Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Kane County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Other records
- Ledgers · County Clerk · Series 196821869-1884; 1907-1913
- Bounty books · County Clerk · Series 196861901-1914
- Minutes · County Commission · Series 837991864 onward (catalog open end)
- Ordinances · County Commission · Series 242271896 onward (catalog open end)
- Correspondence · County Commission · Series 242341917-1920
- Water commission water certificates · County Recorder · Series 242511880-1882
- Official records · County Recorder · Series 50021870 onward (catalog open end)
- Grantor and grantee indexes · County Recorder · Series 14018undated
- Water records and indexes · County Recorder · Series 140271916 onward (catalog open end)
- Fee and entry books · County Recorder · Series 140171889 onward (catalog open end)
- Mining records · County Recorder · Series 99301910 onward (catalog open end)
- Ledgers · County Treasurer · Series 196871901-1934
Vital records
- Death registers · County Clerk · Series 838021898-1905
- Birth registers · County Clerk · Series 838011900-1905
- Marriage licenses · County Clerk · Series 838001887 onward (catalog open end)
- Marriage license record book · County Clerk · Series 234911901-1966
- Marriage certificate record book · County Clerk · Series 234921888-1901
Land records
- Mortgage records · County Recorder · Series 121931898 onward (catalog open end)
- Auditor's issued tax deeds · County Recorder · Series 140261908-1936
Military records
Tax records
- Tax assessment rolls · County Treasurer · Series 838041878 onward (catalog open end)
- Kanab town assessment book · County Treasurer · Series 196831898-1902
- Tax sale book · County Treasurer · Series 196841896-1902
Probate records
See the repository's descriptions and search options
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
- Kane 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, Kane" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Washington County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Washington County
Later formed partly from Kane County: San Juan County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1864, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
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