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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 Lanark (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 Lanark. 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 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.

Lanark is located in Bear Lake County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bear Lake County: Caribou, Franklin, Rich (UT) & Lincoln (WY).

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

  • Bear Lake County     (The home county of Lanark)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
    • Ovid
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
    • Bern
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
    • Bloomington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wardboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
      • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
    • Montpelier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bennington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
    • Dingle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Charles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fish Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Geneva
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bannock County
  • Caribou County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
    • Bench
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
      • Bench is located in Caribou County
    • Grace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
      • Grace is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <1>
    • Soda Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <1>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
    • Thatcher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
      • Thatcher is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <1>
    • Cherryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County
    • Whitney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County
    • Franklin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Preston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
    • Dayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Clifton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Cache County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
    • Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Lewiston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
      • Former names for Lewiston:
      • Cub Hill
      • Poverty Flat
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
  • Rich County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
    • Garden City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pickelville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
      • Pickelville is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Garden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
      • Garden is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Meadowville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
      • Meadowville is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Lincoln County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanark, with the one closest to Lanark listed first.
    • Border
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Border. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
      • Border is located in Lincoln County (WY)
    • Taylor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Lincoln County (WY)
    • Cokeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Lanark ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lanark.

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

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

  • Lanark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ovid Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ovid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ovid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montpelier City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennington Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dingle Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nounan Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nounan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nounan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Skinner Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lago Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Raymond Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raymond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thatcher Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thatcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thatcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Lanark in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lanark.

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

  • Ovid
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
  • Liberty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Bear Lake County
  • Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
  • Bloomington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Montpelier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dingle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Charles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Novene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novene
    • Novene is located in Bear Lake County
  • Fish Haven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Manson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
    • Manson is located in Bear Lake County
  • Border
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Border. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
    • Border is located in Bear Lake County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Garden City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Preston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
    • Franklin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Lanark ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lanark.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lanark, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lanark.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lanark:

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

The official website for Bear Lake County: www.bearlakecounty.info/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.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>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>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 Lanark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lanark) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lanark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2816, Longitude: -111.4285       In this case, the coordinates for Lanark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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