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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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*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.
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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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| Baptism date
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[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]


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


===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| Biographical sketches
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
|  
[[LDS History|History]]<br>[[LDS Priesthood Records|Priesthood Records]]<br><br>
 
|-
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| Birth date and place  
| align="left" | Birth date and place
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Priesthood Records|Priesthood Records]]<br>Missionaries
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
| Patriarchal Blessings<br>Military Records<br>Census<br>Temple Records
*[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[Utah Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
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|-
| Children
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
Census<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br><br>
*[[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]]
|-
|-
| Crossing the ocean and<br>crossing the plains
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
|  
| 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 Obituaries|Obituaries]]
[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Periodicals<br>Colonization<br>History<br>Newspapers
*[[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===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
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| Death information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
Vital Records<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Obituaries<br>Newspapers
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
|  
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>History<br>Periodicals<br>Emigration and Immigration
 
|-
|-
| Divorce
| align="left" | Maiden name
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Obituaries
*[[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]]
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
Emigration and Immigration<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
*[[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]
| Colonization<br>Obituaries<br>Periodicals
*[[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]]
|-
|-
| Family history or genealogy
| align="left" | Living relatives
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Temple Records
*[[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]]
|-
|}


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


| Newspapers<br>Military Records<br><br>
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Parents
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Temple Records<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
| Missionaries<br>Patriarchal Blessings<br><br><br>
|-
|-
| Patriarchal blessings
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| Patriarchal Blessings<br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Utah Census|Census]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[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]]


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


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=== Adoption ===
| Temple ordinances
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
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Temple Records<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]


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[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br><br><br>
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| Wards/branches attended
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[[LDS Membership Records|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[edit | edit source]

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

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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

Adoption[edit | edit source]

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


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