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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 Red Rock 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 Red Rock 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 Red Rock 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 occur.

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

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

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 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 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.

Red Rock Junction is located in Bannock 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 Bannock County: Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida & Power.

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

  • Bannock County     (The home county of Red Rock Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock Junction, with the one closest to Red Rock Junction listed first.
    • Swanlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Downey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Arimo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lava Hot Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Robin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Robin is located in Bannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
    • McCammon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Caribou County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock Junction, with the one closest to Red Rock Junction listed first.
    • Bench
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bench is located in Caribou County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
    • Grace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bancroft
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock Junction, with the one closest to Red Rock Junction listed first.
    • Oxford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Oxford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Clifton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Thatcher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Preston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Weston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Whitney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Utida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Utida is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Cherryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
    • Franklin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock Junction, with the one closest to Red Rock Junction listed first.
    • Malad City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Johns
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Cherry Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Gwenford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gwenford is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
    • Pleasantview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Samaria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Samaria is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Woodruff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Power County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock Junction, with the one closest to Red Rock Junction listed first.
    • Arbon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pauline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Red Rock Junction, with the one closest to Red Rock Junction listed first.
    • Portage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Portage Old Fort ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Portage Old Fort is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Old Fort
    • Fort Malad ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Fort Malad is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Malad
    • Washakie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
  • Cache County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock Junction, with the one closest to Red Rock Junction listed first.
    • Utida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Utida is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Cornish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lewiston
      (28 miles [45.1 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>
    • Clarkston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Morton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Morton is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Red Rock Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Rock 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.

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 Red Rock Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Rock Junction, with the one closest to Red Rock Junction 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.<3>

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

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

  • Swanlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Downey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johns
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Malad City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Preston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Samaria
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Samaria is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • McCammon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Anderson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Anderson is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Portage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Lewiston
      (28 miles [45.1 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>
    • Washakie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
    • Clarkston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove

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

Newspapers Published in Red Rock 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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Rock Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Rock Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Rock Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Red Rock Junction:

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 Red Rock Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Red Rock Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.