United States, Western States Marriage Index
Marriage index to over 700,000 marriage entries from county records in 12 western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. This index was created by volunteers at Brigham Young University-Idaho and the Snake River Family History Center.
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United States, Western States Marriage Index
What Is In This Collection?
This index to marriage records in the western United States was created by volunteers at Brigham Young University-Idaho and the Snake River FamilySearch Center. The most reliable information is the date and place of the marriage and license date. Other information is dependent upon the reliability of the informant.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Collection Content
Coverage Table
| State | Records |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 32 |
| Arizona | 43,654 |
| California | 24,208 |
| Colorado | 5,861 |
| Idaho | 184,115 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Montana | 20,529 |
| Nevada | 18,858 |
| New Mexico | 12,478 |
| New York | 2 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Oregon | 22,374 |
| unknown | 68 |
| Utah | 550,695 |
| Utah Territory | 3 |
| Washington | 6,334 |
| Wyoming | 23,887 |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
Entries in this index may contain the following:
- Names of the bride and groom
- Their residence
- Marriage date and place
- County and state where the marriage took place
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
BYU Idaho Special Collections & Family History
"United States, Western States Marriage Index." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 10 November 2025. Arthur Porter Special Collections, David O. McKay Library, BYU-Idaho, Rexburg.
