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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 Mink Creek (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 Mink Creek. 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 Mink Creek ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mink Creek: Mink Crk. (or less commonly used: Mink Ck. or Mink Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mink Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mink Creek.

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 southeast 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 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.

Mink Creek is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Bannock, Bear Lake, Caribou, Oneida & Cache (UT).

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Mink Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mink Creek, with the one closest to Mink Creek listed first.
    • Thatcher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cherryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
    • Preston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Franklin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Clifton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Oxford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Dayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Utida
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Utida is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
  • Bannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mink Creek, with the one closest to Mink Creek listed first.
    • Swanlake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Downey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lava Hot Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mink Creek, with the one closest to Mink Creek listed first.
    • Bloomington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ovid
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Paris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
    • Bern
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Charles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fish Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dingle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Montpelier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Wardboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
    • Bennington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Georgetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Novene
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Novene is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novene
  • Caribou County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mink Creek, with the one closest to Mink Creek listed first.
    • Bench
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bench is located in Caribou County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
    • Grace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Soda Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mink Creek, with the one closest to Mink Creek listed first.
    • Cherry Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Malad City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodruff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Saint Johns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Box Elder County (UT)
    • Portage Old Fort ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Portage Old Fort is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Old Fort
  • Cache County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mink Creek, with the one closest to Mink Creek listed first.
    • Cove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Lewiston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • 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>
    • Utida
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Utida is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Richmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cornish
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Morton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Morton is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Trenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • White Horse Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • White Horse Village is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Village
    • Amalga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Amalga is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Smithfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Clarkston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brachipad
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Brachipad is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachipad
      • Brachipad has also been known as:
      • Brachipad Summer Home Area
    • Newton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Newton is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
  • Rich County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mink Creek, with the one closest to Mink Creek listed first.
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickelville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pickelville is located in Rich County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
    • Garden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden is located in Rich County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden

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

Cemeteries Near Mink Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mink Creek.

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 Mink Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Treasureton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Preston Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitney Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lago Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Thatcher Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bloomington Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lanark Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Swan Lake Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Dayton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #424188 <2>
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ovid Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Preston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Franklin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Swanlake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bloomington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Paris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
  • Ovid
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Anderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Anderson is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Cove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Saint Charles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewiston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • 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>
  • Richmond
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fish Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dingle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Montpelier
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Mink Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mink Creek.

Newspapers Published in Mink Creek ...

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 Mink Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mink Creek, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mink Creek.

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 either 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 Mink Creek:

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>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 Mink Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mink Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.