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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah|Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Tooele County''  
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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.
 
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<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>
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<br>[[Image:Utah miners.jpg|thumb|right|210px|<center>Utah Miners, Tooele County, Utah</center>]]
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== 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}}
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| 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>
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Tooele County, Utah#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''[[Tooele County, Utah#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Tooele County, Utah#Death|Death]]'''</center>
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Tooele County, Utah#Census|Census]]'''</center>
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Tooele County, Utah#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Tooele County, Utah#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1897-present
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1892-present
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1897-present
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1856, 1860...
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1856-present
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1856-present
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1897
| bgcolor="#99d6ff" width="100%" colspan="6" | '''For earlier dates, try...'''
| 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
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| colspan="7"| <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1905. General compliance by 1917.</center>
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*'''[[Tooele County, Utah#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Tooele County, Utah#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Tooele County, Utah#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''' <br>
*'''Parent counties''' (before March 3, 1852): Tooele County was created as an original county from Utah Territory lands.
 
*{{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in<br>'''Neighboring Counties:''' [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder]] | [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]] | [[Juab County, Utah|Juab]] | [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]] | [[Utah County, Utah|Utah]] | [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]] | '''Nevada''' counties: [[Elko County, Nevada|Elko]] | [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine]]


=== Record Loss ===
{{UT Record Loss Intro|Tooele}}
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
 
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=== Boundary Changes ===
{{UT Boundary Changes Intro|Tooele}}
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* '''Parent County(s):''' Created  as an original county from [[Utah Territorial Records|Utah Territory]], on January 31 1850.
*Utah Death Certificates at FamilySearch, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1747615 1904–1956]; at State Archives site, [http://archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/20842.htm 1904-1958]  
* '''County Seat:''' Tooele
*[http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchburials Utah Burial Records Database]
*[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
*[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
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=== Populated Places ===
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{{UT Populated Places Intro|Tooele}}
*[http://digitalnewspapers.org/ Utah digital newspapers project]


For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://utah.hometownlocator.com/ut/Tooele Hometown Locator].
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The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated
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places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tooele County, Utah," in ''Wikipedia:
{{Infobox U.S. County
the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah,
| county = Tooele County
accessed 17 February 2019.</ref>
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| state = Utah
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| founded year = 1852
| founded date = March 3
| seat wl = Tooele
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* [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>
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* [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>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Point,_Utah Lake Point]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowley,_Utah Rowley]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_Valley_Indian_Reservation Skull Valley Reservation]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erda,_Utah Erda]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stansbury_Park,_Utah Stansbury Park]</div>
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* [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>
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* [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]
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* [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>
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<center>'''‡'''This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</center>


=== History Timeline ===
==== Parent Counties  ====
{{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].
'''1852--'''Tooele County was created 3 March 1852&nbsp;as an original county. <br>'''County seat:''' Tooele <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>


*'''1849''' Latter-day Saints established the first white settlement in the area.
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
*'''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 ==
[[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder]] | [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]] | [[Juab County, Utah|Juab]] | [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]] | [[Utah County, Utah|Utah]] | [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]] | '''Nevada''' counties: [[Elko County, Nevada|Elko]] | [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine]]
{{UT Resources Intro|Tooele}}


=== Bible Records ===
==== Boundary Changes  ====
{{UT Bible Intro|Tooele}}


=== Biographies ===
==== Record Loss ====
{{UT Biographies Intro|Tooele}}


=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
=== Resources  ===
{{UT Business Records Intro|Tooele}}


=== Cemeteries ===
==== Bible Records  ====
{{UT Cemeteries Intro|Tooele}}


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==== Biography ====
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Tooele County, Utah''' online and in print</center>
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[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]
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| 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>
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* {{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]


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==== Business Records and Commerce  ====
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
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* [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]
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"|<center>See [[Utah Cemeteries|Utah Cemeteries]] for more information.<center>
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{{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
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|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 ===
==== Cemeteries  ====
{{UT Church Intro|Tooele}}


''''' The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)'''''<br>
'''[http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/cemeteryresults Tooele county cemeteries]''' at the Utah State Historical site&nbsp;  
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* '''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>


{{RAOGKcemetery}}


{| width="55%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="2" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
[[LDS Cemetery Records|LDS Cemetery Records]]<br>US Vol. 21 page 188 - Mercur Cemetery
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| 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'''
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'''Stake(s):''' [[Tooele Stake, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Tooele Stake, Utah]]


'''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]]{{·}}
[http://files.usgwarchives.net/ut/tooele/cemeteries/tooelece.txt USGenWeb Archives&nbsp;Tooele County, Utah] gives names of individuals buried in the Old Pioneer Cemetery from 1849 - 1867 and later removed to the New Cemetery.  
*List of '''[[Tooele County, Utah LDS Stakes and Wards|Tooele County stakes and wards]]''' to about 1948.
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''' List of Churches and Church Parishes'''<br>
[http://files.usgwarchives.net/ut/tooele/cemeteries/wowtooele.txt USGenWeb Archives Tooele County, Utah] provides information on the Woodmen of the World burials
*'''[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 ===
==== Census  ====
{{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], ($)''
The 1850 [1851], 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Tooele County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see [[Utah Census|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.  


=== Directories ===
See [[Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]] for more information about statewide printed indexes.
{{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  ===
*1850 (1851)
{{UT Emigration Intro|Tooele}}
*1856
*1860
*1870
*1880
*1890
*1900
*1910
*1920
*1930


* '''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
[http://files.usgwarchives.net/ut/tooele/census/1850/ USGenWeb Archives of Tooele County, Utah ]provides the&nbsp;1850 census records


=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
==== Church Records  ====
{{UT Ethnic Groups Intro|Tooele}}


=== Funeral Homes  ===
LDS Ward and Branch Records
{{UT Funeral Homes Intro|Tooele}}
{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top;"
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<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>
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=== Genealogies  ===
*Benmore
{{UT Genealogies Intro|Tooele}}
*Burmeister
*Clover
*Deep Creek
*Erda
*Grantsville
*Grantsville 1
*Grantsville 2
*Iosepa
*Lake Point
*Lake View
*Mercur
*Ophir
*St. John
*Stockton
*Tod Park
*Tooele
*Tooele 1
*Tooele 2
*Tooele 3
*Tooele 4
*Tooele 5
*Tooele 6
*Tooele 7
*Tooele 8
*Tooele 9
*Tooele 10
*Tooele N.
*Tooele S.
*Vernon
*Wendover


=== Guardianship ===
Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for&nbsp;Tooele 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.<br>
{{UT Guardianship Intro|Tooele}}


=== Land and Property Records ===
==== Court Records ====
{{UT Land Intro|Tooele}}


''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Directories  ====
*'''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 ===
==== Ethnic and Other Groups  ====
{{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
==== Gazetteers  ====
: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 ===
==== Genealogy  ====
{{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
{{CommunityTree}}
*[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 ===
==== History  ====
{{UT Migration Intro|Tooele}}


Early migration routes to and from Tooele County for emigrant settlers included:
'''Interesting&nbsp;facts'''<br>This county was originally spelled "Tuilla"&nbsp;and is&nbsp;still pronounced that way by locals.  
*'''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 ===
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.
{{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
===== History Timeline  =====


''''' Civil War'''''<br>
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from ''Wikipedia'' for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah Tooele County].
* '''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>
*'''1849.''' Mormons&nbsp;established the first white settlement in the area.
* '''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
*'''1850 January.''' Tooele County formed as one of six original counties in&nbsp;''Deseret'', later called ''Utah Territory''  
* '''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
*'''1850's–1860's.''' Troubles between white settlers and Goshute Indians.
* '''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
*'''1852.''' By this year, Grantsville, Batesville, and Pine Canyon (later called Lincoln) were settled by Mormons.
* '''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
*'''1855.''' Richville named as county seat.
*'''1914-1919'''- {{FSC|237034|item|disp=Militia honor roll, 1914-1919}} - FamilySearch Catalog
*'''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-Mormons to the area.
*'''Before 1874.''' The county courthouse was built.
*'''1874–1879.''' The Republic of Tooele was established by non-Mormon politicians.&nbsp;Only taxpayers were allowed to vote, and there were complaints of fraud. The recorder's&nbsp;office was&nbsp;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&nbsp;this law.


''''' World War II'''''<br>
[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/USHSArchPub&CISOPTR=5371&REC=20 A History of Tooele County] available online at Marriott Library Digital Collections.
* '''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 ===
==== Land and Property  ====
{{UT Naturalization Intro|Tooele}}


''Online Naturalization Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Maps  ====
* '''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 ===
==== Migration  ====
{{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 ($)
Early migration routes to and from {{PAGENAME}} for emigrant settlers included:
*'''1850-2003''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10636/utah-newspapers-1850-2003?s=275764761 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
* [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 ===
:*[[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>
{{UT Obituaries Intro|Tooele}}
:*[[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 http://lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/pioneerstory.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).</ref>
:*[[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>
:*[[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>


* '''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
==== Military  ====
*'''2010-2013''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62189/ Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013] at Ancestry - index ($)


=== Other Records ===
==== Naturalization and Citizenship  ====
{{UT Other Records Intro|Tooele}}


==== County Records ====
==== Newspapers  ====
* '''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 ====
*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." Two newspapers from Tooele County are included in this digital project, the ''Tooele County Chronicle'' and ''Tooele Transcript-Bulletin''. [[Utah Newspapers|Read more...]] about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.
*'''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 ===
==== Obituaries  ====
{{UT Periodicals Intro|Tooele}}


=== Probate Records ===
==== Periodicals  ====
{{UT Probate Intro|Tooele}}


''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc. ====
*'''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 ===
{{UTCoPoorComments}}  
{{UT Schools Intro|Tooele}}


=== Social Security Records ===
==== Probate 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 ===
==== Public Records ====
{{UT Tax Intro|Tooele}}


=== Vital Records ===
==== Taxation  ====
{{UT Vital Intro|Tooele}}


==== Birth ====
==== Vital Records  ====
{{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.
===== Birth =====
* '''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 ====
===== 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 ($)
:*'''1855-1929''' - [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm '''Western States Marriage Index''']. Includes Tooele County 1855-1929.<ref>"Tooele County, Utah: Family History and Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records and More," ''Linkpendium,'' http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Tooele/, accessed 1 February 2012.</ref>
* '''1855-1956''' {{RecordSearch|1992424|Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Tooele County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62185/ Ancestry.com], ($)''
* '''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 ====
===== 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
'''''Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -'''''A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1004924 https://www.familysearch.org/].&nbsp; Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed.&nbsp; A death certificate may contain information as to the name of the deceased, date of death, and place of death, as well as&nbsp;the age, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.  
*'''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 ====
'''[http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchburials Utah State Burial Index]''' for death before 1904
{{UT Divorce Intro|Tooele}}


===Voting Records===
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~uttooele/records.html Tooele Genweb] site has further information on Births, Marriages, Deaths record sources.
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20392/utah-voter-registrations?s=275764761 Utah, Voter Registrations] at MyHeritage — index ($)


== Research Facilities ==
{{Utahdeathsubs}}  
{{UT Research Facilities Intro|Tooele}}


=== Archives ===
==== Voting Registers  ====
{{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 ===
=== Resource Repositories  ===
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/salt-lake-city/35-north-west-temple FamilySearch Library]
==== Archives, Libraries, and Museums  ====
*[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 ===
=== Courthouses  ===
{{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>
[http://www.co.tooele.ut.us/ www.co.tooele.ut.us/] <br>County Clerk, 47 South Main<br>Tooele, UT 84074<br>Telephone: (435) 843-3140<br>Fax: (435) 882-7317<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.
'''County seat: '''Tooele


==Museums==
==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
{{UT Museums Intro|Tooele}}


== Societies ==
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
{{UT Societies Intro|Tooele}}
*[[Grantsville Utah Family History Center]]
*[[Tooele Valley Utah Family History Center]]
*[[Wendover Utah Family History Center]]


*'''Tooele County Preservation Society'''<br>[http://www.co.tooele.ut.us/historicpreservation.htm Website]
=== Societies and Social Groups  ===


== Websites ==
=== Towns and Communities  ===
{{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.
=== References  ===


== Research Guides ==
<references />
{{UT Research Guides Intro|Tooele}}


== References ==
{{Utah|Utah}}
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{{Utah|Utah}}
[[Category:Tooele_County,_Utah]]
[[Category:Utah Counties]]
[[Category:Tooele County, Utah]]

Revision as of 11:33, 1 March 2012

United States  Gotoarrow.png Utah Gotoarrow.png Tooele County

Dates for major county records
Birth
Marriage
Death
Census
Land
Probate
1897-present 1892-present 1897-present 1856, 1860... 1856-present 1856-present
For earlier dates, try...

  • Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries
  • Parent counties (before March 3, 1852): Tooele County was created as an original county from Utah Territory lands.
Remember these collections
Tooele County, Utah
Map
Map of Utah highlighting Tooele County
Location in the state of Utah
Map of the U.S. highlighting Utah
Location of Utah in the U.S.
Facts
Founded March 3, 1852
County Seat Tooele
Courthouse
Named for: [1]


Quick Facts[edit | edit source]

Parent Counties[edit | edit source]

1852--Tooele County was created 3 March 1852 as an original county.
County seat: Tooele [1]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Box Elder | Davis | Juab | Salt Lake | Utah | Weber | Nevada counties: Elko | White Pine

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Business Records and Commerce[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Tooele county cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site 

LDS Cemetery Records
US Vol. 21 page 188 - Mercur Cemetery

USGenWeb Archives Tooele County, Utah gives names of individuals buried in the Old Pioneer Cemetery from 1849 - 1867 and later removed to the New Cemetery.

USGenWeb Archives Tooele County, Utah provides information on the Woodmen of the World burials

Census[edit | edit source]

The 1850 [1851], 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Tooele 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.

  • 1850 (1851)
  • 1856
  • 1860
  • 1870
  • 1880
  • 1890
  • 1900
  • 1910
  • 1920
  • 1930

USGenWeb Archives of Tooele County, Utah provides the 1850 census records

Church Records[edit | edit source]

LDS Ward and Branch Records

  • Benmore
  • Burmeister
  • Clover
  • Deep Creek
  • Erda
  • Grantsville
  • Grantsville 1
  • Grantsville 2
  • Iosepa
  • Lake Point
  • Lake View
  • Mercur
  • Ophir
  • St. John
  • Stockton
  • Tod Park
  • Tooele
  • Tooele 1
  • Tooele 2
  • Tooele 3
  • Tooele 4
  • Tooele 5
  • Tooele 6
  • Tooele 7
  • Tooele 8
  • Tooele 9
  • Tooele 10
  • Tooele N.
  • Tooele S.
  • Vernon
  • Wendover

Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Tooele 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 and Other Groups[edit | edit source]

Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

A FamilySearch Community Tree is available for this place.


History[edit | edit source]

Interesting facts
This county was originally spelled "Tuilla" and is still pronounced that way by locals.

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

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

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

  • 1849. Mormons 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. By this year, Grantsville, Batesville, and Pine Canyon (later called Lincoln) were settled by Mormons.
  • 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-Mormons to the area.
  • Before 1874. The county courthouse was built.
  • 1874–1879. The Republic of Tooele was established by non-Mormon 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.

A History of Tooele County available online at Marriott Library Digital Collections.

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Migration[edit | edit source]

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

Military[edit | edit source]

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

  • 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." Two newspapers from Tooele County are included in this digital project, the Tooele County Chronicle and Tooele Transcript-Bulletin. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

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]

Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
Death[edit | edit source]

Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the 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

Tooele Genweb site has further information on Births, Marriages, Deaths record sources.

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Voting Registers[edit | edit source]

Resource Repositories[edit | edit source]

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

Courthouses[edit | edit source]

www.co.tooele.ut.us/
County Clerk, 47 South Main
Tooele, UT 84074
Telephone: (435) 843-3140
Fax: (435) 882-7317

County seat: Tooele

Family History Centers
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Societies and Social Groups[edit | edit source]

Towns and Communities[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  2. ↑ "Oregon California Trails Association" at http://octatrails.micromaps.com/ (accessed 18 July 2011).
  3. ↑ "The Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at http://lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/pioneerstory.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
  4. ↑ "Jefferson Hunt" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Hunt (accessed 6 September 2011).
  5. ↑ "Central Overland Route" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route (accessed 13 September 2011).
  6. ↑ "Tooele County, Utah: Family History and Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records and More," Linkpendium, http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Tooele/, accessed 1 February 2012.
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