Our Genealogy Helper

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 Santa Clara (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 Santa Clara. 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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Santa Clara is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Mohave (AZ), Lincoln (NV), Iron & Kane.

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

• Washington County     (The home county of Santa Clara)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Santa Clara, with the one closest to Santa Clara listed first.
  • Fort Clara ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Clara
    • Fort Clara is located in Washington County
    • Fort Clara has also been known as:
    • Fort Santa Clara
  • Ivins
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivins
    • Ivins is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivins <1>
  • Saint George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Saint George is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <1>
  • Shivwits
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivwits
    • Shivwits is located in Washington County
  • Tonaquint ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tonaquint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonaquint
    • Tonaquint is located in Washington County
    • Tonaquint has also been known as:
    • Lick Skillet
    • Lower Clara
    • Seldom Stop
  • Bloomington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bloomington is located in Washington County
    • Former name for Bloomington:
    • Saint James
  • Price City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price City
    • Price City is located in Washington County
    • Price City has also been known as:
    • Price
  • Shem ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shem
    • Shem is located in Washington County
  • Atkinville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinville
    • Atkinville is located in Washington County
  • Washington Fields
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington Fields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Fields
    • Washington Fields is located in Washington County
  • Washington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,939 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <1>
  • Dammeron Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dammeron Valley
    • Dammeron Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dammeron Valley <1>
• Mohave County (AZ)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Santa Clara, with the one closest to Santa Clara listed first.
  • Beaver Dam
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Beaver Dam is located in Mohave County (AZ)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dam <1>
  • Littlefield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
    • Littlefield is located in Mohave County (AZ)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefield <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Santa Clara ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Santa Clara.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Santa Clara, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Santa Clara.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Santa Clara:

• Websites specific to Utah
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //archives.utah.gov/

• Pages specific to Washington County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Mohave County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Utah
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Utah
  • Cemeteries of Washington County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Utah
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Utah

Cemeteries Near Santa Clara ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Santa Clara.

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 Santa Clara covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Santa Clara City Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • The Santa Clara City Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Santa Clara Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Clara City Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77426 <5>
• Ivins Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • The Ivins Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Ivins City Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivins Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109358 <5>
• Tonaquint Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tonaquint Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint George.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tonaquint Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961730 <5>
• St. George City Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George City Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109372 <5>
• Shivwits Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • The Shivwits Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Shivwits Paiute Indian Cemetery
  • Shivwits Piaute Indian Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shivwits Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77431 <5>
• Washington City Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington City Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77496 <5>
• Old Alexander Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Alexander Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Alexander Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109363 <5>
• Gunlock Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunlock Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77250 <5>
• Veyo Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Veyo Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Veyo.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veyo Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77487 <5>
• Harrisburg Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harrisburg Cemetery is located in Harrisburg.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrisburg Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109356 <5>
• Leeds Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leeds Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77306 <5>
• Silver Reef Catholic Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Reef Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109370 <5>
• Continue List   (17 more) ...
  • Silver Reef Protestant Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Reef Protestant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109371 <5>
  • Hurricane City Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77275 <5>
  • Pine Valley Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77386 <5>

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Santa Clara had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Santa Clara had a population of 8,632 people.

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

• Saint George
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <1>
• Washington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <1>
• Gunlock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
  • Gunlock is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunlock <1>
• Silver Reef ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Reef
  • Silver Reef is located in Washington County
• Pine Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
  • Pine Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Valley <1>
• Virgin
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin
  • Virgin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgin <1>
• Pinto
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
  • Pinto is located in Washington County
• Hamblin ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamblin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin
  • Hamblin is located in Washington County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Santa Clara: www.santaclaracityutah.com/

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

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