Coordinator Needed

If you have basic knowledge of creating and updating webpages, using FTP software, and an interest in genealogy and history, consider being a county coordinator. For information on what is expected of a coordinator please visit our Volunteer Guide, Standards/Guidelines, and Copyright Information pages. Contact the State Coordinator MaryAlice Schwanke with questions or to express your interest.

Donations of Photographs, documentation or other materials relating to Carbon county UT may also be sent to the state coordinator until a new county coordinator is found.

A Brief History of Carbon County

"In 1894 the territorial legislature created Carbon County from a portion of Emery County. Most of the county's residents live in the Price River Valley and at the foot of the Book Cliffs"

"During the early 1880s the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, seeking a route from Denver to Salt Lake City, discovered and opened up the vast coal lands of Carbon County. Coal mining became the major catalyst for development in the county. Coal companies often built and ran towns in Carbon County and imported many southern and eastern European and Japanese laborers to work in the coal mines and on railroad gangs... Coal mining continues to play a vital role in the county's economic and social development"

"Area: 1,476 square miles; population: 20,228 (in 1990); county seat: Price; origin of county name: from the vast amounts of coal found there; principal cities/towns: Price (8,712), Helper (2,148), Wellington (1,632), East Carbon (1,270), Sunnyside (339)."

Excepts of article written by Philip F. Notarianni, Utah History Encyclopedia.

The Utah Territory Legislature was petitioned to split off the north part, and thus it established Carbon County on March 8, 1894. It was named for the element Carbon, to emphasize the industrial nature of the area. Most of the county's residents live in the Price River Valley and at the foot of the Book Cliffs. The county is located in central Utah, Its county seat and largest city is Price. 

The Green River flows south-southeastward along the county's eastern border. The lower central part of Carbon County is a continuation of Castle Valley in Emery County, but in Carbon, the valley is ringed with mountains - the Wasatch Range to the west and northwest, and the Book Cliffs to the north and northeast. The county generally slopes to the south and east; its highest point is Monument Peak on the crest of the Wasatch Mountains near the midpoint of the county's western border, at 10,452 ft (3,186 m) ASL.

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Adjacent Counties: Duchesne - north Emery - south Sanpete - west Uintah - east Utah - northwest

County Coordinator Vacant State Coordinator: MaryAlice Schwanke Assistant SC:  Rebecca Maloney

What's New

Parts of the website are back online, use the links across the top of the page to access information. You can view the old site by CLICKING HERE. Any references to contact Kathy Hamaker should instead be directed to the state coordinator.

September 2024

After more than 20 years of dedicated service in coordinating the Carbon County UTGenWeb website, and helping many family historians with their research, Kathy Hamaker has decided to retire as coordinator. We want to thank her for her service to this project.