Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Uintah 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
- Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery map book · Cemeteries Department · Series 28367ca. 1983-
- Jensen Cemetery burials inventory · Cemeteries Department · Series 28365ca. 1979
- Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery burial book · Cemeteries Department · Series 253601879-1992
- Vernal Memorial Park lot books · Cemeteries Department · Series 28360undated
- Gusher Cemetery records · Cemeteries Department · Series 283301920-2004
- Hayden Cemetery lot books · Cemeteries Department · Series 28334undated
- Leota Cemetery lot books · Cemeteries Department · Series 28333undated
- Maeser Cemetery lot book · Cemeteries Department · Series 283361919-2010
- Tridell Cemetery burials inventory · Cemeteries Department · Series 28349ca. 1953
- Lapoint Cemetery records · Cemeteries Department · Series 283351913-2004
- Tridell Cemetery lot book · Cemeteries Department · Series 28342undated
- Jensen Cemetery records · Cemeteries Department · Series 28369ca. 1992-ca. 2005
- Avalon Cemetery lot books · Cemeteries Department · Series 28332undated
- Rock Point and Maeser Cemeteries inventories · Cemeteries Department · Series 28350ca. 1953
- Annual audits · County Auditor · Series 135201916 onward (catalog open end)
- Annual financial and auditor's annual reports · County Auditor · Series 254101932-1948
- Incorporation case files · County Clerk · Series 50151891-1961
- Declarations of intentions · County Clerk · Series 254091906-1923
- Articles of incorporation record books · County Clerk · Series 50121907-1960
- Petitions · County Clerk · Series 135841980 onward (catalog open end)
- Articles of incorporation index · County Clerk · Series 254071890-1955
- Merchants licenses · County Clerk · Series 135781911-1923
- Applications for license for explosives · County Clerk · Series 305311942-1943
- Minutes · County Commission · Series 138901880 onward (catalog open end)
- Publications · County Commission · Series 276041970 onward (catalog open end)
- Uintah county code · County Commission · Series 254061996 onward (catalog open end)
- Road minutes · County Commission · Series 254051991-1999
- Ordinances · County Commission · Series 135831896 onward (catalog open end)
- Minutes index · County Commission · Series 13889ca. 1940-1980
- Official records · County Recorder · Series 69141880 onward (catalog open end)
- Federal lien notices index · County Recorder · Series 317ca._1945-
- Mining records indexes · County Recorder · Series 61381887 onward (catalog open end)
- Cemetery abstracts · County Recorder · Series 815001880 onward (catalog open end)
- Abstract records · County Recorder · Series 814991880 onward (catalog open end)
- Powers of attorney books · County Recorder · Series 815011900 onward (catalog open end)
- Oil and gas leases · County Recorder · Series 225201924 onward (catalog open end)
- Mining notices of location · County Recorder · Series 225231903
- Fee and entry books · County Recorder · Series 832331888 onward (catalog open end)
- Mining records · County Recorder · Series 832361889 onward (catalog open end)
- Subdivision maps · County Recorder · Series 823021900 onward (catalog open end)
- Water certificates · County Recorder · Series 105671892-1949
- Miscellaneous records · County Recorder · Series 105661894-1949
- General index · County Recorder · Series 836171888-1937
- New Hope irrigation district bonds · County Treasurer · Series 123521912
Vital records
- Birth registers · County Clerk · Series 840291898-1905
- Death registers · County Clerk · Series 840301900-1901, 1904-1905
Naturalization records
Tax records
- Tax sale records · County Recorder · Series 171961880 onward (catalog open end)
Land records
- Plat map books · County Recorder · Series 814961987 onward (catalog open end)
- General deeds and miscellaneous records index · County Recorder · Series 814971889 onward (catalog open end)
- Official plats · County Recorder · Series 850531980 onward (catalog open end)
- Chattel mortgages index · County Recorder · Series 832321955-1962
- Mining deeds · County Recorder · Series 225221903-1905
- Mortgage indexes · County Recorder · Series 83234[ca.1948]-
- Deed records · County Recorder · Series 836161884-1974
- Mortgage records · County Recorder · Series 832351888-1959
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
- Uintah 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, Uintah" 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, Summit County, Wasatch County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Sanpete County, Summit County, Wasatch County
Later formed partly from Uintah County: Daggett County
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
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