Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Sevier 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
- Miscellaneous maps collection · Series 296611873- [ca. 1999]
- Oaths and bonds record book · County Clerk · Series 222531887-1902
- Incorporation case files · County Clerk · Series 841951873-1961
- Articles of incorporation record books · County Clerk · Series 175441873-1948
- Incorporation index · County Clerk · Series 175431873-1961
- Official bonds and oaths of office · County Clerk · Series 305701902-1903
- Franchise Book · County Clerk · Series 276091899-1903
- Election administration records · County Clerk · Series 305681902, 1904, 1928
- Financial records · County Clerk · Series 305671901-1904
- Clerk's administrative records · County Clerk · Series 305691901-1904, 1926-1933
- Certificates of stock grazers · County Clerk · Series 305721902-1904
- General plan · County Commission · Series 263581998
- Publications · County Commission · Series 252231969 onward (catalog open end)
- Commission meeting supplementary materials · County Commission · Series 305761900-1904
- Resolutions · County Commission · Series 263571989 onward (catalog open end)
- Minutes · County Commission · Series 842281865 onward (catalog open end)
- Index to commission proceedings · County Commission · Series 263371964-1970
- Ordinances · County Commission · Series 242671896 onward (catalog open end)
- Medical registry · County Recorder · Series 222521883-1922
- Abstracts records · County Recorder · Series 60201872-1981
- Militia eligibility list · County Recorder · Series 134781917-1918
- Official records · County Recorder · Series 70611893 onward (catalog open end)
- Greenbelt index · County Recorder · Series 28861984 onward (catalog open end)
- Miscellaneous index · County Recorder · Series 28901984 onward (catalog open end)
- Internal revenue lien filings and releases · County Recorder · Series 29011984 onward (catalog open end)
- Powers of attorney index · County Recorder · Series 29031896 onward (catalog open end)
- Grantor and grantee indexes · County Recorder · Series 61021872-1897; 1901-1972, 1988-
- Water records index · County Recorder · Series 36141896 onward (catalog open end)
- General record index · County Recorder · Series 95641990 onward (catalog open end)
- Subdivision maps · County Recorder · Series 131721975 onward (catalog open end)
- Annexation maps · County Recorder · Series 13169undated
- Mining records · County Recorder · Series 842491896-1970
- Fee and entry books · County Recorder · Series 842611888-1938; 1970-1978; 1985-
- Mining abstracts indexes · County Recorder · Series 22250undated-1903
- Mining placer claims index · County Recorder · Series 22254undated
- Mining records indexes · County Recorder · Series 28481896-1983
- Townsite and cemetery maps · County Surveyor · Series 59171887-1911
- General ledgers · County Treasurer · Series 134791911 onward (catalog open end)
- Warrant register · County Treasurer · Series 852661926 onward (catalog open end)
- Bond registers · County Treasurer · Series 134821923-1963
- Minutes · Water Commission · Series 263441882-1896
- Salina Creek Irrigation Company record book · Water Commission · Series 263451884-1891
Vital records
- Death registers · County Clerk · Series 842451898-1905
- Birth registers · County Clerk · Series 842381898-1905
- Marriage licenses · County Clerk · Series 61271887 onward (catalog open end)
Land records
- Deeds for county property · County Clerk · Series 305731897-1912
- Mortgages · County Recorder · Series 61361878-1973
- Mortgagor/mortgagee indexes · County Recorder · Series 28371900 onward (catalog open end)
- Official plat maps · County Recorder · Series 131701872 onward (catalog open end)
- Chattel mortgages and indexes · County Recorder · Series 3651897-1940; 1961-1975
- Deeds · County Recorder · Series 842201880-1973
School records
Tax records
- Taxation records · County Clerk · Series 305711894, 1900-1904
- Tax sale records · County Recorder · Series 36151983 onward (catalog open end)
- Federal tax lien index · County Recorder · Series 234291957 onward (catalog open end)
- Tax sales records · County Treasurer · Series 842321936-1976
- Tax assessment rolls · County Treasurer · Series 60461890 onward (catalog open end)
- Delinquent tax listings · County Treasurer · Series 176321902 onward (catalog open end)
- Tax assessment rolls indexes · County Treasurer · Series 134661890 onward (catalog open end)
Court records
Military 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
- Sevier 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, Sevier" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Sanpete County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Sanpete County
Later formed partly from Sevier County: Emery County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1865, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
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