Duchesne County, Utah Genealogy Records

Listed record inventories

Selected holdings and indexes for Duchesne County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.

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Repository access note: Selected Utah State Archives county series whose catalog primary classification is Public, excluding nonpublic secondary classifications. Classification does not certify unrestricted access to every item. Dates and creating offices come from the catalog; open ends do not establish current coverage. Confirm holdings, restrictions and formats with the Archives.

Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.

Where to find the records

• Duchesne County official website

  Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county recorder, the county clerk and the district court, and any online record search the county offers.

• The county recorder

  Deeds and other land records.

• The county clerk

  Marriage licenses.

• The district court

  Probate (wills and estates), divorces and court cases.

• The Utah State Archives

  In Salt Lake City: county and territorial records, including probate and court records.

• Utah State Archivesfree

  The state archives in Salt Lake City, with county and territorial records and online indexes.

• FamilySearch Catalogfree

  Search by place for "Utah, Duchesne" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.

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Boundaries and parent counties

Formed from: Wasatch County

Check the parent county for earlier records: Wasatch County

Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1915, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.