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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Utah Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Utah. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Utah Research Strategies

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Utah

Utah Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Utah.

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1905 in Utah and was generally complied with by 1917. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: The earliest Utah statewide death recording began in 1897, with Salt Lake City recording deaths as early as 1848. Statewide registration didn't begin until 1905, and was generally complied with by 1919. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Utah death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Utah Record Finder

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Utah Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Utah Research

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Utah Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Utah Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Utah, including research at the county level, visit the Utah page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Utah record collections at FamilySearch.

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 === Utah Research Strategies  ===
 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Utah<br>
-:[[Utah Online Genealogy Records|Utah Online Genealogy Records]]
+*[[Utah Online Genealogy Records|Utah Online Genealogy Records]]
-:[[How to Find Utah Birth Records|How to find Utah Birth Records]]
+*[[How to Find Utah Birth Records|How to find Utah Birth Records]]
-:[[How to Find Utah Marriage Records|How to find Utah Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Utah Marriage Records|How to find Utah Marriage Records]]
-:[[How to Find Utah Death Records|How to find Utah Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Utah Death Records|How to find Utah Death Records]]
 === Utah Research Tips  ===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Utah.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Utah.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Utah start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
+*'''Birth information:'''  Statewide registration of births began in 1905 in Utah and was generally complied with by 1917. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
-*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Utah began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Utah death records]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' The earliest Utah statewide death recording began in 1897, with Salt Lake City recording deaths as early as 1848. Statewide registration didn't begin until 1905, and was generally complied with by 1919. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Utah death records]]
 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
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+=== Utah Record Finder  ===
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Utah Record Finder]].'''
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+Birth information
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+*[[How to Find Utah Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Utah Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Utah Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Utah Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Utah Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Utah Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Utah Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Utah Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Utah Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Utah Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Utah Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Utah Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Utah Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Utah Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Utah Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Utah Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Utah Census|Census]]
+*[[Utah Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Utah Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Utah, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Utah Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Utah Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Utah Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Utah Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Utah Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Utah Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Utah History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Utah Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Utah Census|Census]]
+*[[Utah Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Utah Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Utah Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Utah Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Utah Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Utah History|History]]
+|}
+=== Further Utah Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Utah Record Finder]].'''
+*For online record collections, go to [[Utah Online Genealogy Records|'''Utah Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Utah, including research at the county level, visit the [[Utah, United States Genealogy|'''Utah''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/27?region=United%20States%20of%20America Utah record collections] at FamilySearch.
+ [[Category:Utah Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
+[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]