Series 12393
Fillmore (Utah) Death and burial registers, 1854-
0.20 cubic foot and 1 microfilm reel
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
The volumes in this series document deaths and burials for persons buried in the Fillmore City Cemetery. Ledger columns vary between volumes but may include the line number, name of the deceased, date of death, age, cause of death, place of birth, date of birth, gender, parents' names, physician or nurse, grave location, race, color, last place of residency, term of residence, marital status, and occupation. The first volume also includes a survey map of the cemetery as well as a record of lot ownership which includes the name of the purchaser, the location of the grave, the date of the sale and the payment amount. Ownership records are entered by date of sale.
Arrangement
Generally chronological by death or burial date.
Additional Forms
This series is available on microfilm.
Access Restrictions
This series is primarily classified as Public. The secondary classification is Private: More recent records may record the cause of death, taken from a private death certificate. This information should remain private for 50 years, in accordance with Utah Code 26-2-22..
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 Fillmore City Recorder transferred Volumes 1 and 2 in this series, dating from 1854-1945, to the State Archives for permanent preservation in June 2015.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
Records in this series dating from 1854 to 1945 were microfilmed by the State Archives 1993. That film was archivally processed by Arlene Schmuland in August 1999. Records dating from 1945 to 2014 were microfilmed in 2015 with funding from an NHPRC grant. Copies of that microfilm and the original records from the earlier period were processed by Alan Barnett in August 2015.
Other Finding Aids
Indexes: Series 12392 can be used as an alphabetical index to a portion of this series, covering from 1936 thru 1973.
Related Material
Burial records index from Fillmore (Utah),
, contains some of the same information primarily for the years after 1936.
Indexing Terms
Container List
| Disc | Reel | Box | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| pending | 1 | 1 | Vol. 1, Graveyard Plot; 1868 |
| pending | 1 | 1 | Vol. 1, Burials (pp. 2-73); 1854 Apr-1897 Sep |
| pending | 1 | 1 | Vol. 1, Record of Lots Sold(pp. 216-240); 1871-1944 |
| pending | 1 | 1 | Book 2, Record of Deaths; 1898-1945 Jan |
| pending | n/a | n/a | Book 3, Sexton's Record; 1945 Feb-2005 Dec |
| pending | n/a | n/a | Book 4, Sexton's Record; 2006 Jan-2014 Oct |