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GARFIELD COUNTY HISTORY
 
State of Utah:
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Utah was the 45th state to enter the United States (January 4, 1896).

Origin of Garfield County:

March 9, 1882, the Twenty-fifth Territorial Legislature created Garfield County, taken from the eastern part of Iron County, to which it had belonged. The name Snow County was proposed by the Legislature in honor of Erastus Snow, a pioneer prominently identified with the development of Southern Utah. But at the recommendation of Governor Eli H. Murray, (of Utah) the name Garfield was given to our county in honor of President James A. Garfield of the United States of America, who had recently been assassinated.
This act creating Garfield County adjusted the boundaries of Iron, Kane and Washington Counties to meet new conditions. Garfield County has the same boundaries today as when it was created in 1882, to-wit: On the north by Piute and Wayne Counties, on the east by the Colorado River, which separates it from San Juan County; on the south by Kane County and on the west by Iron County. It's width from north to south is about 42 miles, it's average length from east to west is about 124 miles, and the area is 5,234 square miles.

Source: Golden Nuggets of Pioneer Days - A History of Garfield County History of Garfield County: Public Pioneer - Utah's Online Library

Garfield County Today: US Census Bureau - State & County Quick Facts
 
GARFIELD COUNTY LOCATIONS NEARBY MORTUARIES
Antimony  (town)

Asay Town  (ghost town)

Boulder  (town)

Cannonville  (town)

Escalante  (city)

Hatch  (town)

Henrieville  (town)

Hillsdale  (ghost town)

Houston  (town)

Panguitch  (city)  (county seat) 

Tropic  (city)

Widstoe  (ghost town)  
NOTE:  No funeral homes are located in Garfield County.
Southern Utah Mortuaries
15 E 100 North
Parowan, UT 
435-477-3939

Southern Utah Mortuaries
10 S 100 West
Beaver, UT 
435-438-2461

Olpin Mortuaries
195 N 200 West
Beaver, UT 
435-438-2201

Southern Utah Mortuaries
190 N 300 West
Cedar City, UT 
435-586-4040

Mosdell Mortuary
676 S Highway 89-A
Kanab, UT 
435-644-2214
Hurricane Valley Mortuary
140 N Main Street
Hurricane, UT 
435-673-4221

Saint George Mortuary
130 N Main Street
Hurricane, UT 
435-635-2211

Neal S Magleby & Sons Mortuary
50 S 100 West
Richfield, UT 
435-896-5484

Springer-Turner Funeral Home
260 N 400 West
Richfield, UT 
435-896-6333

Spilsbury & Beard Mortuary
2600 W State Street
Hurricane, UT 
435-635-2454

County Resources

  • Garfield County Clerk / Auditor
    55 S Main Street
    P.O. Box 77
    Panguitch, UT  84759-0077
    Phone: 435-676-1120
    Fax: 435-676-8239

  • Garfield County Recorder / Surveyor
    55 S Main Street
    P.O. Box 77
    Panguitch, UT  84759-0077
    Phone: 435-676-1112
    Fax: 435-676-8239

  • Utah State Department of Health
    Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics
    PO Box 141012
    Salt Lake City UT 84114-1012
    801-538-6105
 

Family History Centers

  • Boulder Utah
    180 E 300 North
    Boulder, Garfield County, Utah, United States
    Phone: (435) 335-7302
    Hours: T, Th 7-9pm; W 3-5pm.
  • Escalante Utah (Tropic)
    100 W Center Street
    Tropic, Garfield County, Utah, United States
    Phone: (435) 679-8693
    Hours: T 9am-9pm; W,Th 3-6pm; F 12-6pm
  • Escalante Utah Ward
    80 S Center Street
    Escalante, Garfield County, Utah, United States
    Phone: (435) 826-4217
    Hours: T, W 9am-9pm; Th 12pm-9pm; Sun by appt. anytime
  • Panguitch Utah
    290 E Center Street
    Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah, United States
    Phone: (435) 676-2201
    Hours: M 9am-3pm; T, W 9am-9pm; Th 9am-1:30pm, 6pm-9pm; Sun by appt.
 

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Surrounding Counties

1. Beaver County
2. Piute County
3. Wayne County
4. San Juan County
5. Kane County
6. Iron County

 

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