Descriptive Guides

Salt Lake County Archives has created a number of descriptive guides that provide detailed information regarding records held at the archives. Some of the guides are available online below.

Please call the Archives for information about other records that are available for research.

Finding Aids

Bingham Canyon Maps

1900; 1914; 1923; 1926; 1953; undated

Business Affidavits

1919 - 1962. These files document unincorporated businesses operating as sole proprietors/general partnerships, also known as Doing Business As (DBAs).

Declarations of Intention and Certificates of Citizenship, 1858-1872

This series contains statements of individuals’ intentions to become United States citizens. Now Online

Fire Department 1921-2003

Now online Fire Department Administrative Records, 1929-2003; bulk 1955-1990

Flood Control Project Records, 1972-1982 (Bulk 1972-1981)

These files were created when property owners proposed a change to their property which also involves a change in the drainage system.

General Ledgers, 1859-1890

Hansen Planetarium

The Hansen Planetarium Historical Records Collection covers the years 1955 to 2001, with the bulk of the material from 1965 to the middle 1990s.

Incorporation Case Files 1869-1961

Articles of Incorporation case files of corporations newly organized under the current laws of Utah and conducting business within Salt Lake County.

Justice of the Peace Records, 1871-1956

Mining Records, 1870-1975

A descriptive guide outlining the mining records held by the Salt Lake County Archives.

Railroad Right-of-Way Maps, 1907-1927

Salt Lake City-County Board of Health Minutes, 1969-2000

Salt Lake County Hospital

Records from the Salt Lake County Hospital.

Salt Lake County Maps, 1854-1972

Taxpayer's List of Automobiles, 1926-1932

Utah State Archives

Zoning Records, 1852-2008 (bulk 1950-1985)

Other Archival Resources

Salt Lake County Assessor

Salt Lake County Treasurer

Great Salt Lake Planning

Family History Library

National Archives & Records Administration