Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Utah 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
- Financial reports · County Auditor · Series 50521922 onward (catalog open end)
- Letterbooks · County Clerk · Series 50471876-1901
- Agricultural report · County Clerk · Series 179191869-1872
- Optometry and dental certificates. · County Clerk · Series 269651907-1919
- Horticultural inspector's records · County Clerk · Series 269671913-1916
- Bee inspector's records. · County Clerk · Series 269661907-1919
- Civil defense crisis relocation plans · County Clerk · Series 134961979
- Incorporation case files · County Clerk · Series 50261872-1961
- Revised ordinances · County Commission · Series 50451956 onward (catalog open end)
- Publications · County Commission · Series 252271971 onward (catalog open end)
- Minutes · County Commission · Series 841801851 onward (catalog open end)
- Minutes index · County Commission · Series 259541852-1897
- Mining records · County Recorder · Series 50501871-1968
- Official records · County Recorder · Series 815071926 onward (catalog open end)
- Water rights · County Recorder · Series 134901914-1928, 1948-1951
- Abstract books · County Recorder · Series 50271870 onward (catalog open end)
- Cancelled sales certificate file · County Treasurer · Series 300341924
- Justice dockets · Justice of the Peace : American Fork Precinct · Series 259621883-1926
- Justice docket · Justice of the Peace : Colton Precinct · Series 259611897-1902
- Publications · Planning Commission · Series 251961946 onward (catalog open end)
- Record book · Water Commission · Series 50431880-1881
Vital records
- Birth registers · County Clerk · Series 841851898-1905
- Marriage licenses · County Clerk · Series 61291904 onward (catalog open end)
- Marriage record books · County Clerk · Series 232901887 onward (catalog open end)
- Death registers · County Clerk · Series 241441898-1905
- Divorce case files · Probate Court · Series 209411863-1888
Military records
Land records
- Plat maps · County Recorder · Series 48701896 onward (catalog open end)
- Deeds · County Recorder · Series 841811851 onward (catalog open end)
- Deed indexes · County Recorder · Series 60851851-1890
- Plat maps · County Surveyor · Series 59281877 onward (catalog open end)
Court records
Probate records
- Minute books · Probate Court · Series 259511861-1876, 1885-1896
- Cost books · Probate Court · Series 259891861-1896
- Claims for Titles for Town and City Lots · Probate Court · Series 50401869-[ca.1894]
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
- Utah 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, Utah" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Land not yet in any county
Later formed partly from Utah County: Juab County, Wasatch County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1850, 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.