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[[Category:Record Finder]]
See also [[Latter-day Saint Record Finder]]<br><br>


*In column 1 find your research goal.
[[Category:Record Finder]]
*In column 2 are the types of records that will likely have the information you need. Each record type is linked to additional information about the record you should search.
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== Record Finder Table for Utah ==
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The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
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=== Order of Records ===
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The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
 
{| class="vertical listing FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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| '''1. If you need'''
| '''2. Look First in'''
| '''3. Then Search'''
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| Biographical sketches
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[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]


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== List of Topics ==
[[Utah History|History]]<br><br><br>
This Record Finder table links to the Utah topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
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| Birth date and place
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]] [[Utah Census|Census]]<br><br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
| [[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]<br><br>
|-
|-
| Children
| align="left" | Birth date and place
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[Utah Census|Census]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br><br>
*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 
*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Utah Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
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|-
| Crossing the ocean and<br>crossing the plains
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
Emigration and Immigration<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries<br><br>
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
[[LDS Membership Records|Church Membership Records]]<br>Periodicals<br>Colonization<br>History<br>Newspapers
*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Utah Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Utah Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Utah Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Utah Land and Property|Land and Property]]
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|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
Vital Records<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Church Membership Records]]<br>Obituaries<br>Newspapers  
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>History<br>Periodicals<br>Emigration and Immigration
*[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Utah Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Utah Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}


===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
|-
| Divorce
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Church Membership Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
|  
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Obituaries
 
|-
| Emigration information
|
Emigration and Immigration<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
 
| Colonization<br>Obituaries<br>Periodicals
|-
|-
| Family history or genealogy
| align="left" | Maiden name
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Temple Records  
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
| History<br>Military Records<br>For Further Reading
*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Utah Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Utah Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| History<br>Historical Geography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Periodicals<br><br>
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
*[[Utah Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Utah Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Utah Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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|-
| Living relatives  
| align="left" | Living relatives
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Obituaries
*[[Utah Directories|Directories]]
*[[Utah Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
*[[Utah Biography|Biography]]
*[[Utah Societies|Societies]]
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Utah Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}


| Census<br>Newspapers<br><br>
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Maps
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Historical Geography<br><br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Colonization<br>History
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Vital Records<br>Church Membership Records<br>Temple Records<br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Utah Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries<br>Newspapers  
*[[Utah Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
 
*[[Utah Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Utah Biography|Biography]]
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|-
| Missionary service
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
Missionaries<br>Church Membership Records<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]  
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Utah Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
Obituaries<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>History
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
*[[Utah Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Utah Biography|Biography]]
*[[Utah Societies|Societies]]  
|}


=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Obituaries<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
| Newspapers<br>Military Records<br><br>
|-
|-
| Parents
| align="left" | Residence
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Church Membership Records]]<br>Temple Records<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]  
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
*[[Utah Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Utah Directories|Directories]]
*[[Utah Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Utah Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Utah Biography|Biography]]
*[[Utah Societies|Societies]]
|}


| Missionaries<br>Patriarchal Blessings<br><br><br>
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Patriarchal blessings
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Patriarchal Blessings<br><br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 
|-
|-
| Photographs
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
*[[African American Record Finder]]
*[[African American Resources for Utah|African Americans]]
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Utah|Indigenous Peoples]]
*[[Utah Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Utah Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Utah Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Utah Societies|Societies]]


| History<br><br>
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Occupation
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
 
*[[Utah Directories|Directories]]
| Military Records<br><br>
*[[Utah Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Utah Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Utah Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Religion
| Historical Geography<br>Colonization<br>History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Archives and Libraries<br><br><br>
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Utah Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Utah Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Social activities
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Membership Records<br>Directories<br>Census
*[[Utah Biography|Biography]]  
 
*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| Obituaries<br>Church Priesthood Records<br>Colonization<br>Missionaries
*[[Utah Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Utah Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Utah Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| Previous research
| align="left" | Physical description
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Temple Records<br><br>
*[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Utah Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Utah Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Utah Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}


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=== Adoption ===
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>History<br>Periodicals
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].


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| Priesthood ordinations
|
[[LDS Membership Records|Church Membership Records]]<br>Church Priesthood Records<br>Temple Records
|
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br><br>
|-
| Record-finding aids
| Archives and Libraries<br>Periodicals
| For Further Reading<br><br>
|-
| Spouses
|
Church Membership Records<br>Temple Records<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
|
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries<br>Military Records
|-
| Temple ordinances
|
Temple Records<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Church Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
|
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br><br><br>
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| Wards/branches attended
|
[[LDS Membership Records|Church Membership Records]]<br>Directories<br>Census<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
| Priesthood Records<br>Missionaries<br>Historical Geography<br>History
|-
| Ward/branch boundaries
| Historical Geography<br>History<br>Colonization
|
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
|}


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[[Category:Utah|Record Selection Table]]
[[Category:Utah Research Strategies|Record Finder]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 18:39, 25 January 2021

Utah Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Utah Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

See also Latter-day Saint Record Finder

Record Finder Table for Utah

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Utah topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality or ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Adoption

For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: United States Adoption Research.


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