Daggett County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah Daggett County

Dates for major county records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1917-present	1918-present	1917-present	1920, 1930...	1918-present	1918-present
For earlier dates, try...Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries | Parent counties

Daggett County, Utah
Map
Location in the state of Utah
Location of Utah in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 4, 1917
County Seat	Manila
Courthouse
Address	Daggett County Clerk/Treasurer 95 N 1st W Manila, UT 84046
Website: www.daggettcounty.org
Named for: Ellsworth Daggett
Template:Adoption Utah Genealogical Association

Helpful Facts

County Courthouse

Daggett County Courthouse
95 North 1st Street P O Box 219
Manila, UT 84046-0218

County Clerk has marriage, burial, divorce,
probate, court and land records from 1918

Parent Counties

Daggett County, Utah Genealogy was created March 4, 1917 from: Summit and Uintah

Neighboring Counties

Daggett County, Utah Genealogy is surrounded by: Duchesne | Summit | Uintah | in Colorado: Moffat | in Wyoming: Sweetwater

Resources

Biography

• Biographies(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Daggett County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries

Business Records and Commerce

• Business and Commerce Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Daggett County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries

Cemeteries

Daggett County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site 

Census

The 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Daggett 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.

• 1920
• 1930

Church Records

Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Daggett 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.

• Church Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Daggett County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries

Court Records

• Court records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Daggett County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries

Genealogy

A FamilySearch Community Tree is available for this place.

History

• Histories(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Daggett County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries

A History of Daggett County online at Marriott Library Digital Collections.

Daggett County received its name from Ellworth Daggett, the first surveyor.

History Timeline

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

• 1870. Ranchers and pioneers begin to move to the area.
• 1918. Daggett County created by Utah Legislature.  Named for Ellsworth Daggett, the first surveyor-general of Utah.
• 1919. Daggett County lost a portion to Uintah County and on 11 May 1943 the boundaries were clarified and located on the public land survey lines.
  
• 1957. Town of Dutch John constructed by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to house workers working on construction of Flaming Gorge Dam.

Land and Property

• Land and property(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Daggett County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries

Military

• USGenWeb Archives, Daggett County, Utah, World War 2 Army Enlistment A-Z; Daggett co., Utah

Newspapers

• 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 Daggett County, Utah Genealogy.
  • Since no newspapers are listed for this county, search neighboring counties.

Obituaries

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 Daggett 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

• USGenWeb Archives, Daggett County, Utah one Obituary listed.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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 Records

• Probate Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Daggett County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Public Records

• Public Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Daggett County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Resource Repositories

Courthouses

Daggett County Official Website

Daggett County, Utah
95 North 1st West
Manila, UT 84046
Phone (435) 784-3154
Fax (435) 784-3335

County seat: Manila

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Dutch John Utah Family History Center
• Manila Utah Family History Center
• Manti Utah Family History Center

Libraries

• Inventories of Archives and librariespublic libraries.

Vital Records

Birth

Below are the best sources to find birth information (dates and places of birth and names of parents) for Daggett County, Utah Genealogy. Also available: How to Find Birth Information in Utah.

Follow the suggestions under the year span that matches when your ancestor was born:

Before 1917

Daggett County, Utah Genealogy was formed on 4 Marach 1917.

     If your records show the person was born here before the county was formed, 
      search parent counties

1917 -1897

No birth records were created for Daggett County, Utah Genealogy by either by county or state civil authorities in this time period.

Follow these suggestions to find birth information for this time period:

• Utah Death Certificates 1904-1961 give birth date and place (recorded at the time of death), names of parents, and name of spouse. Search by names or by exact death date.
• Church records usually give birth date and place and names of parents.
• See also other records that give birth information, such as Death records, Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
• See also neighboring counties for birth information, due to family members living in that area, religious preferences, convenience, and other reasons.

Marriage

• 1918-1935 - Western States Marriage Index. Includes Daggett County 1918-1935.

• Vital Records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch LibraryCatalog for Daggett County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Death

• 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
  

Towns and Communities

Other Populated Places

• Manila
• Dutch John
• Linwood (inundated by Flaming Gorge Reservoir]]

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)