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Box Elder County, Utah
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Box Elder County was established on January 05, 1856 from Weber County.
Currently the Box Elder County Seat is situated in Brigham City plus the county government website is http://www.boxeldercounty.org/
Areas neighboring Box Elder County are Cache County, Weber County, Tooele County, Elko County, Nevada, Cassia County, Idaho, Oneida County, Idaho.
Box Elder County vital records can be found at the Utah Office of Vital Records has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Utah for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
You can search online for Box Elder County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Utah Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Beaver County includes Federal Census Schedules to assist in researching your family tree. Government Population Schedules are available for 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Box Elder Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Box Elder Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be obtained for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Box Elder Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. You’ll find free down-loadable and also printable census forms that can help with your research.
Box Elder County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Box Elder County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- Utah State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Box Elder County, Utah Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Box Elder County, Utah Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Box Elder County (usgwarchives.net)
Box Elder County Courthouse and Government Records

Researchers frequently fail to notice the advantages of Box Elder County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of genealogy information and facts. Hidden away in Utah courthouses and archives everywhere tend to be the desires and frustrations of the many Utah men and women. The chances are great that your potential ancestors have left a in-depth document of at least several aspects of their lives in the Box Elder County court records. Even if your ancestors and forefathers is not mentioned in a Court case, take into consideration all of the other procedures which may have lead to her or him showing up in court records.
The below facts indicates whatever marriage, birth, death, land, wills, and court records can be found in Box Elder County. The dates stated listed below are considered the first widely known documents in this county.
- Box Elder County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 1 S Main St, Brigham City, UT 84302
- Phone: (435) 734-3354
- Box Elder County Clerk
- Birth / Death Records: 1898–1905 (records also available from the Bear River Health Department or the State Archives)
- Marriage Records: 1888
- Box Elder County Recorder
- Land Records: 1856
- Box Elder County Clerk of District Court
- Address: 43 North Main, P.O.Box 873, Brigham City, UT 84302-0873
- Phone: (435)734-4617
- Probate Records: 1856
- Court Records: 1856
Box Elder County Links
The following are links to Genealogy and family history, Records and Resources relevant to Box Elder County. These genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a fee. This is merely a list which has been compiled or submitted. I do not recommend or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to suggest your own preferred Box Elder County genealogy or family history associated sites.
Box Elder Co. UT Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Utah Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Utah historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Utah (1690 – 1992) (genealogybank.com) Rapidly find names and keywords / phrases in over 450 million articles, obituaries, marriage announcements, birth notices and also other items written in over 2,800 historic U.S. newspapers. Brand new content added every month!
- Box Elder County, Utah Books (amazon.com)
- Search Utah Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Box Elder County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Box Elder Co. UT Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Utah Vital Records Research Guide
- Utah, Births and Christenings, 1892-1941 (familysearch.org)
- Utah Death Certificate Index from 1904 to 1956 (archives.com) Utah State Archives
- Utah Marriage Records from 1900-1996 (archives.com) Utah State Public Record Offices
- Utah Marriage Records, Various Sources from 1800 – 1899 (archives.com) Various Public Records Sources
- Utah Divorce Records from 1997 – 2010 (archives.com) Utah Administrative Office of the Courts
- Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956 (familysearch.org)
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Box Elder Co. UT Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Utah Court Records Research Guide
- Box Elder County Records, 1856-1960 (familysearch.org) Images of county records, marriage, naturalization, military, probate and land and property located at the county courthouse in Brigham City, Utah.
- Box Elder County, Utah Certificates of Citizenship Record Books, 1868-1869 (search.ancestry.com)
- Box Elder County, Utah Mining Records, 1890-1892 (search.ancestry.com)
- Box Elder County, Utah Mining Notices of Location, 1889-1893 (search.ancestry.com)
- Probate Records, 1851-1961 (familysearch.org)
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Box Elder Co. UT Census Records
- Utah Census Records Research Guide
- Box Elder County, UT Census Records Links
- Utah Census, 1850-90 (search.ancestry.com)
Box Elder Co. UT Cemeteries & Church Records
- Utah Cemetery Research Guide
- Box Elder Co., Utah Graves (findagrave.com)
- Utah Cemeteries (search.ancestry.com)
- Utah Cemetery Inventory (search.ancestry.com)
- Box Elder County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Box Elder Co., Utah Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Box Elder County, Utah
- Box Elder Co., Utah Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Utah Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Box Elder County, Utah
- Early Church Information File, 1830-1900 (familysearch.org)
- Box Elder County, Utah Church Books (amazon.com)
Box Elder Co. UT Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Utah Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Box Elder Co. UT General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Utah
- Box Elder County, Utah Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Box Elder County History (uacnet.org)
- Box Elder County, Utah Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Box Elder Co. UT Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Box Elder County, Utah (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Utah – Counties – Box Elder (cyndislist.com)
- Box Elder County Utah (genealogytrails.com)
- Box Elder Co. UTGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Box Elder County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Box Elder Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Box Elder Co. UT Immigration & Naturalization
- See Also Statewide Immigration and Naturalization Links for Utah
- Utah, Naturalization and Citizenship Records, 1858-1959 (search.ancestry.com)
Box Elder Co. UT Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Utah Links and Information
- 1895 Box Elder County Map (livgenmi.com)
Box Elder Co. UT Military Records
- Utah Military Records Research Guide
- Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 (familysearch.org)
- Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877 (familysearch.org)
- Utah Military Records (fold3.com) delivers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the Utah men and women that served. Suitable for Box Elder County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Box Elder Co. UT Schools & Directories
- Utah City Directories (search.ancestry.com)
- Sons of Utah Pioneers Membership Applications (search.ancestry.com)