Records & Resources: Davis County

The following records may be helpful to you when searching for information about Davis County residents. Remember to also check the Davis County USGenWeb Archive.

African American

• Broad Ax Newspaper - African American newspaper published in neighboring Salt Lake County until 1899; digitized issues online

Births

• Utah, Davis County Records, 1869-1953 (FamilySearch) - includes births
• Davis County Dept. of Health – information on ordering vital records

Cemeteries

• Cemetery Listings @ FamilySearch
• Cemetery Listings @ FindAGrave
• Cemetery Listings @ WikiTree
• Browse Davis County cemeteries at the Utah Gravestones Project
• Interactive Map of Utah Cemeteries - Utah State Historic Preservation Office

Census

• Census Records (Free at FamilySearch) - 1850 Slave Schedule, 1850 Census (Mortality Schedule), 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, and 1950

Deaths

• Obituaries submitted to this site
• Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967 - Utah Division of Archives and Records Services
• Utah, ObitsUtah Obituary Index, 2010-2013 - FamilySearch.org
• Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005 - FamilySearch.org

Directories

• Utah directory and gazetteer for 1879-80 containing the name and occupation of every resident in the towns and cities of Salt Lake, Utah, Weber and Davis Counties : and a very complete list of the merchants, manufacturers, professional men and officials

Newspapers

• Davis County Clipper, 1892-2004 - digitized at Utah Digital Newspapers
• Find libraries that hold Davis County newspapers
• Davis Clipper - current website
• Utah Digital Newspapers
• Utah Historical Newspapers – digitized and online at Chronicling America website

People & Families

• Davis County Profiles at WikiTree - view genealogies of Davis County people; scroll to the bottom of the page for list of profiles.

Research Resources

• Davis County, Utah (Historical Records) - FamilySearch Research Wiki

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