Series 28109

Smithfield (Utah) Death and burial record sheets, 1982-

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

This series contains information about burials in the cemetery, hand-written on pre-printed forms and filed in binders. The forms provide space for noting a variety of information, including the name and age of the deceased, date and place of birth, date and place of death, cause of death, attending physician, names of parents and their place of birth, name of spouse, date of funeral, funeral director's name, location and name of the owner of the burial lot, burial costs, and vault type. It appears that these records are used in collecting information that is then copied in more final form in other cemetery records. In many cases, a copy of an obituary is attached to the form and occasionally other documentation, such as mortuary forms or transit permits are included.

Scope and Content

This series contains information about burials in the cemetery, hand-written on pre-printed forms and filed in binders. The forms provide space for noting a variety of information, including the name and age of the deceased, date and place of birth, date and place of death, cause of death, attending physician, names of parents and their place of birth, name of spouse, date of funeral, funeral director's name, location and name of the owner of the burial lot, burial costs, and vault type. It appears that these records are used in collecting information that is then copied in more final form in other cemetery records. In many cases, a copy of an obituary is attached to the form and occasionally other documentation, such as mortuary forms or transit permits are included.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

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

This series was archivally processed by Alan Barnett in November 2012.

Related Material

Death and burial record cards from Smithfield (Utah), Series 28102, contain information transfered from this series.
Cemetery burial-transit permits from Smithfield (Utah), Series 28110, contain earlier transit-burial permits.

Indexing Terms

Container List

ReelDescription
1 Book 1; 1982 Dec-1992 Dec
2 Book 2; 1993 Jan-1998 Dec
3 Book 3; 1999 Jan-2004 Jul
4 Book 4; 2004 Aug-2010 May
5 Book 5; 2010 Jun-2012 Jul