cache County, Utah Genealogy (Space, then select town)

Sites that gather links to the Internet

• Linkpendium
• CyndisList

Archives, Libraries, etc.

Resources for Cache County, Utah Genealogy are available in repositories (such as libraries and archives) at all levels: the town, the county, the state (including universities), and the nation.

Check websites and catalogs of archives and libraries for items for this county. Examples: Cache County, Utah Genealogy items in FamilySearch Library (Utah) or Allen County Public Library (Indiana). When you find items you'd like to access, see Get a Copy

See Courthouse · FamilySearch Centers · Libraries · Societies sections.

Courthouse

Cache County Official Website

179 North Main St.
Suite 102
Logan, UT 84321
435-755-1460

County seat: Brigham City

FamilySearch Centers

• FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
  
• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Hyrum Utah North Family History Center 245 N Apple Dr(750 E) Hyrum, UT 84319 United States Location Map

• Logan Utah Family History Center 50 N Main, Logan, Utah 84321 Location Map

• Logan Utah YSA 3rd Family History Center600 Darwin Ave, Logan UT 84321 United States Location Map

• Logan Utah YSA 4th Family History Center 1230 N 600 E, Logan UT 84341 United States Location Map

Libraries

Local public libraries usually have histories, genealogies, indexes of cemeteries, copies of local newspapers, or other records for the area they serve. Many libraries in Utah have an area dedicated to local collections and manuscripts.

• Logan Public Library; 255 North Main, Logan, UT 84321. Telephone 435-716-9123.
  • Collections: Special Collections include the former Everton Genealogical Library as well as local history, photos, and more.
• Newton Town Library, 51 S Center St, Newton, Utah 84327-0578 PO Box 578. Phone 435-563-9283.
  • Collections:
• North Logan city Library; 475 East 2500 North, Logan, UT 84341-1523. Phone: 435-755-7169.
  • Collections:
• Providence-River Heights Branch, Cache County Library System; 15 North Main Street, P.O. Box 63, Providence, UT 84332-9694. Phone 435-752-7881.
  • Collections:
• Richfield Public Library; 83 East Center Street, Richfield, UT 84701. Phone: 435-896-5169.
  • Collections:
• Smithfield Public Library; 25 North Main Street, P.O. Box 35, Smithfield, UT 84335. Phone: 435-563-3555.
  • Collections:

See also Utah Public Library Directory, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.

Societies

See also a List of Utah Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Cache Valley Historical Society

Smithfield Utah Historical Society

References

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Utah, Cache County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

This website requires a paid subscription for full access. Some subscription websites are available for free at your local FamilySearch Center or Affiliate Library.

A national directory from the Library of Congress that lists of libraries around the country that have the newspapers in their collections.