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 Alta Acres (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 Alta Acres. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Alta Acres is located in Davis County.
To see how the shape of Utah's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Davis County: Box Elder, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele & Weber.
Below are the counties that are near Alta Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alta Acres:
- Davis County (The home county of Alta Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Acres, with the one closest to Alta Acres listed first.
- Fruit Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakridge Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakridge Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Village
- Lupine Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lupine Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupine Village
- Kaysville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Layton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Fort ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington Fort is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Fort
- Sahara Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- Aegean Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aegean Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aegean Village
- Anchorage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Benchmark Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
- Chase Lane Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chase Lane Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Lane Village
- Center Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Center Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Box Elder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Acres, with the one closest to Alta Acres listed first.
- South Willard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Willard is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willard
- Willard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Fort
- Promontory Point ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Promontory Point is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promontory Point
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Acres, with the one closest to Alta Acres listed first.
- Peterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Mountain Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Morgan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Como Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Porterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
- Croydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Croydon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Acres, with the one closest to Alta Acres listed first.
- San Domingo City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
- Denver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
- Jackson Park Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Fort Douglas
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Fort Douglas has also been known as:
- Camp Kent
- Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fort Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Granite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- University Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Saltair ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saltair is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
- Foothill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Foothill Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Lincoln Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Maple City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Acres, with the one closest to Alta Acres listed first.
- Henefer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Altus ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Altus is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Echo City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Echo City is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo City
- Echo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Summit Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Park is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Gorgosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gorgosa is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
- Coalville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Snyderville Basin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hoytsville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytsville
- Silver Creek Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snyderville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Snyderville Basin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wanship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tooele County
- Lake Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Point is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
- Weber County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alta Acres, with the one closest to Alta Acres listed first.
- Uintah Fort ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Uintah Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Fort
- Fort Kington ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Kington is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kington
- Uintah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rigde Villa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rigde Villa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigde Villa
- Uintah Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Uintah Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Village
- Yorkshire Meadow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow
- Adamdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adamdell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamdell
- Washington Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
- Greenwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Hidden Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- South Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Ogden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
- South Ogden has also been known as:
- South Ogden City
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alta Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Alta Acres.
Cemeteries Near Alta Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alta Acres.
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 Alta Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alta Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alta Acres, with the one closest to Alta Acres listed first.
- Kaysville City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville City Cemetery
- The Kaysville City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kaysville - Layton Cemetery
- Kaysville & Layton Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77290 <2>
- Lindquist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindquist Cemetery
- The Lindquist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Layton Memorial Park
- Lindquist Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77311 <2>
- Farmington City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Layton Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Hill Cemetery
- The Layton Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109240 <2>
- Clearfield City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Weber Historical Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Syracuse Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Uintah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Uintah Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Uintah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77474 <2>
- Daniel Wood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Wood Cemetery
- The Daniel Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
- David Wood Cemetery
- Nathan's Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109238 <2>
- Peterson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lindquist's Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (71 more) ...
- Clinton City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sessions Settlement Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Alta Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alta Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alta Acres, with the one closest to Alta Acres listed first.
- Kaysville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Layton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uintah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
- Former names for Centerville:
- Cherry Settlement
- Deuel Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
- Syracuse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Steed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
- Woods Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hot Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
- Former names for Ogden:
- Brownsville
- Fort Buenaventura
- Ogden has also been known as:
- Ogden City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <1>
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alta Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alta Acres.
Newspapers Published in Alta Acres ...
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 Alta Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alta Acres, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alta Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Alta Acres:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Davis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Box Elder County
- Morgan County
- Salt Lake County
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- Weber County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
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 Alta Acres, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alta Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |