Carson County, Utah Territory

Not to be confused with Carson City, Nevada.

Utah Territory 1856 map

Carson County is a former county in the U.S. state of Utah. It was established by the Territory of Utah on January 17, 1854 and was dissolved on March 2, 1861. It's territory was taken from the counties of Tooele, Juab, Millard, and Iron. ^[1] It's modern day location is taken up by Nevada. ^{[2] [3]}

This county was named for Kit Carson, an American frontiersman. ^[4]

References

1. Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 686. Internet Archive edition.
2. Utah Territory Legislative Assembly, Acts, resolutions, and memorials, passed by the first annual, and special sessions, of the Legislative Assembly, of the Territory of Utah, begun and held at Great Salt Lake City, on the 22nd day of September, A.D., 1851 (1852) (G.S.L. City, U.T.: Legislative Assembly, 1852), 162. Internet Archive edition.
3. "Chart of County Formation in Utah" in Division of Archives and Records Service at http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/county-formation.htm (accessed 11 August 2011).
4. Van Cott (1990 , p. 67)

Bibliography

• Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. ISBN   978-0-87480-345-7.