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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]]
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|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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== 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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| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Tooele County, Utah#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>
| 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>
| 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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| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1897-present
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1892-present
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1897-present
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1856, 1860...
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1856-present
| 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]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Tooele County, Utah Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| bgcolor="#99d6ff" width="100%" colspan="6" | '''For earlier dates, try...'''
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1897
| 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>
*'''[[Tooele County, Utah#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Tooele County, Utah#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Tooele County, Utah#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''' <br>  
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*'''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.
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* '''County Seat:''' Tooele
*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]  
*[http://www.mapofus.org/Utah Interactive Map of Utah County Formation History] (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating Utah county boundary changes
*[http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchburials Utah Burial Records Database]
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#TOOELE Tooele County, Utah Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library
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=== Populated Places ===
{{UT Populated Places Intro|Tooele}}
 
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://utah.hometownlocator.com/ut/Tooele Hometown Locator].
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated
places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tooele County, Utah," in ''Wikipedia:
the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah,
accessed 17 February 2019.</ref>
 
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele,_Utah Tooele] (county seat)</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendover,_Utah Wendover]</div>
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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/Stansbury_Park,_Utah Stansbury Park]</div>
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* [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]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low,_Utah Low]</div>
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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 ===
{{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].


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*'''1849''' Latter-day Saints established the first white settlement in the area.
*[http://digitalnewspapers.org/ Utah digital newspapers project]
*'''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.


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== Resources ==
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{{UT Resources Intro|Tooele}}
{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Tooele County
| county_map = Ut-tooele.png
| state = Utah
| state_map = Utah.png
| founded year = 1852
| founded date = March 3
| seat wl = Tooele
| building image =
| building address =
| web =
| named for = {{wpd|}}
| named for image =
| adoption_sign = Adoption Utah Genealogical Association
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=== Quick Facts  ===
=== Bible Records ===
{{UT Bible Intro|Tooele}}


==== Parent Counties ====
=== Biographies ===
{{UT Biographies Intro|Tooele}}


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


==== Neighboring Counties  ====
=== Cemeteries ===
{{UT Cemeteries Intro|Tooele}}


[[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]]  
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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|432654|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Tooele+County%2C+Utah%2C+cemeteries&qt=results_page WorldCat]
 
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| 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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==== Boundary Changes  ====
{{UTCoCemeteries}}


==== Record Loss  ====
* '''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


=== Resources  ===
=== Census Records ===
{{UT Census Intro|Tooele}}


==== Bible Records  ====
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|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
}}


==== Biography  ====
=== Church Records ===
{{UT Church Intro|Tooele}}


==== Business Records and Commerce  ====
''''' The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)'''''<br>
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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>


==== Cemeteries  ====


'''[http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/cemeteryresults Tooele county cemeteries]''' at the Utah State Historical site&nbsp;
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'''Stake(s):''' [[Tooele Stake, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches|Tooele Stake, Utah]]


{{RAOGKcemetery}}  
'''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]]{{·}}
*List of '''[[Tooele County, Utah LDS Stakes and Wards|Tooele County stakes and wards]]''' to about 1948.
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[[LDS Cemetery Records|LDS Cemetery Records]]<br>US Vol. 21 page 188 - Mercur Cemetery
''' List of Churches and Church Parishes'''<br>
*'''[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>


[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.
=== Court Records ===
{{UT Court Intro|Tooele}}


[http://files.usgwarchives.net/ut/tooele/cemeteries/wowtooele.txt USGenWeb Archives Tooele County, Utah] provides information on the Woodmen of the World burials
* '''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], ($)''


==== Census  ====
=== Directories ===
{{UT Directories Intro|Tooele}}


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.
=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
{{UT Emigration Intro|Tooele}}


See [[Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]] for more information about statewide printed indexes.
* '''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


*1850 (1851)
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
*1856
{{UT Ethnic Groups Intro|Tooele}}
*1860
*1870
*1880
*1890
*1900
*1910
*1920
*1930


[http://files.usgwarchives.net/ut/tooele/census/1850/ USGenWeb Archives of Tooele County, Utah ]provides the&nbsp;1850 census records
=== Funeral Homes  ===
{{UT Funeral Homes Intro|Tooele}}


==== Church Records  ====
[http://tatemortuary.com/wordpress/ Tate Mortuary]<ref>''Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory''.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,941.</ref><br>110 South Main <br>Tooele, UT 84074<br>Phone: 435-882-0676<br>Fax: 435-882-7814


LDS Ward and Branch Records
=== Genealogies  ===
{{UT Genealogies Intro|Tooele}}


*Benmore
=== Guardianship ===
*Burmeister
{{UT Guardianship Intro|Tooele}}
*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&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>
=== Land and Property Records ===
{{UT Land Intro|Tooele}}


==== Court Records ====
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''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]


==== Directories  ====
=== Local Histories ===
{{UT Histories Intro|Tooele}}


==== Ethnic and Other Groups  ====
*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
: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.


==== Gazetteers ====
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{UT Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{UT Tooele County}}}}
{{UT Maps Intro|Tooele}}
*[[Utah Gazetteers]]


==== Genealogy  ====
*'''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
*[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]]


{{CommunityTree}}  
=== Migration ===
{{UT Migration Intro|Tooele}}


==== History  ====
Early migration routes to and from Tooele County for emigrant settlers included:
*'''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>


'''Interesting&nbsp;facts'''<br>This county was originally spelled "Tuilla"&nbsp;and is&nbsp;still pronounced that way by locals.
=== Military Records ===
{{UT Military Intro|Tooele}}


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.
* '''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>
* '''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


NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from ''Wikipedia'' for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah Tooele County].
'''''World War I'''''<br>
* '''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
* '''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
* '''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
* '''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
*'''1914-1919'''- [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/237034 Militia honor roll, 1914-1919] - FamilySearch Catalog


*'''1849.''' Mormons&nbsp;established the first white settlement in the area.
''''' World War II'''''<br>
*'''1850 January.''' Tooele County formed as one of six original counties in&nbsp;''Deseret'', later called ''Utah Territory''  
* '''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
*'''1850's–1860's.''' Troubles between white settlers and Goshute Indians.
* '''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
*'''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.&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.


[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.
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{UT Naturalization Intro|Tooele}}


==== Land and Property  ====
''Online Naturalization Indexes and Records''<br>
* '''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], ($)''
* '''1906-1930''' {{RecordSearch|2174938|Utah Naturalization Records, 1906-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1906-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61210 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930] at Ancestry- index & images ($)


==== Maps  ====
=== Newspapers ===
{{UT Newspapers Intro|Tooele}}


==== Migration  ====
*'''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 ($)
*'''1850-2003''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10636/utah-newspapers-1850-2003?s=275764761 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
* [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.


Early migration routes to and from {{PAGENAME}} for emigrant settlers included:
=== Obituaries ===
{{UT Obituaries Intro|Tooele}}


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


==== Military  ====
=== Other Records ===
{{UT Other Records Intro|Tooele}}


==== Naturalization and Citizenship  ====
==== County Records ====
* '''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 and images


==== Newspapers  ====
==== Prisons ====
*'''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 and images


*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.
=== Periodicals ===
{{UT Periodicals Intro|Tooele}}


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


==== Periodicals  ====
''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1800–1985''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9082 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985] at Ancestry — index and 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]


==== Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.  ====
=== School Records ===
{{UT Schools Intro|Tooele}}


{{UTCoPoorComments}}  
=== Social Security 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


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


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


==== Taxation  ====
==== Birth ====
{{UT Birth Intro|Tooele}}


==== Vital Records ====
*'''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.
* '''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]


===== Birth  =====
==== Marriage ====
{{UT Marriage Intro|Tooele}}


===== Marriage =====
* '''1805-1992''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=utah%2cut Utah, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index ($)
* '''1855-1956''' {{RecordSearch|1992424|Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Tooele County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62185/ Ancestry.com], ($)''
* '''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


:*'''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>
==== Death ====
{{UT Death Intro|Tooele}}


===== Death =====
* '''1904-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1747615|Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''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.


'''''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.
==== Divorce ====
{{UT Divorce Intro|Tooele}}


'''[http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchburials Utah State Burial Index]''' for death before 1904
===Voting Records===
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20392/utah-voter-registrations?s=275764761 Utah, Voter Registrations] at MyHeritage — index ($)


[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~uttooele/records.html Tooele Genweb] site has further information on Births, Marriages, Deaths record sources.
== Research Facilities ==
{{UT Research Facilities Intro|Tooele}}


{{Utahdeathsubs}}  
=== Archives ===
{{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], ($)''


==== Voting Registers  ====
=== FamilySearch Centers ===
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


=== Resource Repositories  ===
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ut/salt-lake-city/35-north-west-temple FamilySearch Library]
*[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]


==== Archives, Libraries, and Museums  ====
=== Libraries ===
{{UT Libraries Intro|Tooele}}


=== Courthouses  ===
*'''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>
*'''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>


[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>
*[https://utahsonlinelibrary.org/ Utah's Online Library], which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.


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


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


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


=== Towns and Communities  ===
== Websites ==
{{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]


=== References  ===
*{{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.


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== Research Guides ==
{{UT Research Guides Intro|Tooele}}


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

Latest revision as of 14:51, 15 April 2024

Guide to Tooele County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Tooele
Organized: June 10 1851
Parent County(s): Utah Territory
Neighboring Counties
Box Elder • Davis • Juab • Salt Lake • Utah • Weber • Elko (NV) • White Pine (NV)
See County Maps
Courthouse
Utah, Tooele County Courthouse.png
Location Map
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Utah Miners, Tooele County, Utah

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.[1]

County Courthouse

Tooele County Courthouse
74 S 100 E
Tooele, Ut 84074
Phone: 435-843-3230
Tooele County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth and death records 1897-1905 and marriage records from 1887.
Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.
County Recorder has land records.[2]

Tooele County, Utah Record Dates

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1897 1887 1897 1859 1952 1870 1851
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1905. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[4]

Cities
Towns
Unincorporated communities
American Indian Communities
Census-designated places
Ghost towns
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

History Timeline

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

  • 1849 Latter-day Saints 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 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

Bible Records

Biographies

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Tooele County, Utah online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Utah Cemeteries for more information.

Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information. The spouse and children who died young are frequently buried nearby.

More than tombstone inscriptions, cemetery records include sextons (caretakers) records and interment (burial) records, each with slightly different information. See Utah Cemeteries.

Census Records

  • See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1860 1,008 —
1870 2,177 116.0%
1880 4,497 106.6%
1890 3,700 −17.7%
1900 7,361 98.9%
1910 7,924 7.6%
1920 7,965 0.5%
1930 9,413 18.2%
1940 9,133 −3.0%
1950 14,636 60.3%
1960 17,868 22.1%
1970 21,545 20.6%
1980 26,033 20.8%
1990 26,601 2.2%
2000 40,735 53.1%
2010 58,218 42.9%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)

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The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy.


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.


Guide to history and records of wards and branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Stake(s): Tooele Stake, Utah

Places: Grantsville · Lake Point · Ophir · Stockton · Tooele · Vernon ·

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

Funeral Homes

Tate Mortuary[5]
110 South Main
Tooele, UT 84074
Phone: 435-882-0676
Fax: 435-882-7814

Genealogies

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

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

Maps and Gazetteers

Migration

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

Military Records

Civil War

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers

Tooele County Chronicle and Tooele Transcript-Bulletin, covering 1947-1948 and 1894-1924 respectively are included.

Obituaries

Other Records

County Records

Prisons

Periodicals

Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and Records

School Records

Social Security Records

Tax Records

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

Death

Divorce

Voting Records

Research Facilities

Archives

FamilySearch Centers

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries

  • Grantsville City Library
    42 Bowery Street
    Grantsville, UT 84029
    Phone: 435-884-1670
    Website
  • Tooele City Library
    128 West Vine Street
    Tooele, UT 84074-2059
    Phone: 435-882-2182
    Website
  • Utah's Online Library, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.

Museums

Societies

  • Tooele County Preservation Society
    Website

Websites

  • FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tooele, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah accessed 5 Dec 2018
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tooele, Utah Page 688 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tooele County, Utah . Page 686-688 At various libraries (WorldCat); 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.
  4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tooele County, Utah," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooele_County,_Utah, accessed 17 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,941.
  6. ↑ "Oregon California Trails Association" at http://octatrails.micromaps.com/ (accessed 18 July 2011).
  7. ↑ "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).
  8. ↑ "Jefferson Hunt" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Hunt (accessed 6 September 2011).
  9. ↑ "Central Overland Route" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route (accessed 13 September 2011).
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