Series 21866
Salt Lake City (Utah). City Recorder Death and burial register, 1848-1933.
0.50 cubic foot and 5 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
See history of the records' creator.
Summary of Records
Scope and Content
This series documents deaths and burials recorded in Salt Lake City. Entries may include the ward, name of the deceased, to whom the deceased is related, birth date and location, death date, cause of death, the name of the medical attendant, and location of burial including block and lot numbers. Most persons recorded in the book were buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery, but entries also include persons buried "at home," at the Mount Olivet Cemetery, the Jewish and Catholic cemeteries, as well as those transferred out of state.
Research Note
Since the register entries are roughly chronological, entries may be searched by approximate death date, if known.
Arrangement
Chronological by date.
Additional Forms
This series is available on microfilm.
Copies of these records are located at Salt Lake County Archives View Online.
Copies of these records are located at Ancestry.com View Online.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Use Restrictions
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Custody History
The first volume, 1848-1866, was given to the LDS Family History Library in February 1966 and transferred to the state Archives in February 1999.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
This series was processed by Arlene Schmuland in April 1999. The books had been filmed and intermixed with series 21867 as well as series 6722. Films were cut and assigned to their proper series as a part of processing.
Other Finding Aids
Indexes: A name index with images is available online from the Salt Lake County Archives, covering from 1847 thru 1949.
Related Material
Interment records from Salt Lake City (Utah). Cemetery, Series 6722, Contains much of the same information for persons buried at the City Cemetery.
Death certificates from the Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Series 81448, are the official death certificates maintained by the Utah State Division of Vital Records for the years after 1904.
Container List
| Box | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1848 Sep 27-1864 Dec 27; Transcript of Record of the Dead Book A |
| Reel | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1848-1888; Books A, B, and C |
| 2 | 1888-1893 |
| 3 | 1896-1909 |
| 4 | 1909-1928 |
| 5 | 1928-1933 |