Series 23646

A separate agency history is available.

DESCRIPTION: The Paragonah sexton created a register of persons who were buried in the Paragonah cemetery. This register begins with a map of the cemetery which identifies the owner of each plot. The general map is followed by maps for each plot, which indicate who was buried in the plot and in what position. Each plot map is accompanied by a list of information about the persons buried therein, including full name, birth date and place, names of mother and father, death date and place, burial date, and name of spouse.

ARRANGEMENT: Paragonah interment register begins with a general map of the Paragonah cemetery. Thereafter, the register presents maps of individual cemetery plots beginning with the northeast corner and working east to west. The next row is presented west to east and so forth. If the sexton had not added additional plots in space left between the original plots, then the maps would be in numerical order.

RELATED RECORDS: CEMETERY DEEDS, series 23647, contain deeds or burial certificates validating ownership of cemetery plots. BURIAL PERMITS, series 23648 identify the owners of various cemetery plots and also provide vital information about persons interred.

FINDING AIDS: The sexton created an alphabetical index to persons buried in the Paragonah cemetery. The index indicates which plot the individual was buried in and the page number where burial was detailed in the interment register. The index is at the beginning of the book.

PROCESSING NOTE: The Paragonah interment register was microfilmed at Southern Utah University under the direction of Utah State Archives in June 2001 and processed by Rosemary Cundiff in August 2001.

PREFERRED CITATION: Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.