Virgin (Utah) Cemetery records, 1861-2019

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These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains information on burials in the cemetery compiled by the cemetery sexton. The records include a list of burials block-by-block, as well as and alphabetical list of those buried in the cemetery and a list of deaths in the community, compiled from Virgin LDS Ward records. Included in the records is a list of burials in the Smith's Mesa Cemetery.

Scope and Content

This series contains information on burials in the cemetery compiled by the cemetery sexton. The records include a list of burials block-by-block, as well as and alphabetical list of those buried in the cemetery and a list of deaths in the community, compiled from Virgin LDS Ward records. Included in the records is a list of burials in the Smith's Mesa Cemetery. The burial records include such information as the location of the burial, name of the deceased, birth and death dates, and names of parents. The records in this series are compiled in electronic format and printed out for reference. The Archives holds a version of the records updated to 2019.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by block number, thereunder numerical by plot number

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Custody History

A version of these records dating through 1996 was microfilmed by the State Archives in that year. Lenny Brinkerhoff, the cemetery sexton, sent an updated versions of the lot records, along with several additional documents in Microsoft Word format, to the Archives in November 2019.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

The digital copy of records from 1996 and the paper copies of records from 2019 were archivally processed by Alan B. Barnett in December 2019.

Indexing Terms

Container List

Disc	Box	Description
1	n/a	Blocks A-J; 1996 Aug
n/a	1	Block A; 2019
n/a	1	Block B; 2019
n/a	1	Block C; 2019
n/a	1	Block D; 2019
n/a	1	Block E; 2019
n/a	1	Block F; 2019
n/a	1	Block G; 2019
n/a	1	Block H; 2019
n/a	1	Block I; 2019
n/a	1	Block J; 2019
n/a	1	Smith's Mesa Cemetery; 2019
n/a	1	List of burials; 1861-2019
n/a	1	Virgin City Deaths; 1861-1947
n/a	1	Cemetery Ordinance 98-8-6; 1998