1. According to Utah state law, birth and death certificates are closed to researchers for seventy-five years without the written approval of the subject of the record.2. Civil registration of marriages was not required in Utah until 1887.
3. Marriages before 1887 - Check county justice of peace, probate court records, other court matters, may have been recorded in land records, pre 1887 may have been performed by an L.D.S. bishop or clergyman of a non Mormon denomination.
4. Certificates for births and deaths began in 1905 and from then until the present can be obtained from:
Bureau of Vital Statistics and Health Statistics
Utah State Department of Health
288 North 460 West
P.O. Box 16700
Salt Lake City, Utah 841165. Birth records can also be found in midwives' and physician's records which are on microfilm and can be ordered through a Family History Center Library near you.
6. Census Records:Federal Population Schedules.
Indexed—1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
Soundex—1880, 1900
Unindexed—1910Mortality Schedules.
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880Union Veterans Schedules.
1890Territorial or State censuses:
1852, 1856, 1872, and 1896 with enumeration's derived from tax lists
1852 Bishops Reports, listing L.D.S. heads of households in each ward (available on microfilm with an index through Family History Center Library)6. Homestead Act: not in effect Utah until 1869.
7. County courts were created in 1849, overseeing civil and criminal cases. (before that, LDS Bishops Courts)
8. Church Records
Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, 27 “C” Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103
Episcopal Church - most parish registers remain with the local church
LDS - available on microfilm or by writing to:
9. Military Records: original records for 1849-70 are at the Utah State Archives
Utah State Archives and Records Service
Room 28, State Capital
Salt Lake City, UT 84114L.D.S. Church Historical Department
Church Office Building
50 East North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84150Utah State Historical Society
300 Rio Grande
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101Utah Genealogical Association
Box 1144
Salt Lake City, UT 84110University of Utah
Marriott Library
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Delta City Adm. 435-864-2759
76 N 200 W
Delta, UT 84624-9440Delta Justice Of The Peace 435-864-2759
76 N 200 W
Delta, UT 84624-9440Delta City Library 435-864-4945
76 N 200 W
Delta, UT 84624-9440
Fillmore City Library 435-743-5314
25 S 100 W
Fillmore, UT 84631-5509Fillmore City Offices 435-743-5233
75 W Center St.
Fillmore, UT 84631-5545Fillmore City Justice Of Peace 435-743-6952
765 S Highway 99
Fillmore, UT 84631-5001Millard County Clerk 435-743-6223
765 S Highway 99
Fillmore, UT 84631-5001Millard County Recorder 435-743-6210
50 S Main St.
Fillmore, UT 84631-5504