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Guide to Carbon County, Utah genealogy. Birth records, marriage and death records, cemeteries, census, church records, probate records, and obituaries—resources to find parents and family history since 1894, when the county was formed.

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Carbon County, Utah
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Location in the state of Utah
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Founded	March 8, 1894
County Seat	Price
Courthouse
Address	County Courthouse 120 East Main Price, UT 84501
Website: www.carbon.utah.gov
Named for: coal deposits found in the area[1]
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Helpful Facts

County Courthouse

Carbon County Courthouse
120 East Main Street
Price, Utah 84501-3057
Phone: 435-636-3224

County Clerk has marriage records.
Clerk of the District Court has divorce, probate and court records.
County Recorder has land records.^[2]

Parent Counties

Before the county was created—and perhaps until the newly-formed county was fully operational—search records of the parent counties.

Boundary Changes

See UT: Index of Counties... from Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, for a timeline of boundary changes for Carbon County, Utah.

Neighboring Counties

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

• On the The USGenWeb Archives Carbon County, Utah there are listed twelve biographies.

Business Records and Commerce

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.

• Price City Cemetery Website includes Links to view alphabetical listing by last name of all Cemetery plots.
• Price City Cemetery Records A - Ma - This is an index of the cemetery records on FHL film 1698115 item 5 and 6. It is not a complete list of the Price City cemetery.
• Price City Cemetery Records Mc - Z - This is an index of the cemetery records on FHL film 1698115 item 5 and 6. It is not a complete list of the Price City cemetery. Found on: Carbon County UTGenWeb.
• Carbon County Cemeteries at the Utah State Historical site
• Austrian Lodge Cemetery, Carbonville Cemetery, Castle Gate Cemetery, Helper City Mountain View Cemetery, Hiawatha Cemetery, Spring Glen Cemetery, and Haycock Cemetery gravestone transcriptions are available at UTGenWeb - free.

Census

Census records 1850 and later list names, ages, and places of birth (state or nation) for everyone in the household. Censuses locate the family and have other clues to find more records about them.

• See Utah Census for online indexes and images of US federal censuses. of: 1856, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940.
• See statewide printed indexes, including 1856.

If you did not find a person or family in a census, check county indexes. Created by people familiar with the unique names of the area, county indexes may be in book form, in periodicals, or even on index cards in libraries.

Churches and Religious Groups

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

Historically, most people in Utah were Mormons. Their records are, therefore, very important for early Utah research. For additional information, see Tracing LDS 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

Court Records

Directories

Ethnic and Other Groups

Funeral Homes

Fausett Mortuary^[4]
680 East 100 South
Price, UT 84501
Phone: 435-637-1181
Fax: 435-637-6995

Mitchell Funeral Home Inc.^[5]
233 East Main St
Price, UT 84501
Phone: 435-637-2668
Fax: 435-637-6963

Gazetteers

Genealogy

Community Trees

• FamilySearch Greeks of Carbon County

• Early Utah Families

History

• Watt, Ronald G. A history of Carbon County, Utah Centennial County History Series. Also at Utah State History Digital Collections
• History of the Scofield mine disaster : a concise account of the incidents and scenes that took place at Scofield, Utah, May 1,  Ancestry.com ($)
  

History Timeline

See UT: Index of Counties... from Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, for a timeline of boundary changes for Carbon County, Utah.

NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Carbon County, Utah

• 1870’s. Clear Creek founded as a logging camp, later for coal mining.

• 1881-82. Helper developed as a freight terminal and for coal mining.

• 1894. Carbon County was established. Received name from the coal deposits in the region.
• 1897. Butch Cassidy and Elzy Lay robbed the Pleasant Valley Coal Company in nearby Castle Gate.
• 1942. East Carbon City had its beginnings.
• 1935 – 1957. J. Bracken Lee a political figure who served as mayor of Price, then governor of the state of Utah.

Land and Property

Maps

Google highway map of Carbon County 2012

Medical Records

Migration

Military

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Naturalization and Citizenship

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 Carbon County, Utah.
  • Carbon County News, Eastern Utah Advocate and News Advocate covering 1892-1932 are included
• List of existing copies of newspapers. newspapers for Carbon County, Utah] are listed in Chronicling America by Library of Congress (LOC).
  • The list by dates and towns (from Chronicling America)

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 Carbon County, Utah
• 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.

• 1998-present - Obituaries in Sun Advocate Newspaper Archives UTGenWeb
• On the USGenWeb Archives, Carbon County, Utah you will find the Obituary of Luther L. Dunn.
• Many Carbon County obituaries are available in the Cunningham Collection UTGenWeb - free.

Periodicals

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

• 1896-1925 - Probate Records Index - Carbon County at UTGenWeb
• 1896-1920 Probate case files no. 1-319 are included in the FS digital collection: [[Cache County Cemeteries at the Utah Historical site Cache County Cemeteries at the county GenWeb site USGenWeb Archives Cache County, Utah provides a list of burials in Wellsville Cemetery and the Woodmen burials
  |Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001]].

Public Records

Schools

UTGenWeb has indexed Carbon High School Yearbooks for 1914, 1924-1927, 1929-1931, and 1937-1941. In addition, they have located volunteers willing to do lookups in the 1950, 1956 and 1957 yearbooks.

Taxation

Vital Records

• Vital Records for Carbon County, Utah in the FamilySearch Library. See also repositories.

Birth

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

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

Birth before 1894

Carbon County, Utah was formed on 8 March 1894.

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

Before county formation, go to Utah Censuses to locate the family around the time of birth.

Birth 1894 -1897

No birth records were created for Carbon County, Utah 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.

Birth 1898 - present

County clerks became responsible for recording births beginning in 1898.^[6] In 1905, the State Department of Health assumed responsibility and required the counties to forward copies of the records to them.

It took a few years after the requirements for people, doctors, midwives, and officials to comply, so some early birth registrations were missed.

Records open to the public

Birth records created more than 100 years ago^[7] are open to the public.

• Online index to births 1898–1905 Series 83869  for Carbon County, Utah by the Utah State Archives. (Free) Search by names of parents, as many entries do not give the child's name. Each entry includes date of birth, sex, residence, etc.
  • FamilySearch Library copy: FHL film 484812 It. 2-3 . There are no names of children in the records. (Census or Churches and Religious Groups records will help.) This collection has been transcribed and is available in the link below hosted by UT GenWeb.
• 1906-1910 online images for Carbon County, Utah 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.
• 1898-1918 - Carbon County, Utah birth records at UTGenWeb - free. Transcription of online index to births listed above.
• Online Utah, Births and Christenings, 1892-1941, a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. (Index only, free). Created from the old IGI, this is a mix of some extracted records and submissions by patrons. Please realize it is not complete.
• 1928-1969 - Pleasant Valley Birth Records taken from certificates of baptism of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints March 23, 1928 - May 3, 1969 at UTGenWeb. (Free) Includes Scofield, Winter Quarters, Utah Mine, and Clear Creek.

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.

• Southeastern Utah District Public Health Department (Carbon County) 28 S. 100 E., Price, Utah, 84501,637-3671.

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Marriage

• 1883-1966 - Marriages: 10,065 marriages from 15 Aug 1883 to 12 Sep 1966 are listed on the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index - free.

Death

• 1898-1905 - Carbon County death records 1898-1905 at UTGenWeb - free. FHL Film 484812 Items 2-3. The death register contains four pages of about thirty-four entries per page. Information included in a death entry includes: Name, Occupation, Age, Term of Residence,Single or Married, Widow or Widower, Sex, Race, Color, Last Place of Residence, Cause of Death, Date of Death, Name of Party Making Report, Number. In the earlier entries the "Race" field usually provides nationality such as Italian, English, Welsh, Danish
• Before 1904 - Utah State Burial Index
• 1904-1956 - Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed at the Family Search Historical Records site. 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.
• 1921-1937 - Scofield and Winter Quarters Death Certificates Index UTGenWeb - free

Death Record Substitutes

• 1919-1963 - Other Mining Fatalities at UTGenWeb - free.
• 1926-1962 Death Certificate Index, Wallace Mortuary, Price, Utah at UTGenWeb - free.

Websites

Repositories

Resources for Carbon County, Utah are available in repositories (such as libraries and archives) at all levels: the town, the county, the state (including universities), and the nation.

Check websites and catalogs of archives and libraries for items for this county. Examples: Carbon County, Utah items in FamilySearch Library (Utah) or Allen County Public Library (Indiana).

When you find items you'd like to access, see Get a Copy.

See Courthouse · FamilySearch Centers · Libraries · Societies sections.

Courthouse

Carbon County Official Website
County Courthouse
120 East Main
Price, UT 84501
Phone: (435) 636-3201
County seat: Price

FamilySearch Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• East Carbon Utah Family History Center
• Price Utah Family History Center
• Wellington Utah Family History Center

Libraries

Local public libraries usually have histories, genealogies, indexes of cemeteries, copies of local newspapers, or other records for the area they serve. Many libraries in Utah have an area dedicated to local collections and manuscripts.

• Price City Library; 159 East Main Street, Price, UT 84501-3046. Phone: 435-636-3188.
  • Collections:

See also Utah Public Library Directory, which provides links to library web pages, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps. Does not mention holdings.

Societies

Towns and Communities

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Carbon County, Utah County seat: Price Cities East Carbon · Helper · Price · Sunnyside · Wellington Towns Scofield Communities Carbonville · Clear Creek · Columbia · Dragerton · Kenilworth · Martin · Spring Glen · Sunnyside · Historical Communities Castle Gate · Coal City · Gordon Creek · Hale · Heiner · Hiawatha · Kiz · Latuda · Peerless · Royal · Spring Canyon · Standardville · Storrs · Wattis · Wildcat · Winter Quarters Indian Reservation Uintah and Ouray Neighboring Counties Duchesne · Emery · Grand · Sanpete · Uintah · Utah

v • d • e Links to Utah-related articles Topics Search Strategies · Record Selection Table · Introduction · American Indians · Archives and Libraries · Biography · Cemeteries · Census · Church Records · Court Records · Directories · Emigration and Immigration · Gazetteers · Genealogy · History · Land and Property · Maps · Military Records · Minorities · Naturalization and Citizenship · Newspapers · Obituaries · Online Records · Periodicals · Probate Records · Societies · Taxation · Vital Records · For Further Reading Counties Beaver · Box Elder · Cache · Carbon · Daggett · Davis · Duchesne · Emery · Garfield · Grand · Iron · Juab · Kane · Millard · Morgan · Piute · Rich · Salt Lake · San Juan · Sanpete · Sevier · Summit · Tooele · Uintah · Utah · Wasatch · Washington · Wayne · Weber Extinct Co. Carson · Cedar · Desert · Greasewood · Great Salt Lake · Green River · Humboldt (Utah) · Little Salt Lake · Malad · Richland · Rio Virgin · Saint Mary's · Shambip Major Repositories Family History Library · Utah State Archives · Utah State Historical Society · Church History Library · Brigham Young University · Salt Lake City Public Library · University of Utah · National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) · Allen County Public Library Migration Routes California Trail · Central Overland Trail · Mormon Trail · Mormon Trail to Southern California · Old Spanish Trail · Central Pacific Railroad · Union Pacific Railroad · Southern Pacific Railroad · Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad

References

1. ↑ “List of counties in Utah,” Wikipedia
2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Carbon County, Utah Page 686 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,938.
5. ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,938.
6. ↑ Utah State Archives, Birth Records guide, accessed 28 July 2012.)
7. ↑ State Department of Health Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates page. Accessed 7/31/2012

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