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*'''1800’s'''- The Bear River Valley was originally inhabited by the Fremont and Shoshoni Indians. Then French-Canadian trappers entered the valley. | *'''1800’s'''- The Bear River Valley was originally inhabited by the Fremont and Shoshoni Indians. Then French-Canadian trappers entered the valley. | ||
*'''1851'''. First permanent homes in county at site of present Brigham City | *'''1851'''. First permanent homes in county at site of present Brigham City. Early name was Box Elder. | ||
*'''1851. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard,_Utah Willard] settled by Mormon settlers. | *'''1851. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard,_Utah Willard] settled by Mormon settlers. | ||
*'''1852. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry,_Utah Perry] was settled by Orrin Porter Rockwell. Early name was Three Mile Creek | *'''1852. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry,_Utah Perry] was settled by Orrin Porter Rockwell. Early name was Three Mile Creek. | ||
*'''1853'''. Lorenzo Snow created first self-sufficient city (present-day [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_City,_Utah Brigham City]) | *'''1853'''. Lorenzo Snow created first self-sufficient city (present-day [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_City,_Utah Brigham City]). | ||
*'''1856'''. Box Elder County formed | *'''1856'''. Box Elder County formed. | ||
*'''1861'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeyville,_Utah Honeyville] settled. Agricultural community. | *'''1861'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeyville,_Utah Honeyville] settled. Agricultural community. | ||
*'''1863. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantua,_Utah Mantua] settled by Danish families called by authorities of L.D.S. Church to settle in valley. | *'''1863. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantua,_Utah Mantua] settled by Danish families called by authorities of L.D.S. Church to settle in valley. | ||
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*'''1871. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowville,_Utah Snowville] settled at direction of Brigham Young. Named after Mormon Apostle Lorenzo Snow. | *'''1871. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowville,_Utah Snowville] settled at direction of Brigham Young. Named after Mormon Apostle Lorenzo Snow. | ||
*'''1886. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_River_City,_Utah Bear River City] incorporated. | *'''1886. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_River_City,_Utah Bear River City] incorporated. | ||
*'''1890'''. Penrose named for Mormon Apostle Charles W. Penrose. Lush grass and watering places for herds of deer and tribes of Indians'''1892'''. Town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielding,_Utah Fielding] erected. Named after Mary Fielding Smith.. | *'''1890'''. Penrose named for Mormon Apostle Charles W. Penrose. Lush grass and watering places for herds of deer and tribes of Indians | ||
*'''1892'''. Town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielding,_Utah Fielding] erected. Named after Mary Fielding Smith.. | |||
*'''1929. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwood,_Utah Elwood] established. Early name was Manila Ward. | *'''1929. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwood,_Utah Elwood] established. Early name was Manila Ward. | ||
*'''1940’s'''. Economic boost during WWII, with creation of [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/index_frame.html Bushnell General Hospital,] | *'''1940’s'''. Economic boost during WWII, with creation of [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/index_frame.html Bushnell General Hospital,] | ||
*'''1950-1960’s'''. Major growth in county, with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiokol Thiokol plant] built in 1957 | *'''1950-1960’s'''. Major growth in county, with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiokol Thiokol plant] built in 1957 | ||
Revision as of 08:42, 4 September 2012
United States 
Utah Box Elder County
| Dates for major county records[1] | |||||
| 1898-present | 1888-present | 1898-present | 1856, 1860... | 1856-present | 1856-present |
| For earlier dates, try Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries | Parent counties | |||||
| Box Elder County, Utah | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Utah | |
 Location of Utah in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 5, 1856 |
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| County Seat | Brigham City |
| Courthouse | |
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| Address | County Courthouse<br>1 South Main St.<br>Brigham City, UT 84302 |
| Website: www.boxeldercounty.org | |
| Named for: the many box elder trees in the area, Latin: Acer_negundo
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Helpful Facts[edit | edit source]
County Court House[edit | edit source]
Box Elder County Courthouse
1 South Main Street
Brigham City, Utah 84302
Phone: 435:734-3388
County Clerk has birth and death records 1898-1905
marriage records from 1887
divorce, probate, court and land records from 1856[2]
Parent Counties[edit | edit source]
Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy was created January 5, 1856 from: Unorganized territory | Weber and Green River (old)
| Tip: Before the county was created—and perhaps until the newly-formed county was fully operational—search records of the parent counties. |
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Counties that adjoin Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy are: Tooele | Davis | Weber | Cache | Idaho counties: Cassia | Oneida; Nevada county: Elko
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biography[edit | edit source]
- History of Box Elder County [3]
- Box Elder County, Utah newspaper card index historical, biographical, vital records
- Biographies(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Business Records and Commerce[edit | edit source]
- Business records and commerce(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
List of Box Elder County, Utah Cemeteries that exist or in some cases no longer exist.
- Box Elder County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site
- Cemetery records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
- USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah provides names in Plymouth Cemetery and Woodmen of the World of Box Elder County.
- The city of Howell Utah has a very nice cemetery it is on the main road that leads to the Howell church from highway 83. It is on the South side of the road and is easy to find.
- There is an other cemetery in Howell we call it the baby cemetery it is on the road the leads to the head of the creek. It is about two hundred yards North of where Rex Nesson lives and is about one hundred yards east of the road. This cemetery is quite old and there are about six graves there.
- Tremonton has a large cemetery in town. A large cemetery there is the Riverview Cemetery, while a smaller one just outside of town is the Salt Creek Cemetery.
BillionGraves:
Census[edit | edit source]
The 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Box Elder County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see 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. See Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.
- 1856
- 1860
- 1870
- 1880
- 1890
- 1900
- 1910
- 1920
- 1930
- Censuses(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church records are usually found in the towns rather than on the county level. However histories of churches on the county level are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Box Elder County Wards and Branches can also be found 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.
- Church records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- Court records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
- Current records may be at the Box Elder County Justice Court. Phone: 435-734-3390
Directories[edit | edit source]
- Directories(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Ethnic and Other Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Gillies Funeral Chapel and Crematory[8]
634 East 200 South
Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone: 435-723-5236
Toll Free Phone: 888-723-5236
Fax: 435-723-6905
Myers Mortuary[9]
205 South 100 East
Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone: 435-723-8484
Fax: 435-723-7170
Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home[10]
111 North 1st East
Tremonton, UT 84337
Phone:435-257-3424
Fax: 435-257-7384
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
- Google Books has several online history books about Box Elder County.
- Histories(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
,===== History Timeline =====
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Box Elder County.
- 1800’s- The Bear River Valley was originally inhabited by the Fremont and Shoshoni Indians. Then French-Canadian trappers entered the valley.
- 1851. First permanent homes in county at site of present Brigham City. Early name was Box Elder.
- 1851. Willard settled by Mormon settlers.
- 1852. Perry was settled by Orrin Porter Rockwell. Early name was Three Mile Creek.
- 1853. Lorenzo Snow created first self-sufficient city (present-day Brigham City).
- 1856. Box Elder County formed.
- 1861. Honeyville settled. Agricultural community.
- 1863. Mantua settled by Danish families called by authorities of L.D.S. Church to settle in valley.
- 1864. Deweyville settled by William Empey.
- 1868. Elwood settled by homesteaders and families with "squatter rights."
- 1869 May. Golden spike driven at Promontory Summit to connect Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
- 1869. Plymouth founded. Named for imagined resemblance of nearby large rock to the Plymouth Rock.
- 1869. Corinne laid out by Union Pacific and settled by people of different religions.
- 1871. Snowville settled at direction of Brigham Young. Named after Mormon Apostle Lorenzo Snow.
- 1886. Bear River City incorporated.
- 1890. Penrose named for Mormon Apostle Charles W. Penrose. Lush grass and watering places for herds of deer and tribes of Indians
- 1892. Town of Fielding erected. Named after Mary Fielding Smith..
- 1929. Elwood established. Early name was Manila Ward.
- 1940’s. Economic boost during WWII, with creation of Bushnell General Hospital,
- 1950-1960’s. Major growth in county, with Thiokol plant built in 1957
Land[edit | edit source]
- Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856–1960 This covers land records from 1857 to 1940 and the index covers 1847 to 1942.
- Land records (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
- Indian Land Records, 1884-1930. FHL film 480866 Item 5
Wiki articles describing online collection are found at:
Maps[edit | edit source]
For historical maps of Utah and Box Elder County, see:
- David Rumsey Collection for Utah
- Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for Utah
- 1876 Utah Map Box Elder County is in the upper left corner
- Historical Maps of Utah has several maps of Utah counties
- 1895 U S Atlas of Box Elder County
Migration[edit | edit source]
Early migration routes to and from Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy for emigrant settlers included: :
- California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California[11]
- Mormon Trail 1848 to 1869 from Iowa to Utah[12]
- Central Pacific Railroad since 1869 from Ogden, Utah to Sacramento, California[13]
Military[edit | edit source]
- Military records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
- Casualties from Box Elder County in World War II (Army and Air Force)
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- Naturalization and Citizenship records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Template:UTNewspaperBlurb Resources include:
- Utah Digital Newspapers Project presents newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view all newspapers digitized for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy.
- Box Elder News and Corinne Reporter, covering 1871-1926 are included.
- Newspapers(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
- Existing copies of newspapers. newspapers for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy] are listed in Chronicling America by Library of Congress (LOC).
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Obituaries may mention birth, marriage, spouse, parents, and living family members. See Utah Obituaries for state level compendiums and United States Obituaries for tips and insights regarding this record type.
Obituaries for residents may be found in:
- Newspapers of Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy
- Local Funeral Homes, Societies, Libraries, or in family records.
- Obituaries of neighboring counties
- Newspapers of major cities: Deseret News and/or The Salt Lake Tribune both in Salt Lake City
- Obituaries(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
- USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah contains the obituaries of 2002-2005 from Box Elder Journal
Officials and Employees[edit | edit source]
- Records of Officials and employees(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.[edit | edit source]
In Utah, such records may be difficult to find. Try records of the church they may have attended. Realize, however, that such records may have not been preserved, and would not be in the typical records of membership.
It is possible there were records kept by civilian authorities. Ask town or county officials and local librarians and the State Archives. Also try National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (online).
Probate[edit | edit source]
- Probate records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Public Records[edit | edit source]
- Public records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
- An online collection is linked to and described on Utah, Box Elder County Records
Resource Repositories[edit | edit source]
Courthouses[edit | edit source]
Address: 1 South Main St, Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone (Brigham City): 435-734-3300
Phone (Tremonton): 435-257-5810
Hours: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday
Template:RAOGKcourthouse Box Elder County Home Page History of the Box Elder County Courthouse
County seat: Brigham City
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Brigham City Utah Family History Center
- Tremonton-Garland Utah Family History Center
Libraries[edit | edit source]
- Items about archives and libraries(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
- Brigham City Library :26 East Forest Street :Brigham City, UT 84302 :Phone: (435) 723-5850 (435) 723-5850 *Garland Public Library :86 West Factory Rd :Garland, UT 84312 :Phone: (435) 257-3117 (435) 257-3117
- Tremonton City Library :210 North Tremont Street :Tremonton, UT 84337 :Phone: (435) 257-2690
Societies[edit | edit source]
Bear River City DUP Museum
4600 West 5900 North (in the park)
Bear River, UT 84301
Open on request; free admission
435-279-8350
Brigham City DUP (Restored Log Cabin)
200 North 300 West (Pioneer Park)
Brigham City, UT 84302
Open by appointment; free admission
Taxation[edit | edit source]
- Taxation records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1887-1942 Western States Marriage Index. Includes Box Elder County 1887-1942.[14]
Wiki articles describing marriage a collection is found at:
Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Death[edit | edit source]
- Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/ . Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed. A death certificate may contain information as to the name of the deceased, date of death, and place of death, as well as the age, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.
- Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904
- Utah State Vital Records :Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records & Statistics :P.O. Box 141010 :Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-1010 :Phone: (801) 538-6101
- Box Elder County Utah Vital Records :Box Elder County Clerk :1 S Main Street :Brigham City, UT 84302 :Phone: (435) 734-3388
- First District Court (Divorce Records) :43 North Main :P.O. Box 873 :Brigham City, UT 84302-0873 :Phone: (435) 734-4600 Fax: (435) 734-4610
- Vital records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.
- USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah provides the Death Certificates of 1903-1908
Voting Registers[edit | edit source]
Towns and Communities[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 676-677. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Box Elder County, Utah Page 686 {WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Forsgren, Lydia Walker History of Box Elder County WorldCat 10418828
- ↑ Film [[FHL|1145491
- ↑ FHL 1145492 Item 1
- ↑ FHL 1145492 Item 2
- ↑ FHL 1145492 Item 3
- ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,937.
- ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,937.
- ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,941.
- ↑ National Park Service, "California Trail" (map) in California National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/upload/CALImap1-web.pdf (accessed 2 August 2011).
- ↑ "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 2 August 2011).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "First Transcontinental Railroad" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad (accessed 2 August 2011).
- ↑ "Box Elder County, Utah: Family History and Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records and More," Linkpendium, http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Box_Elder/, accessed 1 February 2012.
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