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*'''1918. '''Daggett County created by Utah Legislature.  Named for Ellswerth Daggett, the first Surveyor-General of Utah.
*'''1957.''' Town of Dutch John constructed by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to house workers working on construction of Flaming Gorge Dam.


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Revision as of 09:58, 23 November 2011

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Daggett County, Utah
Map
Map of Utah highlighting Daggett County
Location in the state of Utah
Map of the U.S. highlighting Utah
Location of Utah in the U.S.
Facts
Founded March 4, 1917
County Seat Manila
Courthouse
Address Daggett County Clerk/Treasurer
95 N 1st W
Manila, UT 84046
Website: www.daggettcounty.org
Named for: Ellsworth Daggett[1]


 Quick Facts[edit | edit source]

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

Daggett County received its name from Ellworth Daggett, the first surveyor.

Parent Counties[edit | edit source]

  • 1917--Daggett County was created 4 March 1917 from Uintah County and Summit County. The voters approved the creation of the county in an election in July, 1917. In 1919, Daggett County lost a portion to Uintah County and on 11 May 1943 the boundaries were clarified and located on the public land survey lines.[2]
    County seat: Manila [3]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Duchesne | Summit | Uintah | Moffat County, Colorado | Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Other Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Flaming Gorge Reservoir

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1918. Daggett County created by Utah Legislature.  Named for Ellswerth Daggett, the first Surveyor-General of Utah.
  • 1957. Town of Dutch John constructed by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to house workers working on construction of Flaming Gorge Dam.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Business Records and Commerce[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Daggett County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site 

Census[edit | edit source]

The 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Daggett County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Utah Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in national indexes, try checking local indexes. Created by experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide indexes.

See Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

  • 1920
  • 1930

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Daggett County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be locate through the Family History Library Catalog at https://www.familysearch.org/. Or by refering to Jaussi, Laureen R., and Gloria D. Chaston. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. 2 vols. Provo, Utah: Genealogy Tree, 1982. (FHL book 979.2258 A3j; fiche 6031507). These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Ethnic Groups[edit | edit source]

Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

A FamilySearch Community Tree is available for this place.


Histories[edit | edit source]

A History of Daggett County online at Marriott Library Digital Collections.

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Migration[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

World War II Army Enlistments

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Poor and Welfare Records[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Public Records[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Western States Marriage Index

Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/.  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.

Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904

Voting Registers[edit | edit source]

Resource Repositories[edit | edit source]

Archives, Libraries, and Museums[edit | edit source]

Courthouses[edit | edit source]

Daggett County Official Website

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Daggett County, Utah

Daggett County, Utah
95 North 1st West
Manila, UT 84046
Phone (435) 784-3154
Fax (435) 784-3335

Family History Centers[edit | edit source]

Societies and Social Groups[edit | edit source]

Towns and communities[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "List of counties in Utah," Wikipedia.
  2. Newberry Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, Utah: Individual County Chronologies, Daggett County, http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies, Accessed 25 July 2011.
  3. The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).