Welcome to the Morgan County UTGenWeb site, part of the USGenWeb Project! This site holds genealogical and historical information about the people and places of the county, and of the lives they lived. If you have information for the county or its people, would be willing to look-up information for other researchers, or would like to help transcribe material to be included on this website contact the Temporary coordinator listed below.
Adopt This County
Morgan County is up for adoption and needs a volunteer to keep the site updated and the information growing. My name is MaryAlice Schwanke and I am the temporary coordinator for the county. If you are interested in adopting this county, send an email expressing your interest to me at greatupnorth@gmail.com, please put 'Morgan UT' in the subject line.
A Brief History
Morgan County was founded in 1862 and is named for Jedediah Morgan Grant, a leader and apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder-Day Saints (LDS). The movie Troll 2 was filmed in the county.
The county has an area of 611 square miles, less that 2 miles has water, and holds part of the Cache and Wasatch National Forests.
Counties adjacent to Morgan are Davis, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit and Weber.
The largest city in the county is Morgan and is also the county seat. Some other communities in the county include Croydon, Milton, Monte Verde, Mountain Green, Peterson, Porterville, Richville, and Stoddard.
