Cache County, Utah Genealogy

United States

Utah

Cache County

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

Utah Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Logan Organized: 04 Apr 1857 Parent County(s): Weber, Summit Neighboring Counties Box Elder • Rich • Weber • Bear Lake (ID) • Franklin (ID) • Oneida (ID) See County Maps Courthouse Location Map Tony Grove, Cache County, Utah

County Information

Description

The county was named for the fur stashes, known in French as Caches, made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers. The county is located in the north center area of the state.

County Courthouse

Cache County Courthouse
135 N 100 W
Logan, UT 84321
Phone: 435-750-1300
Cache County Courthouse

County Clerk has marriage records from 1888.
Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.
County recorder has land records.

Cache County, Utah Record Dates

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1898	1887	1898	1860	1857	1860	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

Parent County(s): Created from Weber and Summit Counties, on January 5, 1856. County Seat: Logan Interactive Map of Utah County Formation History (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating Utah county boundary changes Cache County, Utah Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

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:

Cities
Hyde Park Hyrum Lewiston Logan (county seat) Mendon	Millville Nibley North Logan Providence	Richmond River Heights Smithfield Wellsville
Towns
Amalga Clarkston	Cornish Newton	Paradise Trenton
Unincorporated communities
College Ward
Census-designated places
Avon Benson	Cache Junction Cove	Petersboro
Ghost towns
La Plata

History Timeline

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

• 1830 Jim Bridger and several other trappers bought out William Ashley and established the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, competing for the lucrative beaver pelt trade.
• 1830s Cache Valley was named for the fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers.
• 1852 William Gardner, member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, became the first settler in Cache Valley.
• 1856 Cache County was formed by the territorial legislature.
• 1857 Smithfield was founded by Robert Thornley and Seth Langdon. Early name was Summit Creek.
• 1859 The town of Logan was founded by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent by Brigham Young.
• 1859-60 Providence settled, mostly by Swiss converts of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• 1860 Hyrum was founded by Danish immigrants of sons of Ezra T. Benson.
• 1864 Logan became the county seat, (and the principal city of the Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cache County and Franklin County, Idaho).
• 1864 Clarkston was laid out. It was named for Israel J. Clark.
• 1869 Amalga was settled by settler Hans Jorgensen, member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• 1884 Logan Utah Temple dedicated.
• 1888 Utah State University was founded in Logan.
• 1891 Logan Tabernacle dedicated.in 1891.
• 1907 Cornish City emerged as a town on the Oregon Short Line Railroad.
• 1916 In Amalga, Amalgamated Sugar Company started making sugar from sugar beets.
• 1941 Cache Valley Dairy Association in Amalga started to process milk into Swiss cheese.

Resources

Bible Records

• See Utah Bible Records for more databases and information.

Biographies

• See Utah Biography for more information.

• USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah lists bios of 13 individuals of Cache County
• Cache Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum Collection at Utah State University Digital History Collections - biographies and portraits

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

• See Utah Business and Occupations for more databases and information.

Cemeteries

• See Utah Cemeteries for more databases.

Cemeteries of Cache County, Utah online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Find a Grave UTGravestones Cache County Cemeteries BillionGraves UT Tombstone Transcription Project USGenWeb Archives Interment Utah Cemeteries and Burials
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	FamilySearch Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Find a Grave FamilySearch Places
See Utah Cemeteries for more information.

• Territorial-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1848-2001 Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Cemeteries at the Utah Historical site

Census Records

• See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	15,509	—
1900	18,139	17.0%
1910	23,062	27.1%
1920	26,992	17.0%
1930	27,424	1.6%
1940	29,797	8.7%
1950	33,536	12.5%
1960	35,788	6.7%
1970	42,331	18.3%
1980	57,176	35.1%
1990	70,183	22.7%
2000	91,391	30.2%
2010	112,656	23.3%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

• Cache county Utah Census at county GenWeb site includes links to territorial as well as federal census.
• USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah provides the 1920 Census of Paradise, Avon, Hyde Park, North Logan and Benson.
  

Church Records

• See Utah Church Records and United States Church Records for databases and more information.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
  

Many Denominatios

• Cache Valley Churches at Utah State University Digital History Collection - contains records for numerous churches in Cache Valley

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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

• 1877-1918 Utah, LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations, 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — 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.

Places: Amalga · Clarkston · Cornish · Hyde Park · Hyrum · Lewiston · Logan · Mendon · Millville · Newton · Nibley · North Logan · Paradise · Providence · Richmond · River Heights · Smithfield · Trenton · Wellsville

List of Stakes and Wards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cache to about 1948

Court Records

• For county court records such as land, naturalization, and probate, see corresponding headings listed below.
• For additional information on Utah court records, see Utah Court Records, Utah Land Records, Utah Naturalization Records, and Utah Probate Records.

Online Court Indexes and Records

• 1860-1887 Cache County, Utah Civil Case Files, 1860-1887 Ancestry.com ($)
  
• 1861-1955 Utah, Cache County Records, 1861-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only

Directories

• See Utah Directories for more databases and information.

• Utah Directory, 1890: Salt Lake City, Logan, and Provo Ancestry.com ($) This collection includes the Utah Gazetteer and Directory of Logan, Ogden, Prove and Salt Lake City, 1884.
  

Emigration and Immigration

• See Utah Emigration and Immigration for databases and more information.

• 1847-1868 Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

• See Utah Cultural Groups for more information.

Funeral Homes

• Allen-Hall Mortuary
  34 East Center St.
  Logan, UT 84321
  Phone: 435-752-3245
  Fax: 435-755-0979
  
  
• Nelson Funeral Homes
  162 East 400 North
  Logan, UT 84321
  Phone: 435-752-3261
  Fax: 435-752-2353
  
  
• Nelson Funeral Home
  85 South Main
  Smithfield, UT 84335
  Phone: 435-563-5621
  
  
• Allen-Cranney Mortuary
  420 East 2800 North
  North Logan, UT 84341
  Phone: 435-753-3049
  Fax: 435-753-6443

Genealogies

• See Utah Compiled Genealogies for more information.

Land and Property Records

• See Utah Land and Property and United States Land and Property for more information.

Online Land Indexes and Records

• 1861-1955 Utah, Cache County Records, 1861-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only
• Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Local Histories

• See Utah History for more information.

• Peterson, F. Ross. A history of Cache County, Utah Centennial County History Series
• A Brief History of Cache County was written by Larry D. Christiansen. It contains basic information about the county, statistics, and additional links to significant events, interesting features and individual histories.
• A History of Cache Valley written by M.R. Hovey in 1923 with a detailed table of contents.
• Automobile History of Cache County, Utah at the county GenWeb site includes background information as well as an alphabetical listing of automobile owners from May 1909 through 1915.
• Ghost towns in Cache County, Utah includes an interactive map. Click on the ghost town for a history of the area.
• Cache County, Utah Towns at the county GenWeb site includes short historical sketches of existing towns as well as some old places.
• Untraveled Road Cache County Photo tour includes a brief history of Cache County and a virtual tour of several interesting areas in the county as well as several towns.
• Cache Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum Collection at Utah State University Digital History Collections - biographies, local histories, and portraits

Maps and Gazetteers

• See Utah Maps and United States Maps for more information.

• Google highway map of Cache County 2012
• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration

• See Utah Migration for more information.

Military Records

• See Utah Military Records and United States Military Records for more databases and information.

• Territorial-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah has the military records of Army enlistments 1938-1946
  

Civil War

• 1861-1865 Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images at Partner site

World War I

• 1914-1918 Utah, World War I Army Servicemen Records Abstracts, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1914-1918 Utah, World War I Service Questionnaires, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1917-1918 Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1917-1918 Utah, World War I Militia Lists, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

World War II

• 1939-1945 Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1940-1947 Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Naturalization and Citizenship

• See Utah Naturalization and Citizenship and United States Naturalization and Citizenship for more databases and information.

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

• 1861-1955 Utah, Cache County Records, 1861-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only
• 1906-1930 Utah Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1906-1930 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at Ancestry- index & images ($)

Newspapers

• See Utah Newspapers and United States Newspapers for more databases.

• 1800s-Current Utah, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
• 1850-2003 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• Utah Digital Newspapers Project gives newspaper images online.

Obituaries

• See Utah Obituaries and United States Obituaries for more databases.

• 1850-2005 Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
• 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)
• USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah provides obituaries for 2005
  

Other Records

Prisons

• 1892-1949 Board of Pardons Prisoners' Pardon Application Case Files, 1892-1949 at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service – index and images

Public Records

• 1857-1891 County Books of the County of Cache, 1857-1891 At Digital Collections, Utah State University.

Periodicals

• See Utah Periodicals

Probate Records

• See Utah Probate Records for more databases and information.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1800-1985 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry — index and images $
• 1851-1961 FamilySearch
• Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

School Records

Yearbooks

• Utah State University "Buzzer" Yearbook Collection at Utah State University Digital History Collections

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

• See Utah Taxation for more databases.

Vital Records

Bear River District Health Department

Birth

• 1892-1941 Utah Births and Christenings, 1892-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
• 1898-1905 Available through FamilySearch Library: online birth and death records
• 1903-1914 Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1898-1904 "Cache County Birth Record, 1898-1904," online color images of what appears to be a transcription of the original registers. Part of the digital collections of Utah State University libraries.
• 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images

Marriage

• 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
• 1871-1941 Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
• 1887-1966 — Cache County (Utah). County Clerk. Marriage Records, 1887–1966 FS Library Films 430301–36. Marriages up to 1914 are indexed in the Early Church Information File.
• 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
• Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources

Death

• 1904-1965 Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Voting Records

• Utah, Voter Registrations at MyHeritage — index ($)

Research Facilities

Archives

• See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.

• 1848-2001 Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

FamilySearch Centers

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Brigham City Utah FamilySearch Center
• Hyrum Utah North FamilySearch Center
• Logan Utah FamilySearch Library
• Logan Utah YSA 2nd FamilySearch Center
• Logan Utah YSA 4th FamilySearch Center
• Newton Utah FamilySearch Center
• Smithfield Utah YSA FamilySearch Center
• Logan Library Utah - an affiliate library

Libraries

• See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.

• Logan Public Library
  255 North Main, Logan, UT 84321
  Telephone 435-716-9123
  Website

Collections: Special Collections include the former Everton Genealogical Library as well as local history, photos, and more.

• Newton Town Library
  PO Box 578
  51 S Center St, Newton, Utah 84327-0578
  Phone 435-563-9283.
  
  
• North Logan city Library
  475 East 2500 North, Logan, UT 84341-1523
  Phone: 435-755-7169
  Website
  
  
• Providence-River Heights Branch
  Cache County Library System; 15 North Main Street, P.O. Box 63
  Providence, UT 84332-9694
  Phone 435-752-7881.Website
  
• Richfield Public Library
  83 East Center Street, Richfield, UT 84701
  Phone: 435-896-5169
  Website
  
  
• Smithfield Public Library
  25 North Main Street, P.O. Box 35, Smithfield, UT 84335
  Phone: 435-563-3555
  Website
  
  
• Utah Public Library Directory, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps.

Societies

• See Utah Societies for statewide societies.

• Cache Valley Historical Society
  Website
  
  
• Smithfield Utah Historical Society
  Website

Websites

• County GenWeb site
• USGW Archives Cache County
• Linkpendium

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