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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Axtell (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Axtell. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Axtell ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Axtell was originally named Willow Creek

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

A Few Details for Axtell ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • The naming (or the toponymy) of Axtell: Named after Axel Einerson, an early settler in this area.
  • Axtell was established in 1870.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Axtell is located in Sanpete County.

To see how the shape of Utah's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sanpete County: Carbon, Emery, Juab, Millard, Sevier & Utah.

Below are the counties that are near Axtell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Axtell:

  • Sanpete County     (The home county of Axtell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Axtell, with the one closest to Axtell listed first.
    • Centerfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clarion ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
      • Clarion is located in Sanpete County
    • Gunnison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
      • Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,675 people
      • Former name for Gunnison:
      • Hog Wallow
      • Gunnison has also been known as:
      • Gunnison City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <1>
    • Fort Gunnison ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Gunnison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gunnison
      • Fort Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
    • Mayfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Former names for Mayfield:
      • Cobblehaven
      • Frog Hollow
      • New London
      • Order
      • Skinny
      • Skunk
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <1>
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Sanpete County
    • Fayette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sterling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Former names for Sterling:
      • Buncetown
      • Bunceville
      • Leesburg
      • Pettytown
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
    • Morrison ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Sanpete County
    • Fort Manti ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Manti. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Manti
      • Fort Manti is located in Sanpete County
      • Former names for Fort Manti:
      • Little Stone Fort
      • Manti Log Fort
    • Manti
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
      • Manti is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
      • Former name for Manti:
      • Copenhagen
      • Manti has also been known as:
      • Manti City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <1>
    • Manasseh ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manasseh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manasseh
      • Manasseh is located in Sanpete County
    • Ephraim
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
      • Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
      • Former names for Ephraim:
      • Cottonwood
      • Fort Ephraim
      • Pine Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephraim <1>
  • Millard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Axtell, with the one closest to Axtell listed first.
    • Scipio
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Holden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in Millard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
      • Former names for Holden:
      • Cedar Springs
      • Fort Buttermilk
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <1>
    • Fillmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Sevier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Axtell, with the one closest to Axtell listed first.
    • Redmond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
      • Redmond is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <1>
    • Salina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Aurora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vermillion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Sevier County
    • Sigurd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Venice
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Venice is located in Sevier County
    • Glenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Richfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Annabella
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Central Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
      • Central Valley is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
      • Former names for Central Valley:
      • Central
      • Inverury
    • Austin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Sevier County
      • Austin has also been known as:
      • Frog Town
    • Elsinore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Axtell, see our County-by-County Page for Axtell.

Newspapers Published in Axtell ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Axtell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Axtell, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Axtell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Axtell:

Cemeteries Near Axtell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Axtell.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Axtell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Axtell, with the one closest to Axtell listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Axtell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Axtell.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Axtell, with the one closest to Axtell listed first.

  • Redmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
    • Redmond is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <1>
  • Salina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gunnison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
    • Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,675 people
    • Former name for Gunnison:
    • Hog Wallow
    • Gunnison has also been known as:
    • Gunnison City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <1>
  • Mayfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Mayfield is located in Sanpete County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Former names for Mayfield:
    • Cobblehaven
    • Frog Hollow
    • New London
    • Order
    • Skinny
    • Skunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <1>
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Sanpete County
  • Sterling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Sanpete County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Former names for Sterling:
    • Buncetown
    • Bunceville
    • Leesburg
    • Pettytown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
  • Fayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sigurd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Manti
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
    • Manti is located in Sanpete County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
    • Former name for Manti:
    • Copenhagen
    • Manti has also been known as:
    • Manti City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <1>
  • Scipio
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Richfield
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Ephraim
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
      • Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
      • Former names for Ephraim:
      • Cottonwood
      • Fort Ephraim
      • Pine Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephraim <1>
    • Holden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in Millard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
      • Former names for Holden:
      • Cedar Springs
      • Fort Buttermilk
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <1>
    • Fillmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Axtell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Axtell.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Axtell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Axtell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Axtell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0552, Longitude: -111.8251    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Axtell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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