Reviewer, editor, pagecreator
50,485
edits
(neighboring counties) |
m (→Boundary Changes: Added new county boundary links - Project) |
||
(317 intermediate revisions by 50 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Locality | |||
|Name=Tooele County | |||
{| | |ID=393433 | ||
|Level=2 | |||
|Country=United States | |||
|CountryID=1 | |||
|Locality1=Utah | |||
|Locality1id=342 | |||
|Locality2=Tooele County | |||
|Locality2id=393433 | |||
}}{{breadcrumb | |||
| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]] | |||
| link2= [[Utah, United States Genealogy|Utah]] | |||
| link3= | |||
| link4= | |||
| link5=[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy|Tooele County]] | |||
}} | |||
Guide to '''Tooele County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | |||
{| style="width:18%; float:right" | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
<center><div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Utah Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div></center> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
<center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016 | |||
|organized=June 10 1851 | |||
|county seat=Tooele | |||
|parent county= [[Utah Territorial Records|Utah Territory]] | |||
|variant spellings= | |||
|county1= [[Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy|Box Elder]] | |||
|county2= [[Davis County, Utah Genealogy|Davis]] | |||
|county3= [[Juab County, Utah Genealogy|Juab]] | |||
|county4= [[Salt Lake County, Utah Genealogy|Salt Lake]] | |||
|county5= [[Utah County, Utah Genealogy|Utah]] | |||
|county6= [[Weber County, Utah Genealogy|Weber]] | |||
|county7= [[Elko County, Nevada Genealogy|Elko (NV)]] | |||
|county8= [[White Pine County, Nevada Genealogy|White Pine (NV)]]</br><center>[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center> | |||
|county9= | |||
|county10= | |||
|county courthouse= [[File:Utah, Tooele County Courthouse.png|300px]] | |||
|county location in state= [[File:Ut-tooele.png|185x185px ]] | |||
|adoption= | |||
}} | |||
<br>[[Image:Utah miners.jpg|thumb|right|210px|<center>Utah Miners, Tooele County, Utah</center>]] | |||
|}</center> | |||
<div style="width:17%; float:left; margin-right:4em; padding:0px">__TOC__</div> | |||
== County Information == | |||
=== Description === | |||
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.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tooele, Utah" in ''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah'' accessed 5 Dec 2018 </ref> | |||
=== County Courthouse === | |||
{{UT Courthouse Intro|Tooele}} | |||
'''Tooele County Courthouse'''<br>74 S 100 E<br>Tooele, Ut 84074<br>Phone: 435-843-3230<br>[https://tooeleco.org/ Tooele County Courthouse]<br><br> | |||
County Clerk has birth and death records 1897-1905 and marriage records from 1887. <br>Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records. <br>County Recorder has land records.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tooele, Utah Page 688 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |||
=== Tooele County, Utah Record Dates === | |||
{{UT Record Dates Intro|Tooele}} | |||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 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), Tooele 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> | ||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]''' | ||
| | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]''' | ||
| | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Death|Death*]]''' | ||
| | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]''' | ||
| | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]''' | ||
| | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]''' | ||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | width="14.2%" align="center" |1897 | ||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1887 | |||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1897 | |||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1859 | |||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1952 | |||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1870 | |||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1851 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | colspan="7"| <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1905. General compliance by 1917.</center> | ||
* | |} | ||
=== Record Loss === | |||
{{UT Record Loss Intro|Tooele}} | |||
{| | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. | |||
|} | |||
=== Boundary Changes === | |||
{{UT Boundary Changes Intro|Tooele}} | |||
{| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
|- | * '''Parent County(s):''' Created as an original county from [[Utah Territorial Records|Utah Territory]], on January 31 1850. | ||
| | * '''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:// | *[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 | ||
|} | |||
=== Populated Places === | |||
{{UT Populated Places Intro|Tooele}} | |||
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://utah.hometownlocator.com/ut/Tooele Hometown Locator]. | |||
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated | |||
places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tooele County, Utah," in ''Wikipedia: | |||
the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah, | |||
accessed 17 February 2019.</ref> | |||
{{populated places | |||
<!--cities column-------------------> | |||
| cities-col1=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantsville,_Utah Grantsville]</div> | |||
| cities-col2=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele,_Utah Tooele] (county seat)</div> | |||
| cities-col3=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendover,_Utah Wendover]</div> | |||
<!--towns column-------------------> | |||
| towns-col1=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophir,_Utah Ophir] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Valley,_Utah Rush Valley]</div> | |||
| towns-col2=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockton,_Utah Stockton]</div> | |||
| towns-col3=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon,_Utah Vernon]</div> | |||
<!--villages column-------------------> | |||
| villages-col1= | |||
| villages-col2= | |||
| villages-col3= | |||
<!--hamlets column-------------------> | |||
| hamlets-col1= | |||
| hamlets-col2= | |||
| hamlets-col3= | |||
<!--unincorp column-------------------> | |||
| unincorp-col1=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmester,_Utah Burmester] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive,_Utah Clive] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust,_Utah Faust]</div> | |||
| unincorp-col2=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux,_Utah Flux] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibapah,_Utah Ibapah] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knolls,_Utah Knolls]</div> | |||
| unincorp-col3=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Point,_Utah Lake Point] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowley,_Utah Rowley]</div> | |||
<!--native american column-------------------> | |||
| native-col1=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederated_Tribes_of_the_Goshute_Reservation Goshute Reservation]'''‡'''</div> | |||
| native-col2=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_Valley_Indian_Reservation Skull Valley Reservation]</div> | |||
| native-col3= | |||
<!--census column-------------------> | |||
| census-col1=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugway,_Utah Dugway]</div> | |||
| census-col2=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erda,_Utah Erda]</div> | |||
| census-col3=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stansbury_Park,_Utah Stansbury Park]</div> | |||
<!--townships column-------------------> | |||
| townships-col1= | |||
| townships-col2= | |||
| townships-col3= | |||
<!--historic communities column-------------------> | |||
| historic-communities-col1= | |||
| historic-communities-col2= | |||
| historic-communities-col3= | |||
<!--historic African American communities column-------------------> | |||
| historic-AA communities-col1= | |||
| historic-AA communities-col2= | |||
| historic-AA communities-col3= | |||
<!--unorganized territories column-------------------> | |||
| unorgan-col1= | |||
| unorgan-col2= | |||
| unorgan-col3= | |||
<!--ghost towns column-------------------> | |||
| ghost-col1=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax,_Utah Ajax] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragonite,_Utah Aragonite] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arinosa,_Utah Arinosa] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benmore,_Utah Benmore]</div> | |||
| ghost-col2=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delle,_Utah Delle] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Hill,_Utah Gold Hill] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosepa,_Utah Iosepa] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low,_Utah Low]</div> | |||
| ghost-col3=<div> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercur,_Utah Mercur] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salduro,_Utah Salduro] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scranton,_Utah Scranton]</div> | |||
}} | |||
<center>'''‡'''This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</center> | |||
=== History Timeline === | |||
{{UT Historical Timeline Intro|Tooele}} | |||
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from ''Wikipedia'' for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah 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 == | |||
{{UT Resources Intro|Tooele}} | |||
}} | |||
=== | === Bible Records === | ||
{{UT Bible Intro|Tooele}} | |||
=== | === Biographies === | ||
{{UT Biographies Intro|Tooele}} | |||
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations === | |||
{{UT Business Records Intro|Tooele}} | |||
=== | === Cemeteries === | ||
{{UT Cemeteries Intro|Tooele}} | |||
{| style = "border:1px solid black; width:70%; " | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Tooele County, Utah''' online and in print</center> | |||
|- | |||
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center> | |||
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" | | |||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Tooele+County%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2796 Find a Grave] | |||
* [http://usgwtombstones.org/utah/tooele.htm USGW Tombstone Project] | |||
* [http://utahdcc.force.com/burials Utah Cemeteries and Burials] | |||
* [http://utahgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=23 UTGravestones] | |||
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?&cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Utah&cemetery_county=Tooele&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves] | |||
* [http://usgwarchives.net/ut/tooele/tooele.htm USGenWeb Archives] | |||
* [http://www.interment.net/us/ut/tooele.htm Interment.net] | |||
* [http://theusgenweb.org/ut/tooele/cemeteries.html USGenWeb Project] | |||
|- | |||
| 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> | |||
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" | | |||
* {{FSC|United States, Utah, Tooele - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=565598932|disp=FamilySearch Library}} | |||
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Tooele+County%2C+Utah%2C+cemeteries&qt=results_page WorldCat] | |||
==== | |- | ||
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center> | |||
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" | | |||
* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Tooele+County%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_2796 Find a Grave] | |||
* [https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393433&reqParentsLabel=Tooele%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> | |||
|} | |||
{{UTCoCemeteries}} | |||
* '''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 | |||
*'''[https://heritage.utah.gov/history/cemeteries Tooele county cemeteries]''' at the Utah State Historical site | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} US Vol. 21 page 188 - Mercur Cemetery | |||
=== | === Census Records === | ||
{{UT Census Intro|Tooele}} | |||
=== | {{Historical populations | ||
|type = USA | |||
|heading = Census | |||
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".] | |||
|1860 |1008 | |||
|1870 |2177 | |||
|1880 |4497 | |||
|1890 |3700 | |||
|1900 |7361 | |||
|1910 |7924 | |||
|1920 |7965 | |||
|1930 |9413 | |||
|1940 |9133 | |||
|1950 |14636 | |||
|1960 |17868 | |||
|1970 |21545 | |||
|1980 |26033 | |||
|1990 |26601 | |||
|2000 |40735 | |||
|2010 |58218 | |||
}} | |||
=== | === Church Records === | ||
{{UT Church Intro|Tooele}} | |||
= | ''''' The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)'''''<br> | ||
{| style="float:right; | |||
|- | |||
|{{MormonLDSRemoval}} | |||
|} | |||
* '''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 | |||
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#The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)|Utah Church Records]].<br> | |||
{ | {| width="55%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="2" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" | ||
|- | |||
| width="55%" bgcolor="99d6ff" align="center" | '''Guide to history and records of wards and branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''' | |||
|- | |||
| <br> | |||
'''Stake(s):''' [[Tooele Stake, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Tooele Stake, Utah]] | |||
[[LDS | '''Places:''' [[Grantsville, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Grantsville]]{{·}} [[Lake Point, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Lake Point]]{{·}} [[Ophir, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Ophir]]{{·}} [[Stockton, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Stockton]]{{·}} [[Tooele, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Tooele]]{{·}} [[Vernon, Utah LDS Wards and Branches|Vernon]]{{·}} | ||
*List of '''[[Tooele County, Utah LDS Stakes and Wards|Tooele County stakes and wards]]''' to about 1948. | |||
|} | |||
[ | ''' List of Churches and Church Parishes'''<br> | ||
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393433&reqParentsLabel=Tooele%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 === | |||
{{UT Court Intro|Tooele}} | |||
* '''1855-1956''' {{RecordSearch|1992424|Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Tooele County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62185/ Ancestry.com], ($)'' | |||
=== Directories === | |||
{{UT Directories Intro|Tooele}} | |||
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary | |||
=== Emigration and Immigration === | |||
{{UT Emigration Intro|Tooele}} | |||
* | * '''1847-1868''' {{RecordSearch|2517340|Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & links to images | ||
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups === | |||
{{UT Ethnic Groups Intro|Tooele}} | |||
==== | === Funeral Homes === | ||
{{UT Funeral Homes Intro|Tooele}} | |||
{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top;" | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px;"> | |||
<li>[https://daltonhoopes.com/ Dalton Hoopes Funeral Home] in Grantsville</li> | |||
<li>[https://www.didericksenmemorial.com/ Didericksen Memorial] in Grantsville</li> | |||
<li>[https://www.tatemortuary.com/ Tate Mortuary] in Tooele</li> | |||
</ul> | |||
|} | |||
=== Genealogies === | |||
{{UT Genealogies Intro|Tooele}} | |||
=== Guardianship === | |||
{{UT Guardianship Intro|Tooele}} | |||
=== Land and Property Records === | |||
{{UT Land Intro|Tooele}} | |||
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br> | |||
*'''1855-1956''' {{RecordSearch|1992424|Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Tooele County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62185/ Ancestry.com], ($)'' | |||
*[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 === | ||
{{UT Histories Intro|Tooele}} | |||
=== | *Blanthorn, Ouida. [http://digitallibrary.utah.gov/awweb/guest.jsp?smd=1&cl=all_lib&lb_document_id=34406 ''A history of Tooele County, Utah''] Centennial County History Series | ||
:Wendover Air Force Base, now closed, was the training base of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enola_Gay Enola Gay] crew which dropped the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon atomic weapon] in 1945. | |||
=== | === Maps and Gazetteers === | ||
{{UT Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{UT Tooele County}}}} | |||
{{UT Maps Intro|Tooele}} | |||
*[[Utah Gazetteers]] | |||
==== | *'''2012''' [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Tooele+County&hl=en&sll=39.499761,-111.547028&sspn=6.602676,9.876709&hnear=Tooele,+Utah&t=m&z=9 Google highway map of Tooele County] 2012 | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393433&reqParentsLabel=Tooele%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 === | ||
{{UT Migration Intro|Tooele}} | |||
= | Early migration routes to and from Tooele County for emigrant settlers included: | ||
*'''1846-1869''' [[California Trail]] 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California<ref>"Oregon California Trails Association" at http://octatrails.micromaps.com/ (accessed 18 July 2011).</ref> | |||
*'''1846-1869''' [[Mormon Trail]] 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, 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 18 July 2011).</ref> | |||
*'''1847''' [[Mormon Trail to Southern California|Mormon Trail to Southern California]] 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California<ref>"Jefferson Hunt" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Hunt (accessed 6 September 2011).</ref> | |||
*'''1859-1869''' [[Central Overland Trail]] 1859-1869 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Carson City, Nevada (and usually on to northern California)<ref name="COR">"Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route (accessed 13 September 2011).</ref> | |||
=== Military Records === | |||
{{UT Military Intro|Tooele}} | |||
* '''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 | |||
''''' Civil War'''''<br> | |||
* '''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> | |||
* '''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 | |||
*'''1914-1919'''- {{FSC|237034|item|disp=Militia honor roll, 1914-1919}} - FamilySearch Catalog | |||
''''' World War II'''''<br> | |||
* '''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 | |||
*''' | * '''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 | ||
*''' | |||
=== Naturalization and Citizenship === | |||
{{UT Naturalization Intro|Tooele}} | |||
''Online Naturalization Indexes and Records''<br> | |||
* '''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 | |||
* '''1855-1956''' {{RecordSearch|1992424|Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Tooele County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62185/ Ancestry.com], ($)'' | |||
* '''1906-1930''' {{RecordSearch|2174938|Utah Naturalization Records, 1906-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1906-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61210 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930] at Ancestry- index & images ($) | |||
=== | === Newspapers === | ||
{{UT Newspapers Intro|Tooele}} | |||
= | *'''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> | |||
::''Tooele County Chronicle'' and ''Tooele Transcript-Bulletin'', covering 1947-1948 and 1894-1924 respectively are included. | |||
=== Obituaries === | |||
{{UT Obituaries Intro|Tooele}} | |||
* '''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 | |||
*'''2010-2013''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62189/ Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
=== | === Other Records === | ||
{{UT Other Records Intro|Tooele}} | |||
==== | ==== County Records ==== | ||
* '''1855-1956''' {{RecordSearch|1992424|Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Tooele County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62185/ Ancestry.com], ($)'' | |||
*'''1917-1919''' [https://archives.utah.gov/digital/councils-defense.html Councils of Defense Records, 1917-1919] at [https://images.archives.utah.gov/digital/ Utah Division of Archives and Records Service] – index & images | |||
==== | ==== Prisons ==== | ||
*'''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 | |||
=== Periodicals === | |||
{{UT Periodicals Intro|Tooele}} | |||
=== | === Probate Records === | ||
{{UT Probate Intro|Tooele}} | |||
==== | ''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br> | ||
*'''1800–1985''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9082 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985] at Ancestry — index & images $ | |||
*'''1851–1961''' {{RecordSearch|1916182|Utah Probate Records 1851-1961}} at FamilySearch — images | |||
*'''1855-1956''' {{RecordSearch|1992424|Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956|access=browse}} a collection digitized by FamilySearch (free), includes the index to wills 1887-1955 | |||
*'''1859-1888''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2FM9S5-Z4V%3An845147729%3Fcc%3D2001084 Utah, State Archives] a collection digitized by FamilySearch (free), includes probate court minutes, 1859-1888. | |||
*[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 === | ||
{{UT Schools Intro|Tooele}} | |||
{{ | === Social Security Records === | ||
*'''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 ($) — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]]. | |||
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | |||
=== | === Tax Records === | ||
{{UT Tax Intro|Tooele}} | |||
=== | === Vital Records === | ||
{{UT Vital Intro|Tooele}} | |||
==== | ==== Birth ==== | ||
{{UT Birth Intro|Tooele}} | |||
*'''1898-1905''' Series #83862 at [http://archives.utah.gov/research/inventories/84240.html Utah State Archives]. Not online, no online index. There are no names of children in the records. | |||
* '''1903-1914''' {{RecordSearch|1390750|Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Birth Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1906-1910''' [http://archives.utah.gov/digital/81443.htm 1906-1910 online images] | |||
==== | ==== Marriage ==== | ||
{{UT Marriage Intro|Tooele}} | |||
=== | * '''1805-1992''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=utah%2cut Utah, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index ($) | ||
* '''1855-1956''' {{RecordSearch|1992424|Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Tooele County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62185/ Ancestry.com], ($)'' | |||
* '''1871-1941''' {{RecordSearch|1803977|Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
* '''1887-1937''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30242/utah-county-marriages-1887-1937?s=275764761 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937] at MyHeritage - index ($) | |||
* '''1887-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10214/utah-marriages-1887-1999?s=275764761 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999] at MyHeritage — index ($) | |||
* [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index] at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources | |||
==== Death ==== | |||
{{UT Death Intro|Tooele}} | |||
* '''1904-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1747615|Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''Pre-1904''' Utah State [https://heritage.utah.gov/history/cemetery-search Burial Data Base] This site includes information on many Utah residents, who died before 1904. | |||
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~uttooele/records.html Tooele Genweb] site has further information on Births, Marriages, Deaths record sources. | |||
==== Divorce ==== | |||
{{UT Divorce Intro|Tooele}} | |||
===Voting Records=== | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20392/utah-voter-registrations?s=275764761 Utah, Voter Registrations] at MyHeritage — index ($) | |||
== Research Facilities == | |||
{{UT Research Facilities Intro|Tooele}} | |||
{{ | === Archives === | ||
{{UT Archives Intro|Tooele}} | |||
* '''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 | |||
* '''1855-1956''' {{RecordSearch|1992424|Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Tooele County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62185/ Ancestry.com], ($)'' | |||
=== | === FamilySearch Centers === | ||
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}} | |||
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/salt-lake-city/35-north-west-temple FamilySearch Library] | |||
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/grantsville/115-e-cherry Grantsville Utah West FamilySearch Center] | |||
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/tooele/752-n-520-e Tooele Valley Utah FamilySearch Center] | |||
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/wendover/180-300-s Wendover Utah FamilySearch Center] | |||
=== | === Libraries === | ||
{{UT Libraries Intro|Tooele}} | |||
*'''Grantsville City Library '''<br>42 Bowery Street<br> Grantsville, UT 84029<br> Phone: 435-884-1670<br>[https://www.grantsvilleut.gov/departments/library/index.php Website]<br> | |||
*'''Tooele City Library'''<br>128 West Vine Street<br>Tooele, UT 84074-2059<br>Phone: 435-882-2182<br>[http://tooelecity.org/city-departments/library/ Website]<br> | |||
[ | *[https://utahsonlinelibrary.org/ Utah's Online Library], which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps. | ||
==== | ==Museums== | ||
{{UT Museums Intro|Tooele}} | |||
== Societies == | |||
{{UT Societies Intro|Tooele}} | |||
*'''Tooele County Preservation Society'''<br>[http://www.co.tooele.ut.us/historicpreservation.htm Website] | |||
== | == Websites == | ||
{{UT Websites Intro|Tooele}} | |||
*[http://theusgenweb.org/ut/tooele/ Tooele Gen Web], [https://usgenwebsites.org/UTGenWeb/ Utah Gen Web] | |||
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/tooele/tooele.htm Tooele USGW Archive], [http://usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm Utah USGW Archives] | |||
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/Tooele-ut-genealogy/ Linkpendium] | |||
*{{FSC Place IDNum|1010|Utah|Tooele}} – 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 == | |||
{{UT Research Guides Intro|Tooele}} | |||
== References == | |||
<references /> | |||
[[Category: | {{Utah|Utah}} | ||
[[Category:Utah Counties]] | |||
[[Category:Tooele County, Utah]] |