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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 Alpine Junction (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 Alpine Junction. 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 Alpine Junction ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Alpine Junction: Alpine Jct. (or less commonly used: Alpine Jctn.)

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.

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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Alpine Junction is located in Lincoln County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Bear Lake (ID), Bonneville (ID), Caribou (ID), Rich (UT), Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton & Uinta.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Alpine Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Junction, with the one closest to Alpine Junction listed first.
    • Alpine Northeast
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northeast
      • Alpine Northeast is located in Lincoln County
    • Alpine
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Alpine Northwest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northwest
      • Alpine Northwest is located in Lincoln County
    • Etna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Freedom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Star Valley Ranch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley Ranch
      • Star Valley Ranch is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
    • Thayne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bedford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Turnerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Lincoln County
    • Auburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Grover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Sublette County
  • Teton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Junction, with the one closest to Alpine Junction listed first.
    • Hoback
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rafter J Ranch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rafter J Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafter J Ranch
      • Rafter J Ranch is located in Teton County
    • South Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
      • South Park is located in Teton County
    • Wilson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Moose Wilson Road
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Wilson Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Wilson Road
      • Moose Wilson Road is located in Teton County
    • Teton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Bonneville County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Junction, with the one closest to Alpine Junction listed first.
    • Caribou City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou City
      • Caribou City is located in Bonneville County (ID)
    • Palisades
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
      • Palisades is located in Bonneville County (ID)
    • Keenan City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan City
      • Keenan City is located in Bonneville County (ID)
    • Irwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Bonneville County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
    • Swan Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Valley
      • Swan Valley is located in Bonneville County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan Valley <1>
  • Caribou County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Junction, with the one closest to Alpine Junction listed first.
    • Freedom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Caribou County (ID)
    • Wayan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Teton County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Junction, with the one closest to Alpine Junction listed first.
    • The String
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The String
      • The String is located in Teton County (ID)
    • Victor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Teton County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Alpine Junction ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alpine Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alpine Junction, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alpine Junction.

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 helpful 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 Alpine Junction:

Cemeteries Near Alpine Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alpine Junction.

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

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

  • Amesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Etna Alpine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Thayne Community Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bedford Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • South Park Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanes Grave Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanes Grave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanes Grave Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80536 <4>
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Swan Valley Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Valley Cemetery
  • Aspen Hill Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Grover Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Victor Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victor Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Freedom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Caribou County (ID)
  • Freedom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alpine Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alpine Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1724, Longitude: -111.0185       In this case, the coordinates for Alpine Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Alpine Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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