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Summit County, Utah
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Summit County was established on January 13, 1854 from Salt Lake County and the now extinct Green River County.
Currently the Summit County Seat is situated in Coalville plus the county government website is http://www.co.summit.ut.us/
Areas neighboring Summit County are Rich County, Morgan County, Salt Lake County (westside), Wasatch County, Duchesne County, Daggett County, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Uinta County, Wyoming.
Summit 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 Summit 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.
Summit Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Summit Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be obtained for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Summit 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.
Summit County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Summit County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- Utah State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Summit County, Utah Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Summit County, Utah Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Summit County (usgwarchives.net)
Summit County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers frequently fail to notice the advantages of Summit 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 Summit 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 Summit County. The dates stated listed below are considered the first widely known documents in this county.
- Summit County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 60 Main St, Coalville, UT 84017
- Phone: (435) 336-4451
- Summit County Clerk
- Birth / Death Records: 1898–1905 (records also available from the Summit County Public Health Department or the State Archives)
- Marriage Records: 1887
- Summit County Recorder
- Land Records: 1862
- Summit County Clerk of District Court
- Address: 8080 S Redwood Rd. Ste. 1701, West Jordan, UT 84088
- Phone: (801) 233-9771
- Probate Records: 1866
- Court Records: 1866
Summit County Links
The following are links to Genealogy and family history, Records and Resources relevant to Summit 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 Summit County genealogy or family history associated sites.
Summit 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!
- Summit County, Utah Books (amazon.com)
- Search Utah Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Summit County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Summit 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)
Summit Co. UT Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Utah Court Records Research Guide
- Probate Records, 1851-1961 (familysearch.org)
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Summit Co. UT Census Records
- Utah Census Records Research Guide
- Summit County, UT Census Records Links
- Utah Census, 1850-90 (search.ancestry.com)
Summit Co. UT Cemeteries & Church Records
- Utah Cemetery Research Guide
- Summit Co., Utah Graves (findagrave.com)
- Utah Cemeteries (search.ancestry.com)
- Utah Cemetery Inventory (search.ancestry.com)
- Summit County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Summit Co., Utah Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Summit County, Utah
- Summit Co., Utah Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Utah Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Summit County, Utah
- Early Church Information File, 1830-1900 (familysearch.org)
- Summit County, Utah Church Books (amazon.com)
Summit Co. UT Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Utah Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Summit Co. UT General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Utah
- Summit County, Utah Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Summit County History (uacnet.org)
- Summit County, Utah Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Summit Co. UT Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Summit County, Utah (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Utah – Counties – Summit (cyndislist.com)
- Summit County Utah (genealogytrails.com)
- Summit Co. UTGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Summit County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Summit Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Summit Co. UT Immigration & Naturalization
- See Also Statewide Immigration and Naturalization Links for Utah
- Utah, Naturalization and Citizenship Records, 1858-1959 (search.ancestry.com)
Summit Co. UT Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Utah Links and Information
- 1895 Summit County Map (livgenmi.com)
Summit 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 Summit County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Summit Co. UT Schools & Directories
- Utah City Directories (search.ancestry.com)
- Sons of Utah Pioneers Membership Applications (search.ancestry.com)