Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Morgan 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
- Appraisal cards · County Assessor · Series 176091900 onward (catalog open end)
- Minutes · County Commission · Series 70251862 onward (catalog open end)
- Official records · County Recorder · Series 69821977 onward (catalog open end)
- Powers of attorney index · County Recorder · Series 118761870 onward (catalog open end)
- Abstract records · County Recorder · Series 142391887 onward (catalog open end)
- Annual financial statements · County Treasurer · Series 843221977-1988
- Redemption certificates · County Treasurer · Series 843231925 onward (catalog open end)
- Board minutes and bylaws · Library · Series 146561967 onward (catalog open end)
Vital records
- Marriage licenses · County Clerk · Series 838051869 onward (catalog open end)
- Birth and death register · County Clerk · Series 838061897-1905
- Marriage index · County Clerk · Series 307971934-1937
Court records
Land records
- Weber River water divisions-irrigated lands · County Recorder · Series 11874ca._1880
- Deeds book · County Recorder · Series 118771870 onward (catalog open end)
- Land plats and water claims · County Recorder · Series 118731872-1878
Military records
Tax records
- Tax assessment rolls · County Treasurer · Series 837351881 onward (catalog open end)
- Tax assessment rolls index · County Treasurer · Series 39791989 onward (catalog open end)
Probate records
- Probate Docket and Land File · Probate Court · Series 307801873-1876; 1887; 1895
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
- Find Morgan County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the county recorder, the county clerk and the district court.
- 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, Morgan" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Davis County, Great Salt Lake County (now Salt Lake), Summit County, Weber County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Davis County, Salt Lake County, Summit County, Weber County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1862, 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.