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Washington County Utah
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Map of Utah with Washington County highlighted. Washington County is located in the southwestern corner of Utah. The county was formed on March 3, 1852 by an act of the territorial legislature. It was named for George Washington. Harmony, one of the only settlements in the area at that time,  was appointed as the first county seat.  The first boundaries of Washington County stretched nearly 600 miles - the entire width of the territory.  As the territory was settled the county boundaries changed several times and the county seat was later changed to St. George. The county achieved its present shape and size (2,422 square miles) in 1892.  Washington County is bordered by Iron County to the north, Kane County to the east, Nevada to the west, and Arizona to the south. Most of the early residents of the county were Mormon Pioneers and the area was agricultural.  Today, Washington County is one of the fastest growing areas of the country.  People are migrating there now to enjoy the mild winter climate, beautiful scenery, and comfortable lifestyle.  Washington County is growing rapidly in population. According to the 1990 census the population of Washington County was 48,560 while the population in the 2000 census was 90,354.  The county's economy is based upon tourism, education, services, trade, and construction.     -CBA


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RESEARCH HELP

DUP Pioneers Museum
(Daughters of Utah Pioneers)
145 N. 100 E.
St. George UT  84770
(435) 628-7274
Washington County News
1908-1923

Utah Digital Newspapers
Has actual images of the 
newspapers and a search engine.
The Spectrum
275 E. St. George Blvd.
St. George UT 84770
(435) 674-6200
No archives. Past issues are
available on microfilm at the
college and county libraries.
There is no index.
www.thespectrum.com
This online edition began in the
summer of 1997 and no
longer has an archives. It only
contains recent obituaries.
Washington County
LDS Family History Centers
Tracing Mormon Pioneers  
is a great website for those
with LDS ancestors.
It includes lots of information
and examples of where to
do research and even includes
a Pioneer Search. -

Washington County Clerk
197 East Tabernacle
St. George, UT 84770-3473
(435) 634-5702

Washington County Library
50 S. Main
St. George, UT  84770
(435) 634-5737

Dixie College
Val A. Browning Library

Circulation (435) 652-7714
Reference 652-7500 ext. 2081


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UTAH VITAL RECORDS:
Utah Death Certificates Online: You can view and printout many Utah death certificates through this site.
Utah Department of Vital Health. Birth and death certificates can be ordered here online, by fax, or phone through www.vitalcheck.com.
Vital Record Information - Utah. This site has information about where and how to obtain Utah vital records and includes a guidelines page.


OUR WASHINGTON COUNTY RESEARCH HELPS

EARLY MARRIAGES (1862 -1919) IN WASHINGTON COUNTY UTAH
MALE AND FEMALE SURNAME INDEXES

Early Marriage Index

These are No. 5 and 6 in the Washington County, Utah
- Family Research Series
by Wesley W. Craig, Ph.D.
It's great to get yet another well-documented,comprehensive, research tool from Dr. Craig for this website. This is great for those searching for all Southern Utah ancestors. Many couples traveled to St. George to be married in the LDS temple there so there are couples listed from all over southern Utah, as well as the surrounding states.  Thanks once again, Wes!

CEMETERY INDEXES
Washington County Cemetery Index.

This revised 1998 version of the cemetery indexes  is online as of 5 May 1998. It includes over thirty cemeteries from the first edition as well as an expanded Shivwits cemetery page, and new pages for Silver Reef and Duncan's Retreat. Thanks again to Wesley Craig, Phd. for this generous contribution.

PIONEER INDEX  (1852-1870)
Washington County Pioneer Index

Town Pioneer Index 

We have received a wonderful index from Wesley W. Craig and Roberta Blake Barnum.  The authors have compiled an index of the pioneers who settled in Washington County from 1852 through 1870.  There are two indexes one listing females by their maiden names and the main index with male listings first.

We have now added a separate pioneer database separated into towns so you can see each town as a separate pioneer list.

WASHINGTON COUNTY UTAH MASTER CEMETERY INDEX

A master 1998 cemetery index - all of Washington county on one list - is available for ftp download in the USGenWeb archives. This is a text file and not in database or table form but is a great resource if you don't know the town where your elusive ancestor was buried. This file  is also from Dr. Craig and is large (well over 400 pages - 700 K) and will take a while to load if you have dial-up. It's located at:
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ut/washington/cemeteries/mstcem.txt
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WORLD WAR II MILITARY INDEX
Military Index Page

An Historical Index of Men and Women of Washington County Utah who Served in the Military During World War II  compiled by Abram Owen Young, Jr. is one of our newest indexes. Thanks so much to George Spencer for obtaining this military index for us and obtaining permission to publish it on the internet. This index includes over 1200 servicemen and women from Washington County and also from nearby communities in Nevada and Arizona.

WASHINGTON
COUNTY MAPS:

1861  1864  1866
1872  1882  1894

MAPS

The maps listed to the left  were provided by  Gold Bug Maps. They show Washington County's boundary changes from its formation in 1861 to its present borders achieved in 1894.

CITIES/TOWNS

Central - EnterpriseGunlock - Hildale - Hurricane - Ivins
LaVerkin - Leeds - New Harmony -
Pine Valley Rockville
St. GeorgeSanta Clara Shivwits/Shem - Springdale
Toquerville - VeyoVirgin - Washington
Zion National Park

OLD TOWNS/PLACES

Anderson's Ranch - Bloomington/Price/Atkinville - Duncan's Retreat  
Fort Pearce - Grafton - Grass Valley
Hamblin - Harrisburg
- Heberville - Hebron
Middleton
Motoqua - Mountain Dell - Mountain Meadows
Pinto - Pintura/Bellvue - Shonesburg - Silver Reef - Tonaquint

TOWN/COUNTY LISTS

State Index

Thanks to Abe Young for sharing some very helpful town and county lists he has compiled for Utah and also Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming, and Massachusetts. These lists are very helpful in quickly finding the county in which each town is located, which will then help us locate the records and locations of our elusive ancestors.

WPA
MANUSCRIPTS

WPA Index

This collection from the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, WPA Federal Writers' Project Collection includes personal histories and remembrances from Washington County Utah. I will be adding to it so be sure to check back.

POSTCARD PROJECT

Postcards

It's finally here!! The postcard project includes over 100 postcards of the St. George area. Most are forty to fifty years old, with some older and one or two from the 1970s. These postcards offer a look at the St. George area as it used to be. 

OLD PHOTO PROJECT

COMING SOON!!

FAMILY/PERSONAL
HISTORIES
Personal and Family Histories

This is our Biography Page. It includes short sketches and longer histories of Washington County Residents. These include those who have been sent to this webpage and others that I have found online. If you know of a biography of a Washington County resident online or want to submit one to this database please let me know. The copyright will stay in your name and we do not sell or publish submissions. We can accept anything in the public domain, anything published before 1921, and/or items published after 1921 with written permission from the author.    -Cindy


ANNOUNCEMENT:
Please join us on the UTWASHIN-L mailing list. The list allows subscribers to share information and discuss Washington County history and genealogy. This mailing list does not get a lot of traffic but the members are great at answering questions and giving help if you're at a dead end.

To subscribe to the list send a message to UTWASHIN-L-request@rootsweb.com  (or to UTWASHIN-D-request@rootsweb.com to receive the list in digest mode) with the word "subscribe" without the quotes in the message area only. You don't need to enter anything in the subject line but can put subscribe if your mail program requires it.
Be sure and leave off any signature lines you may have in your mail program.


Helpful Links:

Neighboring Counties' USGenWeb Sites :
Kane County Utah
Iron County Utah

Lincoln County Nevada
Clark County Nevada
Mojave County Arizona

Project Links:
UTGenWeb Project
USGenWeb Page
USGenWeb Archives 
World GenWeb Project
Utah Digital Map Library  - includes some great, early maps that are online at this site. The site is a part of the USGenWeb Archives. The Utah State Map Coordinator is Richard Dwyer.
About the USGenWeb Project

Washington County and Utah Links:
The Cotton Mission
UtahCemeteries.org   -
Washington County is well-represented here
Max Bertola's Southern Utah
Color Country History
State of Utah - official site
Tracing Mormon Pioneers
Timeline for Southern Utah and surrounding area  - this site is no longer online, this link takes you to the internet archive copy of the site
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - U.S. - Utah
Special Collections, Marriott Library, Univ. of Utah
1850 US Census Images
1860 US Census Images
Index to Marriage and Death Notices in the Deseret News Weekly (1852-1885)  from UTGenWeb

LDS Family History Library Research Outlines

Utah State Historical Society

Utah State Archives
Utah Historical Quarterly
Utah History Encyclopedia
United States Resources: Utah
Genealogical and Historical Societies in Utah
Utah - Linkpendium
Lineages, Inc. -- Utah Research Room
Helm's Genealogy Toolbox

U.S. Census Bureau - clickable Utah Map
Utah Flag Picture

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County Coordinator:
 Cindy Alldredge (cindyall@gmail.com)
I also host the San Juan County Utah USGenWeb/UTGenWeb site.

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