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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Cache County''' | |||
{{Infobox U.S. County | |||
| county = Cache County | |||
| county_map = Ut-cache.png | |||
| state = Utah | |||
| state_map = Utah.png | |||
| founded year = 1856 | |||
| founded date = January 5 | |||
| seat wl = Logan | |||
| building image = | |||
| building address = County Courthouse<br>179 North Main St.<br>Suite 102<br>Logan, UT 84321 | |||
| web = www.cachecounty.org/ | |||
| named for = caches of furs made by {{wpd|Rocky Mountain Fur Company}} trappers<REF>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Utah "List of counties in Utah,"] Wikipedia.</REF> | |||
| named for image = Alberta 1890s fur trader.jpg | |||
| adoption_sign = Adoption Utah Genealogical Association | |||
}} | |||
=== Quick Facts === | |||
=== | ==== Parent Counties ==== | ||
'''5 January 1856:''' Cache County was created from part of the area of old Green River County of the former Utah Territory and unorganized territory. <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''; Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002 {{WorldCat|50140092}}, {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}</ref> | |||
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County | |||
=== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
[[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder]] | [[Rich County, Utah|Rich]] | [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]]<br>'''Idaho counties:''' [[Bear Lake County, Idaho|Bear Lake]] | [[Franklin County, Idaho|Franklin]] | [[Oneida County, Idaho|Oneida]] | |||
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==== Boundary Changes ==== | |||
=== Boundary Changes === | |||
=== | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
=== Resources === | |||
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/lookups.html Cache County Reference Books and Lookup Volunteers] at the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/ county GenWeb site]. | |||
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/index.html#cachelinks Cache county Links] at the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/index.html county GenWeb site]. Includes links to various types of information including court records, personal histories, newspapers, libraries, general Utah sites, etc. | |||
==== Bible Records ==== | |||
== | ==== Biography ==== | ||
[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/cache/cache.htm USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah] lists bios of 13 individuals of Cache County | |||
*{{FHL|Utah, Cache - Biography|subject|disp=Records of Biography}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | |||
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==== Business Records and Commerce ==== | |||
=== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
{{RAOGKcemetery}} | |||
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For the cemeteries within or just outside the cities or towns, please refer to the listing of [[Cache County, Utah#Populated_Places|populated places]] above. | |||
Mount Sterling | |||
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=77348&GRid=47932&CRid=77348& Findagrave.com] | |||
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Old Ephraim's Grave | |||
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=77218&CScnty=2776& Findagrave.com] | |||
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'''[http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/cemeteryresults Cache County Cemeteries]''' at the Utah Historical site | |||
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/cemetery.html Cache County Cemeteries] at the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/index.html county GenWeb site] | |||
[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/cache/cache.htm USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah] provides a list of burials in Wellsville Cemetery and the Woodmen burials<br> | |||
==== Census ==== | |||
For information and tips on accessing census records online, see [[Utah Census]] | |||
The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Cache County are available online. 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. | |||
* | *1856 | ||
*1860 | |||
*1870 | |||
*1880 | |||
*1890 | |||
*1900 | |||
*1910 | |||
*1920 | |||
*1930<br> | |||
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/census.html Cache county Utah Census] at [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/index.html county GenWeb site] includes links to territorial as well as federal census. | |||
[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/cache/cache.htm USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah] provides the 1920 Census of Paradise, Avon, Hyde Park, North Logan and Benson.<br> | |||
*{{FHL|Utah, Cache- Census|subject|disp=Records of Census}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | |||
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=== | ==== '''Church History''' ==== | ||
== | *<span style="display: none" id="1327274747194S"> </span>*{{FHL|Utah, Cache - Church History|subject|disp=Records of Church History}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | ||
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=== | ==== Church Records ==== | ||
Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Cache 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. | |||
*{{FHL|Utah,Cache - Church Records|subject|disp=Records of Church Records}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | |||
{{ | |||
==== Court Records ==== | |||
*{{FHL|Utah, Cache - Court Recordss|subject|disp=Records of Court Records}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | |||
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==== '''Description and travel''' ==== | |||
*{{FHL|Utah, Cache - Description and travel|subject|disp=Records of Description and travel}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | |||
{{ | |||
=== | ==== Directories ==== | ||
* | *{{FHL|Utah, Cache - Directories|subject|disp=Records of Directories}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | ||
==== Dwellings ==== | |||
*{{FHL|Utah, Cache - Dwellings|subject|disp=Records of Dwelllings}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | |||
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==== Ethnic and Other Groups ==== | |||
=== | ==== Funeral Homes ==== | ||
*{{FHL|Utah, Cache - Funeral Homes|subject|disp=Records of Funeral Homes}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | |||
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=== | ==== Gazetteers ==== | ||
==== Genealogy ==== | |||
*{{FHL|Utah, Cache - Genealogy|subject|disp=Records of Genealogy}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | |||
{{ | |||
==== Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc. ==== | |||
= | *{{FHL|Utah, Cache - Genealogy - Handbooks, manualsl, etc.|subject|disp=Records of Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | ||
{{ | |||
==== | ==== History ==== | ||
= | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/history/index.htm A Brief History of Cache County] at the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/ county GenWeb site] 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. | ||
*[http://library.loganutah.org/local/history/hoveybook.pdf A History of Cache Valley] at the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/ county GenWeb] site compiled and written by M.R. Hovey in 1923 with a detailed table of contents. | |||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/history/auto-history.htm Automobile History of Cache County, Utah] at the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/ county GenWeb site] includes background information as well as an alphabetical listing of automobile owners from May 1909 through 1915. | |||
*[http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ut/utcache.html Ghost towns in Cache County, Utah] includes an interactive map. Click on the ghost town for a history of the area. | |||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/towns.html Cache County, Utah Towns] at the county [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/ GenWeb site] includes short historical sketches of existing towns as well as some old places. | |||
*[http://www.untraveledroad.com/USA/Utah/Cache.htm 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. | |||
**{{FHL|Utah, Cache - History|subject|disp=Records of History}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | |||
*'''History Timeline''' | |||
'' | NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from ''Wikipedia'' for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_County,_Utah Cache County]. | ||
=== | *1830. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bridger Jim Bridger] and several other trappers bought out William Ashley and established the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Company 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. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_County,_Utah Cache County] was formed by the territorial legislature. | ||
*1857. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithfield,_Utah Smithfield] was founded by Robert Thornley. Dairying, a Del Monte canning factory, and the sugar beet were the main industries. | |||
*1859. The town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan,_Utah Logan] was founded by Mormon settlers sent by Brigham Young. | |||
*1859-60. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Utah Providence] settled, mostly by Swiss LDS converts. | |||
*1860. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyrum,_Utah 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. [http://www.google.com/search?q=clarkston+utah&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=&safe=active Clarkston] was laid out. It was named for Israel J. Clark. | |||
*1869. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalga,_Utah Amalga] was settled by Mormon settler Hans Jorgensen. | |||
*1884. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Utah_Temple Logan Utah Temple] dedicated. | |||
*1888. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_University Utah State University] was founded in Logan. | |||
*1891. Logan Tabernacle dedicated.in 1891. | |||
*1907. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish,_Utah 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 ==== | ||
=== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
=== | ==== Migration ==== | ||
==== Military ==== | |||
==== | ===== Naturalization and Citizenship ===== | ||
[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/cache/cache.htm USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah] has the military records of Army enlistments 1938-1946 <br> | |||
==== | ==== Newspapers{{RAOGKobituary}} ==== | ||
*' | *One major resource for newspapers throughout Utah is the University of Utah's [http://digitalnewspapers.org/ Utah Digital Newspapers] project "with more than 600,000 pages of digitized Utah historical newspapers." The Utah Logan ''Journal'' from Cache County is included in this digital project. [[Utah Newspapers|Read more...]] about using Utah newspapers for your family history research. | ||
==== | ==== Obituaries ==== | ||
[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/cache/cache.htm USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah] provides obituaries for 2005<br> | |||
==== | ==== Periodicals ==== | ||
=== | ==== Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc. ==== | ||
{{UTCoPoorComments}} | |||
{{ | |||
=== | ==== Probate Records ==== | ||
==== Public Records ==== | |||
=== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
==== Vital Records ==== | |||
== | <span style="display: none" id="1320770324892S"> </span> | ||
===== Births ===== | |||
= | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675542 Utah Births and Christenings, 1892-1941] at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]. This is an index only. Microfilm copies of the records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. | ||
== | ===== Marriages ===== | ||
33,211 marriages from 11 Apr 1859 to 7 Mar 1966 are listed on the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index]. Index is incomplete as there are no civil government recorded marriages prior to 1887 in Utah.<br> | |||
== | ===== Deaths ===== | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1747615 Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956] A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]. 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. | |||
==== Archives, Libraries, and Museums ==== | |||
:[[Logan Public Library|Logan Library]] | |||
:255 North Main<br>Logan, UT 84321 | |||
:Telephone: 435-716-9123 | |||
:Special Collections include the former Everton Genealogical Library as well as local history, photos, and more. | |||
= | *{{FHL|Utah, Cache - Archives and libraries - Bibliography|subject|disp=Records of Archives and libraries - Bibliography}} {{FHLTopicLinks}} | ||
==== Courthouses ==== | |||
{{ | {{Wikipedia|Cache County, Utah}} | ||
[[ | |||
[[ | [http://www.cachecounty.org Cache County Official Website]<br> | ||
{{RAOGKcourthouse}} | |||
179 North Main St.<br>Suite 102<br>Logan, UT 84321<br>435-755-1460 <br> | |||
==== Family History Centers ==== | |||
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | |||
*[[Hyrum Utah North Family History Center]] | |||
*[[Logan Utah Family History Center]] | |||
*[[Logan Utah YSA 3rd Family History Center]] | |||
*[[Logan Utah YSA 4th Family History Center]] | |||
Logan Utah [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcfhc/index.html Family History Center] | |||
=== Societies and Social Groups{{RAOGKlibrary}} === | |||
[http://www.cachevalleyhistory.com/ Cache Valley Historical Society] | |||
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utcache/smithfieldhistoricalsociety/index.htm Smithfield Utah Historical Society] | |||
=== Towns and Communities in this county === | |||
=== References === | |||
{{reflist}}{{Cache County, Utah}}{{Utah|Utah}} | |||
[[Category:Cache_County,_Utah]] |
Revision as of 18:00, 22 January 2012
United States Utah
Cache County
Cache County, Utah | |
Map | |
![]() Location in the state of Utah | |
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Facts | |
Founded | January 5, 1856 |
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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[1] | |
Quick Facts[edit | edit source]
Parent Counties[edit | edit source]
5 January 1856: Cache County was created from part of the area of old Green River County of the former Utah Territory and unorganized territory. [2]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Box Elder | Rich | Weber
Idaho counties: Bear Lake | Franklin | Oneida
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Biography[edit | edit source]
USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah lists bios of 13 individuals of Cache County
- Records of Biography (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see
Business Records and Commerce[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
For the cemeteries within or just outside the cities or towns, please refer to the listing of populated places above.
Mount Sterling
Old Ephraim's Grave
Cache County Cemeteries at the Utah Historical site
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
Census[edit | edit source]
For information and tips on accessing census records online, see Utah Census
The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Cache County are available online. 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.
- 1856
- 1860
- 1870
- 1880
- 1890
- 1900
- 1910
- 1920
- 1930
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.
- Records of Census (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see
Church History[edit | edit source]
- Records of Church History (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see *
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Cache 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.
- Records of Church Records (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- Records of Court Records (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see
Description and travel[edit | edit source]
- Records of Description and travel (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see
Directories[edit | edit source]
- Records of Directories (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see
Dwellings[edit | edit source]
- Records of Dwelllings (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see
Ethnic and Other Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Records of Funeral Homes (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
- Records of Genealogy (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see
Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.[edit | edit source]
- Records of Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc. (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see
History[edit | edit source]
- A Brief History of Cache County at the county GenWeb site 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 at the county GenWeb site compiled and 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.
- Records of History (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see
- History Timeline
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. Dairying, a Del Monte canning factory, and the sugar beet were the main industries.
- 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[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah has the military records of Army enlistments 1938-1946
==== Newspapers ====
- One major resource for newspapers throughout Utah is the University of Utah's Utah Digital Newspapers project "with more than 600,000 pages of digitized Utah historical newspapers." The Utah Logan Journal from Cache County is included in this digital project. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah provides obituaries for 2005
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Public Records[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
- 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.
Marriages[edit | edit source]
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.
Deaths[edit | edit source]
Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates at FamilySearch. 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.
Archives, Libraries, and Museums[edit | edit source]
- Logan Library
- 255 North Main
Logan, UT 84321 - Telephone: 435-716-9123
- Special Collections include the former Everton Genealogical Library as well as local history, photos, and more.
- Records of Archives and libraries - Bibliography (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Cache County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see
Courthouses[edit | edit source]
179 North Main St.
Suite 102
Logan, UT 84321
435-755-1460
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Hyrum Utah North Family History Center
- Logan Utah Family History Center
- Logan Utah YSA 3rd Family History Center
- Logan Utah YSA 4th Family History Center
Logan Utah Family History Center
=== Societies and Social Groups ===
Cache Valley Historical Society
Smithfield Utah Historical Society
Towns and Communities in this county[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "List of counties in Utah," Wikipedia.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.; Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002 WorldCat 50140092, FHL Book 973 D27e 2002
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