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Records Available at Family History Center

If you are looking for information in the following cemeteries please contact Patty Axelsen. She has surveyed these cemeteries and has many photographs of headstones and information you may be looking for. Special thanks to Patty for offering her assistance.



Obituaries

Another project was also completed in December 1985. The obituaries from the Carbon county newspapers, Emery county newspapers and the Salt Lake Tribune were indexed and filmed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This index and copies of the obituaries run from November of 1952 to December 1985 and are available at the Family History Center.

The following is a list of the film numbers and the contents of each film. You can order these films to be sent to your local Family Histoy Libraries.

Book # Contents Year
  FHL film 1421804  
1 Nov '52-Dec '53 A-F  
2 Nov '52-Dec '53 G-L  
  FHL film 1421805  
3 Nov '52-Dec '53 M-S  
4 Nov '52-Dec '53 T-Z  
5 Surnames A-C 1954
6 Surnames A-G 1955
7 Surnames N-Z 1954
8 Surnames K-Z 1956
9 Surnames A-J 1956
10 Surnames T-Z 1957
  FHL film 1421806  
11 Surnames H-S 1955
12 Miscellaneous  
13 Miscellaneous  
14 Sep, Oct, Nov 1955
15 Jan, Feb, Mar 1966
16 Apr, May, Jun 1966
17 Jul, Aug, Sep 1966
18 Oct, Nov, Dec 1966
19 Jan, Feb, Mar 1967
20 Apr, May, Jun 1967
21 Jul, Aug, Sep 1967
22 Oct, Nov, Dec 1967
23 Jan, Feb, Mar 1967
24 Apr, May, Jun 1968
25 Jul, Aug, Sep 1968
26 Oct, Nov, Dec 1968
27 Jan, Feb, Mar 1969
28 Apr, May, Jun 1969
29 Jul, Aug, Sep 1969
30 Oct, Nov, Dec 1969
  FHL film 1421807  
31 Jan, Feb, Mar 1970
32 Apr, May, Jun 1970
33 Jul, Aug, Sep 1970
34 Oct, Nov, Dec 1970
35 Jan, Feb, Mar 1971
36 Apr, May, Jun 1971
37 Jul, Aug, Sep 1971
38 Oct, Nov, Dec 1971
39 Jan, Feb, Mar 1972
40 Apr, May, Jun 1972
41 Jul, Aug, Sep 1972
42 Oct, Nov, Dec 1972
43 Jan, Feb, Mar 1973
44 Apr, May, Jun 1973
45 Jul, Aug, Sep 1973
46 Oct, Nov, Dec 1973
47 Jan, Feb, Mar 1974
48 Apr, May, Jun 1974
  FHL film 1421808  
49 Jul, Aug, Sep 1974
50 Oct, Nov, Dec 1974
51 Jan, Feb, Mar 1975
52 Apr, May, Jun 1975
53 Jul, Aug, Sep 1975
54 Oct, Nov, Dec 1976
55 Dec 1975
56 Jan, Feb 1976
57 Mar, Apr 1976
58 May, Jun 1976
59 Jul, Aug 1976
60 Sep, Oct 1976
61 Nov, Dec 1976
62 Jan, Feb 1977
63 Mar, Apr 1977
64 May to Sep 1977
65 Oct, Nov, Dec 1977
66 Jan to Apr 1978
67 May to Sep 1978
68 Oct, Nov, Dec 1978
69 Jan to Apr 1979
70 May to Aug 1979
71 Sep to Dec 1979
  FHL film 1421809  
72 Jan, Feb 1980
73 Mar, Apr, May 1980
74 Jun, Jul, Aug 1980
75 Sep, Oct 1980
76 Nov, Dec 1980
77 Jan, Feb, Mar 1981
78 Apr, May, Jun 1981
79 Jul, Aug, Sep 1981
80 Oct, Nov, Dec 1981
81 Jan, Feb, Mar 1982
82 Apr, May, Jun 1982
83 Jul, Aug, Sep 1982
84 Oct, Nov, Dec 1982
85 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 1983
86 May, Jun, Jul, Aug 1983
87 Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec 1983
88 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 1984
89 May, Jun, Jul Aug 1984
90 Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec 1984
91 Jan, Feb 1985
92 Mar, Apr, May, Jun 1985
93 Jul, Aug 1985
94 Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec 1985

There is an on-going project of social news such as; marriage announcements, birth announcements, missionary calls and obituaries, being made. This project begins in 1985 to the present.

The obituaries that have appeared in the 1999 and 2000 Sun Advocate newspapers online have been indexed. A copy of the indexes are available on this webpage. Click these links for the indexes.

1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005

An index of the Carbon County obituaries can also be seen on the webpage for the Price Family History Library. The indexes listed above contain only the obituaries that appeared in the Sun Advocate newspaper. The index for the Price Family History Library also contains the obituaries that mentioned Carbon County or Emery County and appeared in the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune.

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Naturalization Records

Naturalization records are available from the Carbon County Courthouse for $2.00 per sheet plus a possible $1.00 search fee. You can contact the courthouse to see if records are available. There is also an index available at the Family History Library in Price. You may e-mail Kathy Hamaker and I'll be happy to check the index for you. Some of the records that are available are: Petition for naturalization, Declaration of Intent, certificate of arrival, application to become citizen, some include photos, and other letters and documents. Not all records are available for all individuals. The address is: Carbon County Courthouse, 120 East Main Street, Price, Utah 84501

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Carbon County Courthouse

Copies of marriage applications and marriage certificates are available for $3.00 from the courthouse. Carbon County Courthouse, 120 East Main Street, Price, Utah 84501

 
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Western Mining and Railroad Museum

Western Mining & Railroad Museum

296 South Main, Helper, Utah 801-472-3009

The museum has many histories, pictures, and artifacts from the Carbon County area. They are happy to help with any item of research you have a question about. The museum is now online. If you click on their name above, you will leave and go to their webpage. Please, be sure to come back!


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Utah State Vital Records Information

Where to write for: Utah birth, death, and divorce records.




National Register of Historical Places

This page lists all the homes and buildings in Carbon County that are on the
National Register of Historical Places.



Utah State Archives

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Population

This information comes from the Appendix of the book "History of the Sun Advocate". The book is at the Price City Library.

Year
Price, Utah
Carbon County
1890
209
 
1900
539
5,004
1910
1,021
8,624
1920
2,364
15,489
1930
4,084
17,798
1940
5,214
18,459
1950
6,010
24,901
1960
6,802
21,135

To see the population for the years 1970-2005 click here. Be sure to come back!

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