WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
REFERENCE SOURCES
Also see the references listed with each historical subject on this website.
For topics of that may be of interest, but are outside of Washington County, click here.
MISCELLANEOUS
A Guide to Finding The History of Your Homehttp://www.yellowkeyrealty.com/resources/a-guide-to-finding-the-history-of-your-home.aspx
American Local History Network
http://www.alhn.org/state/utah/index.htm
Anasazi Free Trappers
http://anasazifreetrappers.org/anasazi-free-trappers-mission-statement
Group of people who enjoy re-enacting the pre-1840 history of the buckskinning/fur trade era.
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
http://www.cyndislist.com
Historic Preservation Resources and Information
http://www.homeinsurance.org - Then click on the "Historic Preservation" tab
Library of Congress Online Catalog
http://catalog.loc.gov
Linkpendium Washington County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Washington
Marriage Index 1862-1919
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utwashin/marriage/index.html
National Archives
http://www.archives.gov
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
http://www.nps.gov/olsp
http://www.nps.gov/carto/PDF/TRAILSmap1.pdf
Pioneer Name Indicies
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utwashin/pioneers/main.html
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utwashin/towns/index.html
Roots Web Websites
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utwashin
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~websites/usa/utah.html#county
Social Security Death Indicies
http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ssdi.html
St. George Live Tour
http://www.stgeorgelive.org
http://dostgeorge.com/st-george-live.html
St. George Walking Tour
http://www.infowest.com/Utah/colorcountry/History/walking.html
USGenWeb Project, Utah GenWeb Project, Washington County
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utwashin/index.html
Utah Biographies
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utbiog
Utah Collections Multimedia Encyclopedia
http://www.uen.org/ucme
Utah Digital Newspapers
http://digitalnewspapers.org
Has searchable images of old newspapers from Utah:
Washington County News (January 30, 1908 through December 1923)
Deseret News (weekly June 1850 through December 1898 and daily 1899 through 1910)
Salt Lake Tribune (April 1871 through June 1899)
and many others...
Utah History Encyclopedia
http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE
Utah History Research Center
http://historyresearch.utah.gov
A public research facility operated by the Utah State Archives and the Utah State Historical Society.
Utah Local History Bibliography
http://web.lib.byu.edu/UtahHistory/index.php
Can search for historical references by county, town, library, genre, or keyword
Utah Resources
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/USA/ut.html
Utah State Archives
http://www.archives.state.ut.us
Washington County Library Online Catalog
http://horizon.washco.utah.gov:8000/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=wcl--1&lang=eng#focus
Washington County Resources
http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/UT/Washington
World War II Participants from Washington County
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utwashin/military/index.html
CEMETERY INDICIES
Find A Gravehttp://www.findagrave.com
Names In Stone
http://www.namesinstone.com
http://news.namesinstone.com
Utah Cemetery and Burial Database
http://history.utah.gov/research_and_collections/cemeteries/index.html
Utah Death Certificate Index
http://www.archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/20842.htm
Veterans Nationwide Gravesite Locator
http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1
Washington County Cemetery Index
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=2800
Washington County Gravestone Photographs
http://www.utahgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=27
Washington County, Utah Tombstone Project
http://www.utahcemeteries.org
HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS & MARKERS
National Register of Historic PlacesWashington County's Entries on the National Register of Historic Places
http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com
http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ut/Washington/state.html
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/research/nris.htm
http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov
http://www.nr.nps.gov
http://history.utah.gov/historic_buildings/national_register/index.html#utahsites
http://history.utah.gov/historic_buildings/national_register/database.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Washington_County,_Utah
Utah State Register of Historic Sites
The Utah State Register of Historic Sites (compiled in 1988) lists properties on the now-inactive state register
The Utah Century Register of Historic Houses (compiled in 1988) lists properties over 100 years old
St. George City Landmark Sites
Landmark and Historic Sites: City of St. George
Utah History Markers and Monuments Data Base
Markers and Monuments in Washington County
Historical Markers Data Base
Historical Markers in Washington County
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Markers
DUP Historical Markers
DUP Compilation of Historical Markers and Monuments in Washington County
Sons of Utah Pioneers Markers
Washington County Monuments and Markers
Markers and Plaques in Washington County
Catalog With Links to Images
LIBRARIES
Gerald R. Sherratt Library at Southern Utah Universityhttp://www.li.suu.edu
Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University
http://www.lib.byu.edu
http://new.lib.byu.edu
J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah
http://www.lib.utah.edu/portal/site/marriottlibrary
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov
Online Catalog
http://catalog.loc.gov
Merrill-Cazier Library at the Utah State University
http://library.usu.edu
Stewart Library at the Weber State University
http://library.weber.edu
Val A. Browning Library at Dixie State College
225 South 700 East
St. George, UT 84770
(435)652-7714
Text: 66746
library@dixie.edu
http://library.dixie.edu
Washington County Library
http://library.washco.utah.gov
Online Catalog
http://hip.washco.utah.gov:8000/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=wcl&lang=eng#focus
Enterprise Branch
http://library.washco.utah.gov/enterprise
Hurricane Branch
http://library.washco.utah.gov/hurricane
New Harmony Branch
http://library.washco.utah.gov/new-harmony
Santa Clara Branch
http://library.washco.utah.gov/santa-clara
Springdale Branch
http://library.washco.utah.gov/springdale
St. George Branch
http://library.washco.utah.gov/st-george
Washington City Branch
http://library.washco.utah.gov/washington
BOOK SELLERS
Doc's Bookloft295 S. Main Street
St. George, UT 84770
(435)634-1039
Online catalog and query forms
Has lots of old books dealing with the history of Washington County.
VOLUNTEER RESOURCES
To be added to this list, click here.Jon Alvey: For information about Silver Reef; click here.
George Cannon: For assistance with the WCHS website; click here.
Loren Webb: For information about the dairy industry and mass media in Washington County; click here.