Emery County, Utah Genealogy Records

Selected record inventories for Emery County, their listed years, and where to ask for access.

Selected inventory review: 2026-11-02. Selected repository catalog metadata reviewed. This is not a complete holdings audit or certification of current access. See the repository note for limitations. Official repository catalog or holdings guide

Formed
1880
County seat
Castle Dale
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Emery CountyParent counties (search here for earlier records)Today's boundaries · U.S. Census Bureau

Listed record inventories

Selected holdings and indexes for Emery 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

Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.

Boundaries and parent counties

Formed from: Sanpete County, Sevier County, Piute County

Check the parent counties for earlier records: Piute County, Sanpete County, Sevier County

Later formed partly from Emery County: Carbon County, Grand County

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Emery as created in 1880Where its land was the day beforeToday's boundaryBoundaries: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1880, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.

Research tip

Utah began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1905. The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City holds the largest genealogy collection in the world, and many Utah records are online there.