Marysvale (Utah) Cemetery records, 1887-1978.

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

Marysvale cemetery records begin with lists of information copied from headstones in the old section of the Marysvale Cemetery and from the Howes and Thompsonville Cemeteries. A map of the Dennis Cemetery identifies the names of persons buried therein. These lists and map are followed by a death registry which provides: name of deceased, date of death, place of death, birth date and place or age at time of death, parents' names and place of birth, informant, burial date and place, and possibly other information such as occupation or name of spouse.

Scope and Content

Marysvale cemetery records begin with lists of information copied from headstones in the old section of the Marysvale Cemetery and from the Howes and Thompsonville Cemeteries. A map of the Dennis Cemetery identifies the names of persons buried therein. These lists and map are followed by a death registry which provides: name of deceased, date of death, place of death, birth date and place or age at time of death, parents' names and place of birth, informant, burial date and place, and possibly other information such as occupation or name of spouse. For those persons buried in the Marysvale Cemetery, the registry also indicates a burial plot number. This registry includes many individuals who were buried in other cemeteries. The registry is followed by several plat maps of the Marysvale Cemetery.

Research Note

Marysvale cemetery records were compiled by local residents, Laura M. Tate Bertelsen and Lucile Barlow. No new information has been added since 1978. The book also includes newspaper articles about the Marysvale railroad depot.

Arrangement

Alphabetical for early cemeteries; thereafter registry is chronological by date of death.

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

Marysvale cemetery records were microfilmed at Southern Utah University under the direction of Utah State Archives in December 2001 and processed by Rosemary Cundiff in February 2002.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: Marysvale cemetery records contain an alphabetical index which includes both the headstone lists and the death registry. The index gives name, page number and lot number if buried in the Marysvale cemetery.

Related Material

Cemetery plot maps from Marysvale (Utah), Series 23950, provide plat maps which identify the location of cemetery plots and the names of persons buried therein.

Cemetery record from Junction (Utah), Series 23966, also includes burials in the Howes Cemetery.

Indexing Terms

Cemeteries--Marysvale (Utah).

Burial--Marysvale (Utah).

Container List

Reel	Description
1	1887-1978