Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy

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The Box Elder County, Utah genealogy guide to find parents, birth, marriage, death, and more since 1856, when the county was formed. This page lists online, published, and original resources, such as cemeteries, censuses, church, court, land, probate, and obituaries.

Dates for major county records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1898-present	1888-present	1898-present	1856, 1860...	1856-present	1856-present
For earlier dates, try Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries | Parent counties

	Utah Online Records

Box Elder County, Utah
Map
Location in the state of Utah, United States Genealogy
Location of Utah in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 5, 1856
County Seat	Brigham City
Courthouse
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

County Court House

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.

Parent Counties

Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy was created January 5, 1856 from: Unorganized territory | Weber and Green River (old)

Boundary Changes

• Boundary changes timeline for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Neighboring Counties

Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy is surrounded by: Tooele | Davis | Weber | Cache | Idaho counties: Cassia | Oneida; Nevada county: Elko Template:Box Elder County, Utah Clickable Neighbors

Resources

Bible Records

The term "Bible records" refers to the practice of keeping family dates and events in a family Bible. This was a common practice in many European countries and carried over to America. Many of these family Bible records are still in existence and preserved by the descendants of the immigrants. In some cases these family Bibles have found their way into libraries and other repositories.

For an explanation of how to find Bible records and for helpful links see Utah Bible Records. See also United States Bible Records.

Biography

• History of Box Elder County
• Box Elder County, Utah newspaper card index historical, biographical, vital records

Newspaper card index to births, deaths, divorces, marriages, and subject index, 1890-1915

Newspaper card index, locality index  

Newspaper card index, biographies  

Newspaper card index, subject and vital record index - Corinne newspapers, 1869-1875

• Biographies(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog 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

• Business records and commerce(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Cemeteries

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.

State and national resources for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy cemeteries
Online Grave Transcripts or Images	Published Grave Transcripts	Lists of Cemeteries in the County
FindAGrave Interment.net Utah Cemeteries & Burial Database Utah Gravestones Billion Graves Linkpendium Veterans to 1966	FamilySearch Library Early Church Info File WorldCat Utah Periodicals	FindAGrave USGenWeb Tombstone Project UTGenWeb Cemeteries Epodunk Utah Hometown Locator Cemeteries Utah Cemeteries Search Genealogy Trails
See Utah Cemeteries for details about each site.

Additional information on Box Elder County cemeteries

• List of Box Elder County, Utah Cemeteries that exist or in some cases no longer exist.
  
• The Garland, Utah Interment & Disinterment Registers are part of the FamilySearch Historical Record Collection: Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.
  • This register appears to have been started in 1908; but includes references to burials prior to 1908 that presumably came from tombstones standing in 1908.
• USGenWeb Archives Box Elder County, Utah provides names in Plymouth Cemetery and Woodmen of the World of Box Elder County.

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Census

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. 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 Library Catalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Churches and Religious Groups

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

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

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.

Click a church unit name in the chart below for its history, boundaries, and availability of records, which are often in microfilm format

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

Stakes in the county: Bear River Stake, Utah Box Elder Stake, Utah Curlew Stake, Idaho Malad Stake, Idaho Places: Beaverdam · Bothwell · Brigham City · Cedar Creek · Corinne · Deweyville · Elwood · Fielding · Garland · Honeyville · Howell · Mantua · Park Valley · Perry · Plymouth · Promontory · Snowville  · Tremonton · Washakie · Willard · Yost List of Box Elder County stakes and wards

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Court Records

• Court records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog 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

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

Funeral Homes

Gillies Funeral Chapel and Crematory
634 East 200 South
Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone: 435-723-5236
Toll Free Phone: 888-723-5236
Fax: 435-723-6905

Myers Mortuary
205 South 100 East
Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone: 435-723-8484
Fax: 435-723-7170

Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home
111 North 1st East
Tremonton, UT 84337
Phone:435-257-3424
Fax: 435-257-7384

Genealogy

A FamilySearch Community Tree is available for this place.

History

• Google Books has several online history books about Box Elder County.
• Histories(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog 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

• Boundary changes timeline for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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.
• 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

• Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856–1960 FamilySearch Historical Record Collection. Collection cover 1857 to 1940 and the index covers 1847 to 1942.
• Land records (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog 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
• Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder Mining District (Utah). Recorder. "Box Elder County, Utah Mining Notices of Location, 1889-1893" This is a digital version of Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 18128. Collection provides the name of the claim, locators, location, legal description, and the mining district.
  
• Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder Mining District (Utah). Recorder. "Box Elder County, Utah Mining Records, 1890-1892" This is a digital version of Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 18129. Collection provides the name of the grantee or grantor, mine name, date the record was made, and the page number on which the record can be found.
  
  

Wiki articles describing online collection are found at:

• Utah, Box Elder County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Maps

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
• Google highway map of Box Elder County 2012

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy for emigrant settlers included: :

• California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri, United States Genealogy to northern California, United States Genealogy 
• Mormon Trail 1848 to 1869 from Iowa, United States Genealogy to Utah, United States Genealogy 
• Central Pacific Railroad since 1869 from Ogden, Weber County, Utah Genealogy to Sacramento, California

Military

• [1917-1957]Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856–1960 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.
• Military records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog 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

• [1869-1945] Utah, Box Elder County Records, 1856–1960 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.
• [1868-1869] Box Elder County, Utah. Box Elder County (Utah). Probate Court. "Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869" Ancestry.com ($) This is a digital version of the Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 85171. Collection provides the applicant's name, date certificate was issued, country of origin, and a page number referring to the location of the original record.
• [1896-1929] Certificates of citizenship and declaration of intention are included in the FamilySearch Historical Records Collection: Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.
• Naturalization and Citizenship records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

Newspapers

Small town newspapers contain obituaries, birth or death notices, community news (such as the visit of someone's relatives), legal notices and provide historical content. See Utah newspapers for tips, resources, and details. 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 Library Catalog 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

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 Library Catalog 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

• Records of Officials and employees(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see public libraries.

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

• Utah, Box Elder County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
• Probate records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog 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

• Public records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog 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

Courthouses

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

• Introduction to Family History Centers
• Brigham City Utah Family History Center
• Bear River Valley Utah Family History Center

Libraries

• Items about archives and libraries(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog 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

Brigham City Museum
24 North 300 West
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 226-1439
The de facto historical society for Box Elder County. Collections include historical artifacts, photographs, and other archival materials from areas throughout the county. Online collections (partial holdings only)

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

• Taxation records(microfilmed originals or published transcripts) are listed in the FamilySearch Library Catalog 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

Birth

Below are the best sources to find birth information (dates and places of birth and names of parents) for Box Elder 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 1856

Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy was formed 5 January 1856.

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

1856 - 1897

No birth records were created for Box Elder 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.

1898-present

County clerks became responsible for recording births beginning in 1898. In 1905, the State Department of Health assumed responsibility and required the counties to forward copies of the records to them.

Records open to the public

Birth records created more than 100 years ago State Department of Health Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates page. are open to the public.

• 1898-1905 Series #84098 at Utah State Archives. Not online, no online index. Copies available through FamilySearch Library copy: FSL film 480875 . There are no names of children in the records. (Census or church records will help.)
• 1906-1910 online images for Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy at the State Archives. Browse the "not yet indexed" area by year and county. Most entries do have names of children.
  
  • Later records open to the public are housed at the Utah State Archives, but not online.
• Online Utah, Births and Christenings, 1892-1941, a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. .

Restricted records

Access to official birth records within 100 years is restricted to those who meet certain requirements. Order copies:

• Office of Vital Records and Statistics, 288 North 1460 West, Salt Lake City, Utah, Phone: (801) 538-6105. How to order online, by mail, or in person.

• Bear River Health Department, 817 West 950 South, Brigham City, Utah 84302. Phone (435) 734-0845.

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Marriage

• 1887-1942 Western States Marriage Index. Includes Box Elder County 1887-1942.

Wiki articles describing marriage a collection is found at:

Utah, Box Elder County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Divorce

• 1875-1876 Beaver county divorce records are included in the the FamilySearch digital collection: Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001.

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
• 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 Library Catalog 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

Death Record Substitutes

• 1870 - U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 at Ancestry ($). Includes 1870 Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy mortality schedule.
  

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