Source Information

Utah State Archives and Records Service. Salt Lake County, Utah Coroners' Inquest Case Files, 1870-1871, 1886-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
Original data: Salt Lake County, Utah. Utah. District Court (Third District: Salt Lake County). Coroners' Inquest Case Files, 1870-1871; 1886-1937. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Utah State Archives and Records Service. Series 3851.

About Salt Lake County, Utah Coroners' Inquest Case Files, 1870-1871, 1886-1937

Inquests were held on individuals who died by unlawful means and on individuals whose cause of death was not certain. The case file of an inquest contains the result of the inquiry. This database is an index to the inquest case files of Salt Lake County from 1870 to 1871 and 1886 to 1937. Information provided in this index includes the name of the deceased, the date of inquest, and a reference to the location of the original record. This index was obtained from the Utah State Archives and copies of the original case files, which this database indexes, are available for research at the Archives as Series # 3851. For more information about these records or to learn how to contact or visit the Archives, please visit their website (Utah State Archives and Records Services). When asking the Archives about this set of records, be sure to mention the series number.