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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]]''> ''[[Utah Genealogy|Utah]]''> ''[[Emery County, Utah Genealogy|Emery County]]''> ''Green River'' | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com: accessed 3 March 2010), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_River,_Utah "Green River, Utah."] | Green River, Utah is located "on I-70 and the Green River. The town receives ints name from the river and should not be confused with Green River, Wyoming. The earlier recorded name for Green River, Utah was Blake for a J.P. Blake who settled on the east bank of the river. Today's town extends to both sides of the river." <ref>John W. Van Cott, ''Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide To the Origins of Geographic Names'' (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990), 166.</ref> | ||
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Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com: accessed 3 March 2010), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_River,_Utah "Green River, Utah."] | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
==== Cemeteries ==== | |||
'''Green River Cemetery <br>'''Green River, Utah 84525 | |||
==== Court ==== | |||
'''Emery County Justice Court - Green River''' <br>48 Farrer Street <br>Green River, Utah 84525 <br>Phone: 435-564-3204 <br>Fax: 435-564-8322 | |||
==== Local Histories ==== | |||
= | *Chandler, Jo Anne, Annalee Thayn, and the Green River Archives.[http://www.worldcat.org/title/green-river-and-the-gunnison-valley/oclc/236352226&referer=brief_results ''Green River and the Gunnison Valley'']. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2008. | ||
*Smith, Muriel W. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/they-were-here-stories-and-statistics-of-the-people-of-elgin-utah-green-river-utah/oclc/60392440&referer=brief_results ''They Were Here: Stories and Statistics of the people of Elgin, Utah & Green River, Utah'']. 2 volumes.[Green River, Utah: M.W. Smith, 2005?]. | *Smith, Muriel W. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/they-were-here-stories-and-statistics-of-the-people-of-elgin-utah-green-river-utah/oclc/60392440&referer=brief_results ''They Were Here: Stories and Statistics of the people of Elgin, Utah & Green River, Utah'']. 2 volumes.[Green River, Utah: M.W. Smith, 2005?]. | ||
== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
Green River Branch Library <br> 85 South Long Street <br> Green River, Utah 84525 <br> Phone: 435-564-3349 <br> Fax: 435-564-3399 <br> Hours: M-Th 9:30am-5:30pm; F 9:30am-2:30pm; Sat 9am-12pm | '''Green River Branch Library''' <br>85 South Long Street <br>Green River, Utah 84525 <br>Phone: 435-564-3349 <br>Fax: 435-564-3399 <br>Hours: M-Th 9:30am-5:30pm; F 9:30am-2:30pm; Sat 9am-12pm | ||
[http://www.greenriverutah.com/archives/index.html '''Green River Archives'''] <br> 1765 East Main Street <br> Green River, Utah 84525 <br> Phone: 435-564-3427 ext. 2 <br> Fax: 435-564-3526 <br> Hours: T-Th 10am-4pm | [http://www.greenriverutah.com/archives/index.html '''Green River Archives'''] <br>1765 East Main Street <br>Green River, Utah 84525 <br>Phone: 435-564-3427 ext. 2 <br>Fax: 435-564-3526 <br>Hours: T-Th 10am-4pm | ||
== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
[http://www.johnwesleypowell.com '''John Wesley Powell River History Museum'''] <br> 1765 East Main Street <br> Green River, Utah 84525 <br> Phone: 435-564-3427 <br> | [http://www.johnwesleypowell.com '''John Wesley Powell River History Museum'''] <br>1765 East Main Street <br>Green River, Utah 84525 <br>Phone: 435-564-3427 <br> | ||
== | == FamilySearch Centers == | ||
Green River, Utah <br> 101 North Clark St <br> Green River, Emery, Utah, United States <br> Phone: 435-564-3582 <br> Hours: Call for appt. | Green River, Utah <br>101 North Clark St <br>Green River, Emery, Utah, United States <br>Phone: 435-564-3582 <br>Hours: Call for appt. | ||
== | == Websites == | ||
*[http:// | *[http://usgenwebsites.org/UTGenWeb/Emery/ The Emery County UT GenWeb Project], a member of [http://usgenwebsites.org/UTGenWeb/ The UTGenWeb Project], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]] | ||
*[http://www.greenriverutah.com/ Green River City Official Website] | *[http://www.greenriverutah.com/ Green River City Official Website] | ||
*[http://www.emerycounty.com/greenriver/green_river.htm Green River City] | *[http://www.emerycounty.com/greenriver/green_river.htm Green River City] | ||
* | *{{FSC|Utah%2C+Emery|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Emery_County]] | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Emery_County, Utah]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:00, 12 December 2022
United States> Utah> Emery County> Green River
History[edit | edit source]
Green River, Utah is located "on I-70 and the Green River. The town receives ints name from the river and should not be confused with Green River, Wyoming. The earlier recorded name for Green River, Utah was Blake for a J.P. Blake who settled on the east bank of the river. Today's town extends to both sides of the river." [1]
Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com: accessed 3 March 2010), "Green River, Utah."
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Green River Cemetery
Green River, Utah 84525
Court[edit | edit source]
Emery County Justice Court - Green River
48 Farrer Street
Green River, Utah 84525
Phone: 435-564-3204
Fax: 435-564-8322
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Chandler, Jo Anne, Annalee Thayn, and the Green River Archives.Green River and the Gunnison Valley. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2008.
- Smith, Muriel W. They Were Here: Stories and Statistics of the people of Elgin, Utah & Green River, Utah. 2 volumes.[Green River, Utah: M.W. Smith, 2005?].
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Green River Branch Library
85 South Long Street
Green River, Utah 84525
Phone: 435-564-3349
Fax: 435-564-3399
Hours: M-Th 9:30am-5:30pm; F 9:30am-2:30pm; Sat 9am-12pm
Green River Archives
1765 East Main Street
Green River, Utah 84525
Phone: 435-564-3427 ext. 2
Fax: 435-564-3526
Hours: T-Th 10am-4pm
Museums[edit | edit source]
John Wesley Powell River History Museum
1765 East Main Street
Green River, Utah 84525
Phone: 435-564-3427
FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]
Green River, Utah
101 North Clark St
Green River, Emery, Utah, United States
Phone: 435-564-3582
Hours: Call for appt.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- The Emery County UT GenWeb Project, a member of The UTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
- Green River City Official Website
- Green River City
- FamilySearch Catalog
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ John W. Van Cott, Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide To the Origins of Geographic Names (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990), 166.