Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
John H. Long, Editor; Peggy Tuck Sinko, Associate Editor and Utah Historical Compiler; Brandon Plewe, Utah Historical Compiler; John P. Ford, Nevada and Utah Historical Compiler; Douglas Knox, Book Digitizing Director; Emily Kelley, Research Associate and Digital Compiler; Laura Rico-Beck, GIS Specialist and Digital Compiler; Peter Siczewicz, ArcIMS Interactive Map Designer; Robert Will, Cartographic Assistant
Copyright The Newberry Library 2009
Allen, James B. "Evolution of County Boundaries in Utah." Utah Historical Quarterly 23 (1955): 261–278.
Atlas of Utah. Deon C. Greer, project director. Provo: Weber State College and Brigham Young University Press, 1981.
Arizona. Acts, Resolutions and Memorials of the State of Arizona, 1912–. Title varies. The session laws for the state of Arizona. Cited as Ariz. Laws.
Arizona Territory. Acts, Resolutions and Memorials of the Territory of Arizona. Prescott, Tucson [et al.], 1864–1909. Title varies. The session laws for the territory of Arizona. Cited as Ariz. Terr. Laws.
Baldwin, P.M. "A Historical Note on the Boundaries of New Mexico." New Mexico Historical Review 5 (April 1930): 117–137.
Brown, S. Kent, Donald Q. Cannon, and Richard H. Jackson. Historical Atlas of Mormonism. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994.
California. Statutes of California. San Jose [et al.], 1850–1993. Title varies. Cited as Calif. Stats. The session laws of the state of California.
Dalton, Luella Adams. History of Iron County Mission and Parowan, Utah. Parowan, Utah: N.p., 1962.
Dunham, Dick, and Vivian Dunham. Flaming Gorge Country: The Story of Daggett County, Utah. Denver: Eastwood Printing and Publishing Co.; Manila, Utah: distributed by Daggett County Lions Club, 1977.
Gowans, Fred. R., and Eugene E. Campbell. Fort Bridger, Island in the Wilderness. Provo: Brigham Young University Press, 1975.
"Historical and Political Data, Carson County, Utah Territory," Political History of Nevada 1996, http://nevadaculture.org/docs/nsla/archives/political/historical/hist05.htm (accessed 16 December 2008)
Historical Records Survey, Utah. Daggett County (Manila). Inventory of the County Archives of Utah, no. 5. Ogden, Utah: Utah Historical Records Survey, 1939. Cited as HRS Utah, Daggett.
Historical Records Survey, Utah. Morgan County (Morgan City). Inventory of the County Archives of Utah, no. 15. Ogden, Utah: Utah Historical Records Survey, 1937.
Historical Records Survey, Utah. Sanpete County (Manti). Inventory of the County Archives of Utah, no. 20. Salt Lake City: Utah Historical Records Survey, 1941. Cited as HRS Utah, Sanpete.
Historical Records Survey, Utah. Uintah County (Vernal). Inventory of the County Archives of Utah, no. 24. Ogden, Utah: Utah Historical Records Survey, 1940. Cited as HRS Utah, Uintah.
Historical Records Survey, Utah. Weber County (Ogden). Inventory of the County Archives of Utah, no. 29. Ogden, Utah: Utah Historical Records Survey Project, 1940. Cited as HRS Utah, Weber.
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Hunter, Milton R., comp. Beneath Ben Lomond's Peak: A History of Weber County 1824–1900. Salt Lake City: Daughters of Utah Pioneers (Weber County Chapter) and Deseret News Press, 1944.
Jefferson Territory. Provisional Laws and Joint Resolutions Passed at the First and Called Sessions of the General Assembly of Jefferson Territory, Held at Denver City, J.T., November and December, 1859, and January, 1860. Omaha, Neb., 1860. Cited as Jefferson Terr. Laws.
Larson, Andrew Karl. I Was Called to Dixie, the Virgin River Basin: Unique Experiences in Mormon Pioneering. St. George, Utah: Deseret News Press, 1961.
Kane, Joseph Nathan. American Counties: Origins of Names, Dates of Creation and Organization, Area, Population, Historical Data, and Published Sources. 3d ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1972.
McClintock, James H. Mormon Settlement in Arizona: A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert. Phoenix: James H. McClintock, 1921.
McCune, Alice Paxman. History of Juab County: A History Prepared for the Centennial of the Coming of the Pioneers to Utah, 1847–1947. Nephi, Utah: Juab County Company of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1947.
MacDonald, Grace E., comp. Check-List of Session Laws. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1936. Complemented by Pollack (below), this guide lists all state session laws through 1935.
MacDonald, Grace E., comp. Check-List of Statutes of States of the United States of America, Including Revisions, Compilations, Digests, Codes and Indexes. Providence: Oxford Press, 1937. The most complete guide to state codes through 1937.
McPherson, Robert S. History of San Juan County: In the Palm of Time. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society and San Juan County Commissioners, 1995.
Michie's Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated. Vol 7. LexisNexis, 2005.
Morgan, Dale L., comp. State of Deseret. Logan: Utah State University Press with the Utah Historical Society, 1987. Includes complete compilation of the Deseret Constitution and laws. Mottaz, Stan. "County Evolution in Nevada." Nevada Historical Society Quarterly 21 (1978): 25–50.
Nevada. Statutes of the State of Nevada. Carson City, 1865–. The session laws of the state of Nevada. Cited as Nev. Stats.
Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme, 2008.
Nevada Supreme Court. Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada. 1866–. Reports of cases heard before the Supreme Court of Nevada. Cited As Nev. Rpts.
Nevada Territory. Laws of the Territory of Nevada. 1st–3rd sess. San Francisco and Virginia [City], 1862–1864. The session laws for the territory of Nevada. Cited as Nev. Terr. Stats. New Handbook of Texas. 6 vols. Ron Tyler et al., eds. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1996.
New Mexico Territory. Laws of the Territory of New Mexico. Albuquerque, Santa Fe, 1848–1909. Title varies. The session laws for the territory of New Mexico. Cited as N.M. Terr. Laws.
Parry, Clive, ed. Consolidated Treaty Series. 231 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1969–1981.
Parson, Robert E. History of Rich County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1996.
Paullin, Charles O. Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. Edited by John K. Wright. Washington, D.C., and New York: Carnegie Institution of Washington and American Geographical Society of New York, 1932. Excellent section on international and interstate boundary disputes.
Peterson, Marie Ross, comp. Echoes of Yesterday: Summit County Centennial History. Coalville, Utah: Daughters of Utah Pioneers of Summit County, 1947.
Pollack, Ervin H., comp. Supplement with Bibliographical Notes, Emendations, and Additions to the Check List of Session Laws, Compiled by Grace E. MacDonald. Preliminary ed. Boston: National Association of State Libraries, 1941. Fills gaps in MacDonald's 1935 compilation (above) to produce the most complete list of state session laws through 1935.
Powell, Allan Kent, ed. Utah History Encyclopedia. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1994.
Ricks, Joel E., ed. History of a Valley: Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho. Logan, Utah: Cache Valley Centennial Commission, 1956.
Royce, Charles C., comp. "Indian Land Cessions in the United States." Part 2 of Eighteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, 1896–1897. Washington, D.C., 1899. The standard authority in its field; state maps detail all Indian land-cession treaties with the federal government.
Sanpete County Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. These-Our Fathers: A Centennial History of Sanpete County, 1849 to 1947. Springville, Utah: Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (Sanpete County), 1947.
Sealock, Richard B., Margaret M. Sealock, and Margaret S. Powell. Bibliography of Place-Name Literature: United States and Canada. 3d ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1982.
Smiley, Jerome C, ed. History of Denver, with Outlines of the Earlier History of the Rocky Mountain Country. Denver: The Denver Times, Times-Sun Publishing Co., 1901.
Stout, Wayne. History of Utah. 3 vols. Salt Lake City: Wayne Stout, 1967–1971.
Summit County Record Book A, 1861.
Swindler, William F., ed. Sources and Documents of United States Constitutions. 10 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1973–1979. The most complete and up-to-date compilation for the states.
Thorndale, William, and William Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. An atlas of well-designed county outline maps for each state, accompanied by a bibliography and an explanation of methodology.
Tooele County Daughters of Utah Pioneers. History of Tooele County. Salt Lake City: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Tooele County Company, 1961.
United States. Statutes at Large of the United States of America, 1789–1873. 17 vols. Boston: Little, Brown, 1845–1874. Cited as U.S. Stat.
Utah. Compiled Laws of the State of Utah, 1917. 2 vols. Salt Lake City, 1919.
Utah. Laws of the State of Utah. Salt Lake City, 1896–. Cited as Utah Laws.
Utah. Revised Statutes of the State of Utah in Force Jan. 1, 1898. Salt Lake City, 1897.
Utah Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme, 2008.
Utah State Bulletin. No. 19 (1 October 2002) and no. 2 (15 January 2003). The official publication of the Division of Administrative Rules, executive branch of Utah state government.
Utah Supreme Court. Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Utah. 1st Series, vols. 1–123, 1911–1953. 2nd Series, vols. 1–30, 1953–1974. Reports of cases heard before the Supreme Court of Utah. Cited As Utah Rpts.
Utah Territory. Acts, Resolutions and Memorials Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah. Title varies. Salt Lake City, 1852–1894. Cited as Utah Terr. Laws.
Utah Territory. Compiled Laws of the Territory of Utah [1876]. Salt Lake City, 1876.
Utah Territory. Compiled Laws of Utah [Territory, 1888]. 2 vols. Salt Lake City, 1888.
Van Zandt, Franklin K., Boundaries of the United States and the Several States. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington D.C., 1976.
Walker, Henry P., and Don Bufkin. Historical Atlas of Arizona. 2nd ed. Norman and London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986.