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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 Holbrook Summit (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 Holbrook Summit. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Holbrook Summit is located in Oneida County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oneida County: Bannock, Cassia, Franklin, Power, Box Elder (UT) & Cache (UT).

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Holbrook Summit)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook Summit, with the one closest to Holbrook Summit listed first.
    • Pleasantview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Gwenford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Gwenford is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
    • Samaria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Samaria is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Saint Johns
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Malad City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Holbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Woodruff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Stone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook Summit, with the one closest to Holbrook Summit listed first.
    • Downey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Swanlake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Robin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Robin is located in Bannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
    • Arimo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook Summit, with the one closest to Holbrook Summit listed first.
    • Clifton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Oxford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Oxford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Weston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Utida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Utida is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Preston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Power County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook Summit, with the one closest to Holbrook Summit listed first.
    • Arbon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pauline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pauline is located in Power County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
  • Box Elder County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook Summit, with the one closest to Holbrook Summit listed first.
    • Portage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Snowville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Washakie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
    • Blue Creek ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
    • Fort Malad ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Malad is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Malad
    • Portage Old Fort ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Portage Old Fort is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Old Fort
    • Howell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Howell is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <1>
    • Plymouth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Plymouth is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
    • Fielding
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fielding is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fielding <1>
    • Riverside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheelon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wheelon is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelon
  • Cache County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook Summit, with the one closest to Holbrook Summit listed first.
    • Clarkston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Utida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Utida is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Cornish
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Morton is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton

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

Cemeteries Near Holbrook Summit ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holbrook Summit.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Holbrook Summit - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holbrook Summit, with the one closest to Holbrook Summit 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.<4>

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

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

  • Samaria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Samaria is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Saint Johns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Malad City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Portage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Snowville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Washakie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
  • Blue Creek ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
  • Downey
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Plymouth is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
  • Swanlake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarkston
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Anderson is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Preston
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Holbrook Summit ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holbrook Summit.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holbrook Summit, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holbrook Summit.

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 Holbrook Summit:

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holbrook Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Holbrook Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.