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* '''Parent County(s):''' Created  as an original county from [[Utah Territorial Records|Utah Territory]], on January 31 1850.
* '''Parent County(s):''' Created  as an original county from [[Utah Territorial Records|Utah Territory]], on January 31 1850.
* '''County Seat:''' Tooele
* '''County Seat:''' Tooele
*[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
*[http://www.mapofus.org/Utah Interactive Map of Utah County Formation History] (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating Utah county boundary changes
*[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
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#TOOELE Tooele County, Utah Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library
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Guide to Tooele County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Tooele
Organized: June 10 1851
Parent County(s): Utah Territory
Neighboring Counties
Box Elder • Davis • Juab • Salt Lake • Utah • Weber • Elko (NV) • White Pine (NV)
See County Maps
Courthouse
Utah, Tooele County Courthouse.png
Location Map
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Utah Miners, Tooele County, Utah

County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

The county was named for "tu-wanda", the Goshute word for "bear", or from "tule", a Spanish word of Aztec origins meaning "bulrush". The county is located in the northwest area of the state.[1]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Tooele County Courthouse
74 S 100 E
Tooele, Ut 84074
Phone: 435-843-3230
Tooele County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth and death records 1897-1905 and marriage records from 1887.
Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.
County Recorder has land records.[2]

Tooele County, Utah Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1897 1887 1897 1859 1952 1870 1851
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1905. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

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

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[4]

Cities
Towns
Unincorporated communities
American Indian Communities
Census-designated places
Ghost towns
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

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

  • 1849 Latter-day Saints established the first white settlement in the area.
  • 1850 January Tooele County formed as one of six original counties in Deseret, later called Utah Territory
  • 1850's-1860's Troubles between white settlers and Goshute Indians.
  • 1852 March 3 - Tooele County was created as an original county.
  • 1852 By this year, Grantsville, Batesville, and Pine Canyon (later called Lincoln) were settled by Latter-day Saints.
  • 1855 Richville named as county seat.
  • 1861 Territory of Nevada created, establishing the permanent western border of Tooele County.
  • 1861 County seat moved to Tooele City.
  • 1864 Gold, silver, lead, and zinc were discovered in Tooele County, spurring an influx of non-church members to the area.
  • Before 1874 The county courthouse was built.
  • 1874-1879. The Republic of Tooele was established by non-members politicians. Only taxpayers were allowed to vote, and there were complaints of fraud. The recorder's office was even jeopardized!
  • 1876 Territorial legislature passed a bill requiring voter registration and women's suffrage. Tooele County and it's political problems earlier were likely the spur to this law.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Tooele County, Utah online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
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.

Census Records[edit | edit source]

  • See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1860 1,008 —
1870 2,177 116.0%
1880 4,497 106.6%
1890 3,700 −17.7%
1900 7,361 98.9%
1910 7,924 7.6%
1920 7,965 0.5%
1930 9,413 18.2%
1940 9,133 −3.0%
1950 14,636 60.3%
1960 17,868 22.1%
1970 21,545 20.6%
1980 26,033 20.8%
1990 26,601 2.2%
2000 40,735 53.1%
2010 58,218 42.9%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records[edit | edit source]

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

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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): Tooele Stake, Utah

Places: Grantsville · Lake Point · Ophir · Stockton · Tooele · Vernon ·

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Wendover Air Force Base, now closed, was the training base of the Enola Gay crew which dropped the first atomic weapon in 1945.

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Migration[edit | edit source]

Early migration routes to and from Tooele County for emigrant settlers included:

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Civil War

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Tooele County Chronicle and Tooele Transcript-Bulletin, covering 1947-1948 and 1894-1924 respectively are included.

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

County Records[edit | edit source]

Prisons[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Online Probate Indexes and Records

School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Voting Records[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]

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

Libraries[edit | edit source]

  • Grantsville City Library
    42 Bowery Street
    Grantsville, UT 84029
    Phone: 435-884-1670
    Website
  • Tooele City Library
    128 West Vine Street
    Tooele, UT 84074-2059
    Phone: 435-882-2182
    Website
  • Utah's Online Library, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.

Museums[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

  • Tooele County Preservation Society
    Website

Websites[edit | edit source]

  • FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tooele, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah accessed 5 Dec 2018
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tooele, Utah Page 688 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tooele County, Utah . Page 686-688 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 676-677.
  4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tooele County, Utah," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah, accessed 17 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Oregon California Trails Association" at http://octatrails.micromaps.com/ (accessed 18 July 2011).
  6. ↑ "The Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/pioneer-trek (accessed 18 July 2011).
  7. ↑ "Jefferson Hunt" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Hunt (accessed 6 September 2011).
  8. ↑ "Central Overland Route" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route (accessed 13 September 2011).
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