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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 Springville (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 Springville. 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.

A Few Details for Springville ...

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

  • Springville was settled in 1850.
  • It was incorporated on April 4, 1853.

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 doctors and 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.

Springville is located in Utah 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 Utah County: Carbon, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Tooele & Wasatch.

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

  • Utah County     (The home county of Springville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
    • Ironton ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Utah County
    • Mapleton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <2>
    • Spanish Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
      • Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
      • Spanish Fork has also been known as:
      • Spanish Fork City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <2>
    • Provo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
      • Provo is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
      • Former names for Provo:
      • Fort Provo
      • Fort Utah
      • Provo has also been known as:
      • Provo City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <2>
    • Palmyra
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Utah County
    • Benjamin Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Station
      • Benjamin Station is located in Utah County
    • Benjamin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
      • Benjamin is located in Utah County
    • Lake Shore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Utah County
    • Lakeview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Utah County
    • Salem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Covered Bridge Canyon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Christmas City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
      • Christmas City is located in Utah County
    • Geneva ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Utah County
  • Juab County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
    • Rocky Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Mona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Knightville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
      • Knightville is located in Juab County
    • Eureka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
    • Canyon Oak Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
      • Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Willow Fort ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Fort
      • Willow Fort is located in Salt Lake County
    • Albion Basin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Basin
      • Albion Basin is located in Salt Lake County
      • Albion Basin has also been known as:
      • Albion Alps
    • Snowbird
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bluffdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Draper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
      • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <2>
    • Summerhill Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Village
      • Summerhill Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Alta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in Salt Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Former name for Alta:
      • Central City
      • Alta has also been known as:
      • Alta City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
    • Dimple Dell Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimple Dell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple Dell Village
      • Dimple Dell Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Cobblestone Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblestone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
      • Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Alta Canyon Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Canyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Canyon Village
      • Alta Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Brighton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Emmaville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
      • Emmaville is located in Salt Lake County
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
    • Wallsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
      • Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
      • Former names for Wallsburg:
      • Little Warm Valley
      • Round Valley
      • Wallsburg Fort
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallsburg <2>
    • Charleston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Daniel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
      • Daniel is located in Wasatch County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
    • Independence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <2>
    • Mound City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Wasatch County
    • Heber City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
      • Heber City is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
      • Heber City has also been known as:
      • Heber
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <2>
    • Interlaken
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
      • Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
    • Timber Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
      • Timber Lakes is located in Wasatch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timber Lakes <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Springville ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Springville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Springville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Springville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Springville.

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 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 Springville:

Cemeteries Near Springville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springville.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Springville had a population of 2,840 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Springville had a population of 33,572 people.

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

  • Spanish Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
    • Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
    • Spanish Fork has also been known as:
    • Spanish Fork City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <2>
  • Provo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
    • Provo is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
    • Former names for Provo:
    • Fort Provo
    • Fort Utah
    • Provo has also been known as:
    • Provo City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <2>
  • Lake Shore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Lake Shore is located in Utah County
  • Benjamin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
    • Benjamin is located in Utah County
  • Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Utah County
  • Payson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
    • Payson is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
    • Former names for Payson:
    • Fort Peteetneet
    • Pacen
    • Peteetneet
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <2>
  • Thistle ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
    • Thistle is located in Utah County
  • Santaquin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • American Fork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
    • American Fork is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
    • Former names for American Fork:
    • Lake City
    • McArthursville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <2>
  • Wallsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
    • Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Former names for Wallsburg:
    • Little Warm Valley
    • Round Valley
    • Wallsburg Fort
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallsburg <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Goshen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Fork ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
      • Mill Fork is located in Utah County
    • Alpine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
      • Former names for Alpine:
      • Dry Creek Settlement
      • Fort Wordsworth
      • Mountainville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <2>

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

The official website for Springville: www.springville.org/

The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1667, Longitude: -111.6106    
<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 Springville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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