Series 21867

Salt Lake City (Utah). Cemetery


Burial registers, 1874-1883;1892-1933.

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Schedule Description

This series contains books used to record burials in the cemetery. Information recorded in the registers includes a burial number, permit number, death certificate number, name of deceased, date of burial, owner of lot, location of lot, undertaker, and remarks.

Scope and Content

This series contains books used to log information about burials in the cemetery as they took place. The books are called various names, including "Register" or "Record of the Dead." They differ from earlier record of the dead books in that they focus on burial information and do not include information about individuals buried in other cemeteries. The also don't include as much information about the deceased individual, typically recording only a burial date without a death date. Information recorded for each burial usually includes a burial number, permit number, death certificate number, name of deceased, date of burial, owner of lot, location of lot, undertaker, and remarks.

Notes

The records in this series were archivally processed by Alan B. Barnett in July 2025.