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


This table can help you decide which records will help you find information about your ancestors. Links to the corresponding pages in the wiki are still being created. Until all the links are completed, please view this table as a draft.
[[Category:Record Finder]]
 
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*In column 1 find your research goal.
*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.
*More records that may also be useful are listed in column 3.


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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.
| '''1. If you need'''
=== Order of Records ===
| '''2. Look First in'''
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.
| '''3. Then Search'''
|-
| Biographical sketches
|
[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah History|History]]


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== List of Topics ==
[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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 Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]<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]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
[[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]]
|-
|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br> [[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah History|History]]<br>[[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
*[[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]]
|-
|-
| Divorce
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[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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|-
|-
| Emigration, immigration
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[Utah Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br> [[Utah Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
|
[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Biography|Biography]] <br>[[Utah History|History]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br> [[Utah Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 
|-
|-
| Family history or genealogy
| align="left" | Maiden name
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Utah History|History]]<br>[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]<br>[[Utah For Further Reading|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
| [[Utah History|History]]<br>Church History<br>Historical Geography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Utah Periodicals|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]]  
|-
|-
| Living relatives  
| align="left" | Living relatives
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br> [[Utah Census|Census]]  
*[[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]]
|-
|}


| [[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br><br>
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
| Children's vital records<br>
|-
|-
| Maps
| align="left" | Immigration date
| [[Utah Maps|Maps]]<br>[[Utah Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]<br>Historical Geography<br>[[Utah History]]<br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Colonization
*[[Utah Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[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]]
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| [[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Utah Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[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 ===
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|-
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[Utah Census|Census]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
| [[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]<br>[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| Parents
| align="left" | Residence
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]<br>[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>
*[[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]]
|}


| [[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
|-
| Photographs
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
| [[Utah History|History]]
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[Utah Biography|Biography]]<br>[[Utah 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]]


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


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=== Adoption ===
[[Utah Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[Utah Military Records|Military Records]]  
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].


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[[Category:Utah Research Strategies|Record Finder]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
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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.