I adopted the Rich County, Utah GenWeb Site in honor of my Grandmother, Hortense McKinnon Davis.
I designed this page memory of her and her parents and grandparents who settled
Randolph, Rich County, Utah
Rich County
Books and Documents Regarding Rich County, Utah
and those who lived there
Written and Complied by Steven L. Thomson, Jane D. Digerness and Mar Jean S. Thomsom - 1981
History of Jane McKinnon Baxter - Lookups
Unpublished manuscript, Baxter Line (30 pages) written by Jane McKinnon Crompton
McKinnon History, the McKinnon's who settled in Randolph County - Lookups
Unpublished manuscript, Mary McKinnon 1996 (over 500 pages)
Communities
Garden City
Laketown
Lakota
Meadowville
Pickleville
Randolph
Round Valley
Willford
Garden City, Laketown, Meadowville, Randolph, Round Valley, Woodruff
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saint
Rich County
Mailing Lists
Native Americans of Rich County
Taken from "Randolph a Look Back"
In the Early 1870's when the first settlers came to the "Bear River Valley", the area was still considered home by many of the Indians. Bannock, Ute and Shoshone Indians often encamped in or traveled through Rich County. The Deseret News, in reporting Brigham Young's first visit to Randolph in June of 1871, stated that a large number of Indians who were encamped near Randolph rode into town to get a view the president. "Even though Washakie, Chief of the Shoshones, had recognized the inevitable and had previously given his permission for whites to settle in all parts of the area, there is evidence that some Indians resented the newcomes.
Personal Websites Regarding Rich County
Utah Websites
Rich County Websites
Surrounding Counties
