Series 17477
Iron County (Utah). Probate Court Minutes, 1853-1870.
0.50 cubic foot and 3 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
In 1852 the Territorial Legislature defined the powers of county probate courts. In addition to traditional jurisdiction in the probate of wills, the administration of estates of deceased persons, the guardianship of minors, idiots, and insane persons, the Legislature gave Utah probate courts power to exercise original jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases (Laws of Utah, Chapter 42, 1852). The minutes of the Iron County Court describe the proceedings of that court and the cases it heard. They tell when the court met and adjourned, name the judge and indicate action taken or judgments made. The Iron County Probate Court handled criminal cases, probate, divorces, naturalization, and other civil matters. In 1869 the Territorial Legislature directed county probate courts to adjudicate ownership of town site lots in surveyed towns on the public domain.
Research Note
The whereabouts or existence of Iron County Probate Court minutes for 1869-1887 is not known.
Many pages of Iron County Probate Court minutes are too faded to read.
Arrangement
Chronological by date.
Additional Forms
This series is available on microfilm.
Copies of these records are located at Familysearch.org 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.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
Iron County Probate Court minutes were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in 1966 and processed by Rosemary Cundiff in April 2002.
Related Material
Probate record books from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 1124, contain probate cases handled by Iron County Probate Court beginning in 1870 and ongoing through the transfer of jurisdiction to Fifth District Court: Iron County.
Land certificates (Parowan) from Iron County (Utah). Probate Court, Series 23642, were issued by the Probate Court beginning in 1872 when the court began adjudicating ownership of town site lots.
Fee book from Iron County (Utah). Probate Court, Series 28420, document and describe the proceedings of that court and the cases it heard.
Administrators' record book from Iron County (Utah). Probate Court, Series 28421, document and describe the proceedings of that court and the cases it heard.
Insanity case minute book from Iron County (Utah). Probate Court, Series 28422, document and describe the proceedings of that court and the cases it heard.
Minutes from Iron County (Utah). County Commission, Series 83747, also include the earliest minutes for the Iron County Probate Court.
Indexing Terms
Container List
| Reel | Box | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | p. 1-19 |
| 1 | N/A | County Court minutes p. 1 |
| 1 | N/A | p. 20-31 |
| 1 | N/A | County Court minutes p. 2-103 |
| 2 | 1 | County Court Book B |